./configure.lineno: 2738: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")

[Gary Jennejohn]

On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:00:13 -0500 (EST)
"Richard J. Sexton" <richard at ndc.vrx.net> wrote:

> checking for mawk... no
> checking for nawk... nawk
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
> checking if xorg-macros used to generate configure is at least 1.2... yes, 1.2.1
> ./configure.lineno: 2738: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
> ===>  Script "configure" failed unexpectedly.
>
[snip debug info]

I just configured libX11 on my 9-CURRENT system without any error
whatsoever.  Yes, it is libX11-1.2.1_1,1.

Must be some local misconfiguration on your system, although I have no
idea what it might be.

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Gary Jennejohn