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I am experimenting problems to compile vlc lib for Android.
I have follow evrything as stated at https://wiki.videolan.org/AndroidCompile/

I am using Ubuntu 15
The gettext has been updated to version (0.19.8.1)

Can anybody gives me a clue on what do I need to do to compile it?

Thanks a lot


The error is:

./compile.sh -a armeabi-v7a
VLC source found
Configuring
ABI: armeabi-v7a
API: android-9
SYSROOT: /home/ssaguiar/android/android-studio/android-ndk-r11c//platforms/android-9/arch-arm
PATH: /home/ssaguiar/android/android-studio/android-ndk-r11c//toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.9/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin:/home/ssaguiar/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/home/ssaguiar/android/android-studio/android-sdk-linux//platform-tools:/home/ssaguiar/android/android-studio/android-sdk-linux//tools
CFLAGS: -g -O2 -fstrict-aliasing -funsafe-math-optimizations -mlong-calls
EXTRA_CFLAGS: -mfpu=vfpv3-d16 -mcpu=cortex-a8 -mthumb -mfloat-abi=softfp -I/home/ssaguiar/android/android-studio/android-ndk-r11c//sources/cxx-stl/gnu-libstdc++/4.9/include -I/home/ssaguiar/android/android-studio/android-ndk-r11c//sources/cxx-stl/gnu-libstdc++/4.9/libs/armeabi-v7a/include
Building tools
You are ready to build VLC and its contribs
Building the contribs
Generating EGL pkg-config file
Generating GLESv2 pkg-config file
Guessing build system... x86_64-linux-gnu
Creating configuration file... config.mak
Bootstrap completed.
Run "make" to start compilation.

Other targets:
* make install same as "make"
* make prebuilt fetch and install prebuilt binaries
* make list list packages
* make fetch fetch required source tarballs
* make fetch-all fetch all source tarballs
* make distclean clean everything and undo bootstrap
* make mostlyclean clean everything except source tarballs
* make clean clean everything
* make package prepare prebuilt packages
* make help show this text
make: Nothing to be done for `fetch'.
mkdir -p -- /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal && cd a52dec && autoreconf -fiv -I/home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal
mkdir -p -- /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal && cd libogg && autoreconf -fiv -I/home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal
mkdir -p -- /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal && cd libmad && autoreconf -fiv -I/home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal
mkdir -p -- /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal && cd libmodplug && autoreconf -fiv -I/home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal
autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
autoreconf: configure.in: not using Gettext
autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
autoreconf: configure.in: not using Gettext
autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
autoreconf: running: aclocal -I /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal --force
autoreconf: running: aclocal -I /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal --force
autoreconf: running: aclocal -I /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal --force
aclocal: warning: autoconf input should be named 'configure.ac', not 'configure.in'
autoreconf: running: aclocal -I /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal --force
aclocal: warning: autoconf input should be named 'configure.ac', not 'configure.in'
configure.in:20: warning: macro 'AM_PROG_LIBTOOL' not found in library
autoreconf: configure.in: tracing
autoreconf: configure.in: tracing
autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
autoreconf: configure.in: not using Libtool
autoreconf: running: /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/extras/tools/build/bin/autoconf --include=/home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal --force
autoreconf: configure.in: not using Libtool
autoreconf: running: /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/extras/tools/build/bin/autoconf --include=/home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal --force
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Libtool
autoreconf: running: /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/extras/tools/build/bin/autoconf --include=/home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal --force
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Libtool
autoreconf: running: /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/extras/tools/build/bin/autoconf --include=/home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/contrib/arm-linux-androideabi/share/aclocal --force
configure.in:20: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
See the Autoconf documentation.
autoreconf: /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/extras/tools/build/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1
make: *** [.ogg] Error 1
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
configure.in:74: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DISABLE_SHARED
If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
See the Autoconf documentation.
configure.in:75: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_LIBTOOL_WIN32_DLL
configure.in:76: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
autoreconf: /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/extras/tools/build/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1
make: *** [.a52] Error 1
configure.ac:17: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DISABLE_STATIC
If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
See the Autoconf documentation.
autoreconf: /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/extras/tools/build/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1
make: *** [.modplug] Error 1
configure.ac:65: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
See the Autoconf documentation.
autoreconf: /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/extras/tools/build/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1
make: *** [.mad] Error 1
contribs: make failed

I have removed libtool and installed it again, using the latest version.

sudo apt-get purge libtool
Download it from official website https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
tar -xzvf "name of the tar_file"
./configure && make
sudo make install

Now, I get these errors:

autoreconf: running: aclocal -I m4 --force -I m4
autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Libtool
autoreconf: running: /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/extras/tools/build/bin/autoconf --include=m4 --force
autoreconf: running: /home/ssaguiar/vlc-android/vlc/extras/tools/build/bin/autoheader --include=m4 --force
autoreconf: running: automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing
configure.ac:46: installing 'autotools/compile'
configure.ac:23: installing 'autotools/config.guess'
configure.ac:23: installing 'autotools/config.sub'
configure.ac:27: installing 'autotools/install-sh'
configure.ac:27: installing 'autotools/missing'
parallel-tests: installing 'autotools/test-driver'
bin/Makefile.am: installing 'autotools/depcomp'
compat/Makefile.am:1: error: Libtool library used but 'LIBTOOL' is undefined
compat/Makefile.am:1: The usual way to define 'LIBTOOL' is to add 'LT_INIT'
compat/Makefile.am:1: to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again.
compat/Makefile.am:1: If 'LT_INIT' is in 'configure.ac', make sure
compat/Makefile.am:1: its definition is in aclocal's search path.
lib/Makefile.am:31: error: Libtool library used but 'LIBTOOL' is undefined
lib/Makefile.am:31: The usual way to define 'LIBTOOL' is to add 'LT_INIT'
lib/Makefile.am:31: to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again.
lib/Makefile.am:31: If 'LT_INIT' is in 'configure.ac', make sure
lib/Makefile.am:31: its definition is in aclocal's search path.
modules/Makefile.am:20: error: Libtool library used but 'LIBTOOL' is undefined
modules/Makefile.am:20: The usual way to define 'LIBTOOL' is to add 'LT_INIT'
modules/Makefile.am:20: to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again.
modules/Makefile.am:20: If 'LT_INIT' is in 'configure.ac', make sure
modules/Makefile.am:20: its definition is in aclocal's search path.
modules/gui/macosx/Makefile.am:18: error: Libtool library used but 'LIBTOOL' is undefined
modules/gui/macosx/Makefile.am:18: The usual way to define 'LIBTOOL' is to add 'LT_INIT'
modules/gui/macosx/Makefile.am:18: to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again.
modules/gui/macosx/Makefile.am:18: If 'LT_INIT' is in 'configure.ac', make sure
modules/gui/macosx/Makefile.am:18: its definition is in aclocal's search path.
modules/gui/qt/Makefile.am:33: error: Libtool library used but 'LIBTOOL' is undefined
modules/gui/qt/Makefile.am:33: The usual way to define 'LIBTOOL' is to add 'LT_INIT'
modules/gui/qt/Makefile.am:33: to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again.
modules/gui/qt/Makefile.am:33: If 'LT_INIT' is in 'configure.ac', make sure
modules/gui/qt/Makefile.am:33: its definition is in aclocal's search path.
modules/gui/skins2/Makefile.am:6: error: Libtool library used but 'LIBTOOL' is undefined
modules/gui/skins2/Makefile.am:6: The usual way to define 'LIBTOOL' is to add 'LT_INIT'
modules/gui/skins2/Makefile.am:6: to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again.
modules/gui/skins2/Makefile.am:6: If 'LT_INIT' is in 'configure.ac', make sure
modules/gui/skins2/Makefile.am:6: its definition is in aclocal's search path.
modules/hw/mmal/Makefile.am:11: error: Libtool library used but 'LIBTOOL' is undefined
modules/hw/mmal/Makefile.am:11: The usual way to define 'LIBTOOL' is to add 'LT_INIT'
modules/hw/mmal/Makefile.am:11: to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again.
modules/hw/mmal/Makefile.am:11: If 'LT_INIT' is in 'configure.ac', make sure
modules/hw/mmal/Makefile.am:11: its definition is in aclocal's search path.
src/Makefile.am:167: error: Libtool library used but 'LIBTOOL' is undefined
src/Makefile.am:167: The usual way to define 'LIBTOOL' is to add 'LT_INIT'
src/Makefile.am:167: to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again.
src/Makefile.am:167: If 'LT_INIT' is in 'configure.ac', make sure
src/Makefile.am:167: its definition is in aclocal's search path.
autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1
vlc: bootstrap failed

I removed all my vlc-android folder and cloned the github repository again.
In /vlc-android/vlc I edited configure.ac and added LT_INIT to the top of it.
Then I run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf'

I tried to compile again.

Now, the original errors are back (undefined macros).

Nobody has an answer?
Is this so hard to compile vlc for Android (and vlc lib)?