Bug#993094: sdl-mixer1.2 FTBFS: autoreconf failure

[Helmut Grohne]

Source: sdl-mixer1.2
Version: 1.2.12-16
Severity: serious
Tags: ftbfs

sdl-mixer1.2 fails to build from source, because autoreconf fails. A
build ends with:

|    dh_autoreconf "-O--dbgsym-migration=libsdl-mixer1.2-dbg (<< 1.2.12-12~)"
| autoreconf: warning: autoconf input should be named 'configure.ac', not 'configure.in'
| aclocal: warning: autoconf input should be named 'configure.ac', not 'configure.in'
| autoreconf: error: cannot create $srcdir/build-scripts: No such file or directory
| libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, 'build-scripts'.
| libtoolize: copying file 'build-scripts/ltmain.sh'
| libtoolize: Consider adding 'AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])' to configure.in,
| libtoolize: and rerunning libtoolize and aclocal.
| libtoolize: Consider adding '-I m4' to ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS in Makefile.am.
| aclocal: warning: autoconf input should be named 'configure.ac', not 'configure.in'
| configure.in:48: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is obsolete.
| configure.in:48: You should run autoupdate.
| aclocal.m4:113: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is expanded from...
| configure.in:48: the top level
| configure.in:93: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:93: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:93: the top level
| configure.in:99: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
| configure.in:99: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2847: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
| configure.in:99: the top level
| configure.in:161: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
| configure.in:161: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2847: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
| configure.in:161: the top level
| configure.in:200: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_RUN' is obsolete.
| configure.in:200: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2997: AC_TRY_RUN is expanded from...
| aclocal.m4:9357: AM_PATH_SDL is expanded from...
| configure.in:200: the top level
| configure.in:200: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_LINK' is obsolete.
| configure.in:200: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2920: AC_TRY_LINK is expanded from...
| aclocal.m4:9357: AM_PATH_SDL is expanded from...
| configure.in:200: the top level
| configure.in:215: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:215: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:215: the top level
| configure.in:235: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:235: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:235: the top level
| configure.in:243: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:243: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:243: the top level
| configure.in:246: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:246: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:246: the top level
| configure.in:263: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_RUN' is obsolete.
| configure.in:263: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2997: AC_TRY_RUN is expanded from...
| configure.in:263: the top level
| configure.in:311: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:311: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:311: the top level
| configure.in:333: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:333: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:333: the top level
| configure.in:338: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:338: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:338: the top level
| configure.in:345: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:345: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:345: the top level
| configure.in:376: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:376: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:376: the top level
| configure.in:379: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:379: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:379: the top level
| configure.in:421: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:421: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:421: the top level
| configure.in:424: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:424: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:424: the top level
| configure.in:427: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:427: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:427: the top level
| configure.in:501: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:501: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:501: the top level
| configure.in:504: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:504: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:504: the top level
| configure.in:513: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
| configure.in:513: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2847: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
| configure.in:513: the top level
| configure.in:563: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:563: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:563: the top level
| configure.in:566: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:566: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:566: the top level
| configure.in:600: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
| configure.in:600: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
| configure.in:600: the top level
| configure.in:605: warning: The macro `AC_TRY_COMPILE' is obsolete.
| configure.in:605: You should run autoupdate.
| ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2847: AC_TRY_COMPILE is expanded from...
| configure.in:605: the top level
| configure.in:686: warning: AC_OUTPUT should be used without arguments.
| configure.in:686: You should run autoupdate.
| Error in tempfile() using template $srcdir/build-scripts/XXXXXXXXXX: Parent directory ($srcdir/build-scripts/) does not exist at /usr/bin/autoreconf line 403.
| dh_autoreconf: error: autoreconf -f -i returned exit code 2
| make: *** [debian/rules:46: binary] Error 25
| dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary subprocess returned exit status 2

Helmut