Broken configure script

[MariusTimmer]

When checking out the repo and running ./autogen.sh it generates a corrupt configure file. The process dies with syntax error near unexpected token ')'. When looking into the file itself it looks like a part is missing or doubled:

[...]
  LIBS="-lpopt $LIBS"

else case e in #(
  e) with_included_popt="yes" ;;
esac
fi

else case e in #(
  e) with_included_popt="yes" ;;
esac
fi,
			with_included_popt="yes"
		)
		LIBS="$save_LIBS"
	fi

	{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether to use included popt" >&5
[...]

The syntax-error is the closing bracket right above LIBS="$save_LIBS". Additionally the else cases are doubled. Unfortunately I have no idea why autogen.sh messes it up. I am running on Arch, but got the same error when trying with Debian 12.

[learngift]

Hello, it seems I am a bit further than you. there is this discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45001909
where I found this repository. Some patches are available at https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pilot-link-git
I have applied the patches manually (easy):
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 71459d08..6a6584ad 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ AC_SUBST(PISYNC_AGE)
dnl Eat -Werror so configure will run properly, if the user provided it
enable_werror=no
save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-CFLAGS=$(echo $save_CFLAGS | sed -e s/-Werror//g)
-CXXFLAGS=$(echo $save_CXXFLAGS | sed -e s/-Werror//g)
+CFLAGS=$(echo "$save_CFLAGS" | sed -e 's/-Werror[^=]//g')
+CXXFLAGS=$(echo "$save_CXXFLAGS" | sed -e 's/-Werror[^=]//g')
if test "x$CFLAGS" != "x$save_CFLAGS"; then
dnl -Werror was set; treat it as implicit --enable-werror below
enable_werror="yes"
@@ -392,11 +392,8 @@ if test "x$enable_conduits" != "xno"; then
dnl Determine if system popt is good enough
save_LIBS="$LIBS"
AC_CHECK_HEADER(popt.h,

•                   AC_CHECK_DECL(POPT_BIT_SET,
  

•                           AC_CHECK_LIB(popt, poptStrippedArgv,,
  

•                                   [with_included_popt="yes"]),
  

•                           [with_included_popt="yes"],
  

•                           [#include <popt.h>]),
  

•                   AC_CHECK_LIB(popt, poptStrippedArgv,,
  

•                           [with_included_popt="yes"]),
                    [with_included_popt="yes"]
            )
            LIBS="$save_LIBS"
  

diff --git a/src/pilot-dlpsh.c b/src/pilot-dlpsh.c
index afbe5da4..24982059 100644
--- a/src/pilot-dlpsh.c
+++ b/src/pilot-dlpsh.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ int time_fn(int sd, int argc, const char *argv[])

    strftime(timebuf, 80, "Now setting Palm time from desktop to: "
                          "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Z %Y\n", tm_ptr);

•   printf(timebuf);
  

•   printf("%s", timebuf);
    gettimeofday(&tv, 0);
    ltime = tv.tv_sec + 1;
    usleep(1000000 - tv.tv_usec);
  

diff --git a/src/pilot-hinotes.c b/src/pilot-hinotes.c
index a0336dc6..40ccf204 100644
--- a/src/pilot-hinotes.c
+++ b/src/pilot-hinotes.c
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ void write_memo_mbox(struct PilotUser User, struct HiNoteNote m,
printf("...\n");
else
printf("\n");

•   printf("\n");
  

•   printf(m.text);
  

•   printf("\n");
  

•   printf("\n%s\n", m.text);
  

}

void write_memo_in_directory(char *dirname, struct HiNoteNote m,
diff --git a/src/pilot-read-todos.c b/src/pilot-read-todos.c
index 5fe9f490..f258614c 100644
--- a/src/pilot-read-todos.c
+++ b/src/pilot-read-todos.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
}
else {
if (pi_file_read_record

•                       (pif, i, (void *) &ptr, &len, &attr, &category,
  

•                       (pif, i, (void *) &ptr, (size_t *) &len, &attr, &category,
                         0))
                            break;
  

diff --git a/src/pilot-xfer.c b/src/pilot-xfer.c
index 25aa05e4..096a93c7 100644
--- a/src/pilot-xfer.c
+++ b/src/pilot-xfer.c
@@ -2477,8 +2477,7 @@ main(int argc, const char *argv[])
{
fprintf(stderr, " ERROR: '%s' is not a directory or does not exist.\n"
" Please supply a directory name when performing a "

•                                                   "backup or restore and try again.\n\n", dirname);
  

•                                   fprintf(stderr,gracias);
  

•                                                   "backup or restore and try again.\n\n%s", dirname, gracias);
                                    return 1;
                            }
                    }
  

@@ -2487,14 +2486,12 @@ main(int argc, const char *argv[])
case palm_op_list:
if (rargc > 0)
{

•                           fprintf(stderr,"   ERROR: Do not pass additional arguments to -busrlLC.\n");
  

•                           fprintf(stderr,gracias);
  

•                           fprintf(stderr,"   ERROR: Do not pass additional arguments to -busrlLC.\n%s", gracias);
                            return 1;
                    }
                    break;
            case palm_op_noop:
  

•                   fprintf(stderr,"   ERROR: Must specify one of -bursimfdlC.\n");
  

•                   fprintf(stderr,gracias);
  

•                   fprintf(stderr,"   ERROR: Must specify one of -bursimfdlC.\n%s", gracias);
                    return 1;
                    break;
            case palm_op_merge:
  

I have install dependencies (I am on ubuntu):
sudo apt install -y build-essential autoconf automake libtool libtool-bin pkg-config gettext autopoint libpopt-dev

then
./configure
make

It seems to compile ok, but I do not find pilot-xfer and pilot-dlpsh.
What did I wrong ?

[learngift]

Solved:
thanks to https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/master/pkgs/by-name/pi/pilot-link.
I have applied all the patches, then
./configure --enable-conduits
It works !