Error "automake failed with exit status: 1" Reported When Compiling Jansi

Symptom

An error is reported when compiling Jansi:

[INFO] /usr/share/automake-1.13/am/ltlibrary.am: warning: 'libjansi.la': linking libtool libraries using a non-POSIX
[INFO] /usr/share/automake-1.13/am/ltlibrary.am: archiver requires 'AM_PROG_AR' in 'configure.ac'
[INFO] Makefile.am:20:   while processing Libtool library 'libjansi.la'
[INFO] autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1

Key Process and Cause Analysis

None

Conclusion and Solution

Find the configure.ac file in the library directory. Open the file using a text editor and add AM_PROG_AR to the end of the following information:

AC_PROG_CC
AC_PROG_INSTALL
AC_PROG_LIBTOOL([disable-static])
AM_PROG_AR

Parent topic: Rectifying Faults