Zfs fails to build with autoconf 2.70

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System information

Type	Version/Name
Distribution Name	Arch Linux
Distribution Version	latest
Linux Kernel	any
Architecture	x64
ZFS Version	0.8.5, 2.0.0

Describe the problem you're observing

After update autoconf to 2.70 version, ./autogen.sh exits with error configure.ac: error: AM_GNU_GETTEXT is used, but not AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION or AM_GNU_GETTEXT_REQUIRE_VERSION.

Describe how to reproduce the problem

git checkout zfs-0.8.5
#   same error with zfs-2.0.0 
./autogen.sh

Include any warning/errors/backtraces from the system logs

./autogen.sh output:

autoreconf: export WARNINGS=
autoreconf: Entering directory '.'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
autoreconf: running: aclocal --force -I config
configure.ac:39: warning: The macro `AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM' is obsolete.
configure.ac:39: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2080: AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM is expanded from...
configure.ac:39: the top level
configure.ac:50: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is obsolete.
configure.ac:50: You should run autoupdate.
config/libtool.m4:99: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is expanded from...
configure.ac:50: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:1533: AC_ARG_ENABLE is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/always-python.m4:8: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS_PYTHON is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:155: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/always-pyzfs.m4:23: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS_PYZFS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:155: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/mount-helper.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MOUNT_HELPER is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-udev.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_UDEV is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-systemd.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_SYSTEMD is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-sysvinit.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_SYSVINIT is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-dracut.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_DRACUT is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2846: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
config/user-makedev.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MAKEDEV_IN_SYSMACROS is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2846: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
config/user-makedev.m4:24: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MAKEDEV_IN_MKDEV is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-libexec.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_ZFSEXEC is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:39: warning: The macro `AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM' is obsolete.
configure.ac:39: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2080: AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM is expanded from...
configure.ac:39: the top level
configure.ac:50: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is obsolete.
configure.ac:50: You should run autoupdate.
config/libtool.m4:99: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is expanded from...
configure.ac:50: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:1533: AC_ARG_ENABLE is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/always-python.m4:8: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS_PYTHON is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:155: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/always-pyzfs.m4:23: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS_PYZFS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:155: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/mount-helper.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MOUNT_HELPER is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-udev.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_UDEV is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-systemd.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_SYSTEMD is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-sysvinit.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_SYSVINIT is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-dracut.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_DRACUT is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2846: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
config/user-makedev.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MAKEDEV_IN_SYSMACROS is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2846: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
config/user-makedev.m4:24: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MAKEDEV_IN_MKDEV is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-libexec.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_ZFSEXEC is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
configure.ac: error: AM_GNU_GETTEXT is used, but not AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION or AM_GNU_GETTEXT_REQUIRE_VERSION
autoreconf: running: libtoolize --copy --force
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, 'config'.
libtoolize: copying file 'config/ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS, 'config'.
libtoolize: copying file 'config/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'config/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'config/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'config/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'config/lt~obsolete.m4'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Intltool
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gtkdoc
autoreconf: running: aclocal --force -I config
configure.ac:39: warning: The macro `AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM' is obsolete.
configure.ac:39: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2080: AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM is expanded from...
configure.ac:39: the top level
configure.ac:50: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is obsolete.
configure.ac:50: You should run autoupdate.
config/libtool.m4:99: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is expanded from...
configure.ac:50: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:1533: AC_ARG_ENABLE is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/always-python.m4:8: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS_PYTHON is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:155: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/always-pyzfs.m4:23: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS_PYZFS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:155: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/mount-helper.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MOUNT_HELPER is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-udev.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_UDEV is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-systemd.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_SYSTEMD is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-sysvinit.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_SYSVINIT is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-dracut.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_DRACUT is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2846: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
config/user-makedev.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MAKEDEV_IN_SYSMACROS is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2846: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
config/user-makedev.m4:24: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MAKEDEV_IN_MKDEV is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-libexec.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_ZFSEXEC is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:39: warning: The macro `AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM' is obsolete.
configure.ac:39: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2080: AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM is expanded from...
configure.ac:39: the top level
configure.ac:50: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is obsolete.
configure.ac:50: You should run autoupdate.
config/libtool.m4:99: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is expanded from...
configure.ac:50: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:1533: AC_ARG_ENABLE is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/always-python.m4:8: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS_PYTHON is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:155: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/always-pyzfs.m4:23: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS_PYZFS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:155: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/mount-helper.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MOUNT_HELPER is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-udev.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_UDEV is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-systemd.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_SYSTEMD is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-sysvinit.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_SYSVINIT is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-dracut.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_DRACUT is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2846: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
config/user-makedev.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MAKEDEV_IN_SYSMACROS is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2846: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
config/user-makedev.m4:24: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MAKEDEV_IN_MKDEV is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-libexec.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_ZFSEXEC is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoconf --force
configure.ac:39: warning: The macro `AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM' is obsolete.
configure.ac:39: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2080: AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM is expanded from...
configure.ac:39: the top level
configure.ac:50: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is obsolete.
configure.ac:50: You should run autoupdate.
config/libtool.m4:99: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is expanded from...
configure.ac:50: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:1533: AC_ARG_ENABLE is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/always-python.m4:8: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS_PYTHON is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:155: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/always-pyzfs.m4:23: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS_PYZFS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:155: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/mount-helper.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MOUNT_HELPER is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-udev.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_UDEV is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-systemd.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_SYSTEMD is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-sysvinit.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_SYSVINIT is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-dracut.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_DRACUT is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2846: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
config/user-makedev.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MAKEDEV_IN_SYSMACROS is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2846: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
config/user-makedev.m4:24: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MAKEDEV_IN_MKDEV is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-libexec.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_ZFSEXEC is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoheader --force
autoreconf: running: automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing
configure.ac:39: warning: The macro `AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM' is obsolete.
configure.ac:39: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2080: AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM is expanded from...
configure.ac:39: the top level
configure.ac:50: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is obsolete.
configure.ac:50: You should run autoupdate.
config/libtool.m4:99: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is expanded from...
configure.ac:50: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:1533: AC_ARG_ENABLE is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/always-python.m4:8: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS_PYTHON is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:155: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/always-pyzfs.m4:23: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS_PYZFS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:155: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/mount-helper.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MOUNT_HELPER is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-udev.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_UDEV is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-systemd.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_SYSTEMD is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-sysvinit.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_SYSVINIT is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-dracut.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_DRACUT is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2846: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
config/user-makedev.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MAKEDEV_IN_SYSMACROS is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2846: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
config/user-makedev.m4:24: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_MAKEDEV_IN_MKDEV is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:59: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
configure.ac:59: You should run autoupdate.
./lib/autoconf/general.m4:203: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
config/user-libexec.m4:1: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_ZFSEXEC is expanded from...
config/user.m4:4: ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER is expanded from...
config/zfs-build.m4:168: ZFS_AC_CONFIG is expanded from...
configure.ac:59: the top level
configure.ac:49: installing 'config/compile'
configure.ac:42: installing 'config/missing'
cmd/mount_zfs/Makefile.am: installing 'config/depcomp'
autoreconf: 'config/config.sub' is updated
autoreconf: 'config/config.guess' is updated
autoreconf: 'config/install-sh' is updated
autoreconf: Leaving directory '.'

[sempervictus]

Yeah, just ran into this too. autoupdate doesnt help here

[behlendorf]

Opened PR #11419 to address this.

Note it doesn't resolve the following warning. However, this warning isn't fatal, isn't specific to 2.70, and isn't harmful. Additional investigation will be needed to fully quiet this warning with the gettext integration.

configure.ac: error: AM_GNU_GETTEXT is used, but not AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION or AM_GNU_GETTEXT_REQUIRE_VERSION.

[eli-schwartz]

The warning is actually an "error" as specified by the message text, it is fatal (autoreconf exits 1), and it is (in this incarnation) specific to 2.70...

The autoconf 2.69 output is:

autoreconf: configure.ac: AM_GNU_GETTEXT is used, but not AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION

(no mention of "error", does not return failure)

...

I noticed this and posted to the autoconf mailing list trying to understand the cause: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2020-12/msg00044.html

[tycho]

I applied @behlendorf's 2.70 patch and the autogen.sh script still exits with status code 1 (presumably due to the AM_GNU_GETTEXT related error). Yet it seems to have succeeded because the build goes without a hitch if I just ignore the autogen.sh exit code and try building anyway (i.e. ./autogen.sh || true). This feels like an autoconf bug.

[behlendorf]

@eli-schwartz you're right, it does appear to have been promoted to an error. I overlooked that since as @tycho mentioned even after the error everything can still be build properly. We'll of course need to get it sorted out. But while we're looking at there I don't think there's any reason to hold off merging the other unrelated autoconf 2.70 updates.

[65a]

@tycho, ignoring the error (at least for me) allows the compile but the DKMS files are hosed:
PKGBUILD I'm using: https://pastebin.com/pe2DbAYA

==> dkms install --no-depmod -m zfs -v 2.0.0rc1.r311.g064c2cf40 -k 5.9.14-arch1-1
configure: error: cannot find required auxiliary files: compile
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.9.14-arch1-1 (x86_64)

As a workaround, is it safe to remove user-gettext.m4 (and references) temporarily?

[tycho]

@tycho, ignoring the error (at least for me) allows the compile but the DKMS files are hosed:

Uh, hm. Seems to work here?

(3/5) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(4/5) Install DKMS modules
==> dkms install --no-depmod -m zfs -v 2.0.0+rc1+r311+g064c2cf40 -k 5.10.4-1-hsw
==> depmod 5.10.4-1-hsw
(5/5) Updating linux initcpios...

EDIT: My PKGBUILD is probably different though. https://git.uplinklabs.net/steven/projects/archlinux/ec2/ec2-packages.git/tree/zfs-git

[65a]

Possibly a packaging related issue, if I figure out the difference I'll post here. FYI @eli-schwartz (I'm just using a version from the zfs-dkms-git AUR + @behlendorf's patch)

I can confirm removing the function contents in user-gettext.m4 prevents the autoconf error.

[eli-schwartz]

But while we're looking at there I don't think there's any reason to hold off merging the other unrelated autoconf 2.70 updates.

That's true. PR #11419 does not solve this issue, but it does solve the unreported not-spelled-out issue "in addition, there are a bunch of noisy deprecation warnings consuming many lines of output". Much appreciated for the PR -- it will make it easier to see only important lines in the output of autoreconf. :)

I can confirm removing the function contents in user-gettext.m4 prevents the autoconf error.

I'm sure it does -- at the "cost" of removing gettext functionality (and resulting in linker errors if libc does not contain a gettext symbol usable without -lintl and -I/path/to/intl/headers -- glibc is one that does include gettext directly) from the project, which in the specific case of the dkms module does not matter, since the kernel modules don't link to libc/libintl and invoke gettext(3), nor distribute .mo catalogs.

Admittedly, it does not seem like the utils distribute .mo catalogs either, despite decorating several message strings as translatable (and of course linking to libc/libintl) -- meaning this intl infrastructure is spending time in order to do nothing since there's nothing to translate to. Perhaps there was intent at some point to set up a translation team that never panned out?

configure: error: cannot find required auxiliary files: compile

My packaging scripts do not install the entire source tree, to cut down on the size. This file was not needed for autoconf 2.69 and is needed for autoconf 2.70; I would update the PKGBUILD but it's blocked by the gettext problem...

@tycho's PKGBUILD is everything I moved away from; it is 5 times the download size and nearly 3 times the installed size due to the high number of unused files it packages.