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$ aclocal
aclocal:configure.ac:2900: warning: macro `AM_PATH_SDL' not found in library

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$ autoheader

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$ autoconf

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$ automake

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$ ./configure
./configure: line 2211: BC_BOLD: command not found
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*** Configuring BRL-CAD Release 7.8.4, Build 20070223 ***
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./configure: line 2218: BC_UNBOLD: command not found
checking build system type... i686-pc-cygwin
checking host system type... i686-pc-cygwin
checking target system type... i686-pc-cygwin
checking where BRL-CAD is to be installed... /usr/brlcad
checking where BRL-CAD resources are to be installed... ${datarootdir}
checking whether dependency tracking should be enabled... no
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
./configure: line 2958: syntax error near unexpected token `COPYING'
./configure: line 2958: `BC_RESTORE_CLOBBERED(COPYING INSTALL, misc)'

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