Error building v0.10.3 in Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS (Elementary OS 7.1 Horus)

[tetebueno]

Hi, having installed dependencies with provided script from wiki and executing:

$ git clone -b v0.10.3 https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp.git --recursive
$ cd xrdp
$ sudo ./bootstrap
$ sudo ./configure --enable-fuse --enable-jpeg --enable-rfxcodec --enable-mp3lame --enable-vsock --enable-painter --enable-openh264
$ sudo make

And get:

/usr/bin/autoconf
/usr/bin/automake
/usr/bin/libtoolize
/usr/bin/pkg-config
autoreconf: export WARNINGS=
autoreconf: Entering directory '.'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
autoreconf: running: aclocal --force -I m4
autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
autoreconf: configure.ac: adding subdirectory libpainter to autoreconf
autoreconf: Entering directory 'libpainter'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
autoreconf: running: aclocal --force -I m4
autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
autoreconf: running: libtoolize --copy --force
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in '../..'.
libtoolize: copying file '../../ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS, 'm4'.
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/lt~obsolete.m4'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Intltool
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gtkdoc
autoreconf: running: aclocal --force -I m4
autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoconf --force
autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoheader --force
autoreconf: running: automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing
configure.ac:8: installing './compile'
configure.ac:10: installing './config.guess'
configure.ac:10: installing './config.sub'
configure.ac:6: installing './install-sh'
configure.ac:10: error: required file './ltmain.sh' not found
configure.ac:6: installing './missing'
src/Makefile.am: installing './depcomp'
autoreconf: error: automake failed with exit status: 1
sudo: ./configure: command not found
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.

Is there something I'm missing?

Please, let me know if this is not the right place to ask this.

Thanks!

P.S.: original script is here, but since it didn't work I tried executing commands shown above alone and got the same error.

[matt335672]

Hi @tetebueno

You really shouldn't be building software with privilege. The only times you need to use sudo are:-

1. To install dependencies
2. To install the software itself (i.e. with sudo make install)

Your commands are otherwise fine, I think. Remove the directory you've created (for which you'll need to use sudo rm -rf!), and try again without the sudo commands, i.e.:-

$ git clone -b v0.10.3 https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp.git --recursive
$ cd xrdp
$  ./bootstrap
$ ./configure --enable-fuse --enable-jpeg --enable-rfxcodec --enable-mp3lame --enable-vsock --enable-painter --enable-openh264
$ make

If you're still getting the same error, refer to this link for a solution. I can't clain any credit for that one I'm afraid.

[tetebueno]

Thanks, with your comments and information in the provided link I was able to build it correctly.

One thing to note is that I also had to run libtoolize manually in xrdp/librfxcodec submodule.

[matt335672]

Thanks for taking the trouble to provide an update - it may well help others. Glad you got it working.