I'm a newcomer to PD, and obviously the first step towards playing with it is to actually get it compiled and running on my ARM machine (armhf). I've followed the steps outlined in the PD site, but unfortunately the compilation fails after a long while (see error log at the end). The compilation error smells like an autoconf/automake version incompatibility, but I'm not sure if that's really the case. I'm running the following software versions:

• OS: Ubuntu 14.04
• autoconf: 2.69-6
• automake: 1.14.1-2ubuntu1
• pd-extended: 0.43.4 (this is what I'm trying to compile, of course)

Any idea of what the problem could be and how to fix it? (Alternatively, if you could point me towards pd-extended binaries for armhf I would be much obliged!)

autoreconf: Leaving directory `plugins/videoPYLON'
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in `.'.
libtoolize: copying file `./ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR, `m4'.
libtoolize: copying file `m4/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/lt~obsolete.m4'
configure.ac:120: installing './compile'
configure.ac:119: installing './config.guess'
configure.ac:119: installing './config.sub'
configure.ac:7: installing './install-sh'
configure.ac:7: installing './missing'
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
extra/pix_drum/Makefile.am: installing './depcomp'
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: error: am__fastdepOBJCXX does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am:   The usual way to define 'am__fastdepOBJCXX' is to add 'AC_PROG_OBJCXX'
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am:   to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again
src/Output/Makefile.am: error: Objective C++ source seen but 'OBJCXX' is undefined
src/Output/Makefile.am:   The usual way to define 'OBJCXX' is to add 'AC_PROG_OBJCXX'
src/Output/Makefile.am:   to 'configure.ac' and run 'autoconf' again.
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
configure.ac:98: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1
make[4]: *** [/home/rock/software/pd-extended/externals/Gem/configure] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/rock/software/pd-extended/externals'
make[3]: *** [externals] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/rock/software/pd-extended/packages'
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/rock/software/pd-extended/packages/linux_make'
make[1]: *** [override_dh_auto_build] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/rock/software/pd-extended'
make: *** [build] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2
debuild: fatal error at line 1364:
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -D -us -uc failed

Hi and welcome to this forum,

This is a shot in the dark, but why not try it? Someone was having a similar problem as you (regarding the warnings 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')) but with a different program than Pd, and here is the solution for that case: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.cinelerra-cv.general/14664

Someone writes there:

They can be fixed by running this oneliner on the source code, renaming INCLUDES to AM_CPPFLAGS

Take care,
Gilberto

@smark: Not sure, but maybe this version could work on your setup:
https://puredata.info/downloads/pd-extended-0-43-3-on-raspberry-pi-raspbian-wheezy-armhf/releases/1.0

@EEight said:

@smark: Not sure, but maybe this version could work on your setup:
https://puredata.info/downloads/pd-extended-0-43-3-on-raspberry-pi-raspbian-wheezy-armhf/releases/1.0

It does, thanks!

Hello,

I am having exactly the same error as @smark

• OS: Ubuntu 14.04, 64 bit

• autoconf: 2.69-6

• automake: 1:1.14.1-2ubuntu1

• pd-extended: 0.43.4

When I remove Gem from the Makefile in pd-extended/externals, and try "make install && make package", everything else gets compiled and .deb package is made (Pd-0.43.4-extended.deb).

However, installing this .deb package via Ubuntu Software Center seemingly does nothing: "/usr/local/bin" folder remains empty, the Software Center shows "Reilstall" for the package (not the typical "Remove"). When I run "pd" in Terminal, I get:

"The program 'pd' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install puredata-core"

I am building Pd for an AMD64 Ubuntu installation on a PC, not cross-compiling it for armhf.

Please help.

UPDATE:
OK. Everything compiles with automake 1.11. No errors.
But installation via .deb package still does not work.
Installation via the generated Makefile (make installer_makefile) works though.

I have a vaguely related n00b question: What does it mean to compile PD, i.e. how does one compile? How do I access a screen like that in the opening post? I'm using Windows 8 and I've been using PD for years, but, now that I'm interested in libPD and plugins for other softwares, I'm coming across instructions that involve compiling, e.g. "howto:" on this page: https://github.com/patricksebastien/libpd4unity

"compile" means whenever you take a file of code and turn it into an executable (machine code) which generally involves the following:

1. preprocessing of code (.c) files
2. translate the c files into assembly language for your specific system.
3. translate the assembly files into machine-code object (.o) files.
4. link these files together with libraries into a program or library.

So, when you say "compile Pd" it means taking the source code and turning it into a Pd executable

As for how to access a command line/terminal on Windows, I have no clue..