[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#840974: Bug#840974: samtools: FTBFS: configure.ac:69: error: macro PKG_CHECK_EXISTS is not defined; is a m4 file missing?

[Sascha Steinbiss]

Hi Chris,

>> I would be very happy if an Autotools-savvy person could take another
>> closer look because admittedly I am not really sure about the cause
>> of the problem.
> […]
>> I also had to disable a test (test_usage) that otherwise also seems to
>> (mysteriously?) fail
> 
> These two comments make me a little nervous, alas. We should surely work
> out what was — at least roughly! — the issue instead of just patching
> them out, no?

I fully agree and that was why I was asking for some extra pair of eyeballs before uploading. Maybe someone from the team can share some insight or maybe a better solution, and my patch could simply serve as a pointer.

Cheers
Sascha