The bootstrap.sh script runs a number of autotools to prepare ./configure and related magic. See DeveloperResources for the tools required by this script.

It doesn't always work. Here are some errors and solutions:

LIBTOOL undefined

• Prior to Squid-3.0:

Problem

  src/cppunit/Makefile.am:8: Libtool library used but `LIBTOOL' is undefined

Solution

  echo '/usr/local/share/aclocal' >> /usr/local/share/aclocal19/dirlist

possibly undefined macro: AC_DISABLE_SHARED

Problem

  configure.in:33: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DISABLE_SHARED
  configure.in:34: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
  configure.in:35: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_LTDL_DLLIB

Solution

  echo '/usr/local/share/aclocal' >> /usr/local/share/aclocal19/dirlist

Can't locate object method "path" via package "Request"

Problem

    Can't locate object method "path" via package "Request" at /usr/local/share/autoconf259/Autom4te/C4che.pm

Solution

• rm -rf autom4te.cache

possibly undefined macro: AC_LTDL_DLLIB

• Generally in Debian based systems:

Problem

    configure.in:34 error: possibly undefined macro: AC_LTDL_DLLIB
          If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
          See the Autoconf documentation.

Solution

• install libltdl3-dev or libltdl7-dev

'ltdl.m4' not found in '/usr/share/aclocal'

• Generally in Debian based systems:

Problem

    libtoolize: 'ltdl.m4' not found in '/usr/share/aclocal'
    libtoolize failed
    Autotool bootstrapping failed. You will need to investigate and correct
    before you can develop on this source tree

Solution

• install libltdl7-dev