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make regen-configure cannot be run in GH codespaces #148812

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@clin1234

While tackling #148810 and after modifying the configure.ac, I attempted to run the provided Tools/build/regen-configure.sh. With neither podman nor docker preinstalled with the Dev Container as specified in .devcontainer/devcontainer.json, regenerating the configure file in Codespaces is impossible.

Also, manually running autoreconf -ivf -Werror yielded the following:

autoreconf: export WARNINGS=error
autoreconf: Entering directory '.'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
autoreconf: running: aclocal --force 
Can't exec "aclocal": No such file or directory at /usr/share/autoconf/Autom4te/FileUtils.pm line 299.
autoreconf: error: aclocal failed with exit status: 2

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  1. added
    type-bugAn unexpected behavior, bug, or error
    buildThe build process and cross-build
    infraCI, GitHub Actions, buildbots, Dependabot, etc.
    on Apr 21, 2026
  2. picnixz commented on Apr 21, 2026

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    Is it an issue for us to solve or for GH? is it a matter of just updating devcontainers?

  3. clin1234 commented on Jul 25, 2026

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    Probably the latter

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