Install Autoconf and Automake on OS X Mountain Lion

cltools.sh

#!/bin/sh

##
# Install autoconf, automake and libtool smoothly on Mac OS X.
# Newer versions of these libraries are available and may work better on OS X
#
# This script is originally from http://jsdelfino.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/autoconf-and-automake-on-mac-os-x.html
#

export build=~/devtools # or wherever you'd like to build
mkdir -p $build

##
# Autoconf
# http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/autoconf

cd $build
curl -OL http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/autoconf/autoconf-2.68.tar.gz
tar xzf autoconf-2.68.tar.gz
cd autoconf-2.68
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make
sudo make install
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin

##
# Automake
# http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/automake

cd $build
curl -OL http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/automake/automake-1.11.tar.gz
tar xzf automake-1.11.tar.gz
cd automake-1.11
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make
sudo make install

##
# Libtool
# http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/libtool

cd $build
curl -OL http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/libtool/libtool-2.4.tar.gz
tar xzf libtool-2.4.tar.gz
cd libtool-2.4
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make
sudo make install

echo "Installation complete."