Install autoconf and automake Mac OS X

buildtools.sh

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# Install latest autoconf and automake-1.15 on Mac OS X
#   - Check for the latest version of automake at: http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/automake
#
# Usage:
#   - Source this script: $ . buildtools.sh
#
# This script was adapted from: 
#   - https://gist.github.com/jellybeansoup/4192307
#   - http://superuser.com/questions/383580/how-to-install-autoconf-automake-and-related-tools-on-mac-os-x-from-source (JakeGould answer)
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# Autoconf
#

# stage directory
builddir=`mktemp -d` && cd $builddir

# download and extract source
curl -O -L http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/autoconf/autoconf-latest.tar.gz
tar -xzf autoconf-*

# configure, make, install --prefix=/usr/local
cd autoconf*
./configure
make
sudo make install

# erase stage dir
rm -rf $builddir


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# Automake
#

# stage directory
builddir=`mktemp -d` && cd $builddir

# download and extract source
curl -O -L http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/automake/automake-1.15.tar.gz
tar -xzf automake-*

# configure, make, install --prefix=/usr/local
cd automake*
./configure
make
sudo make install

# erase stage dir
rm -rf $builddir

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# sanity check
#
cd $HOME
autoconf --version
automake --version