automake: command not found --builds just started breaking

Without changing anything about the workflow, our build started breaking on Windows CI yesterday.

Action file is here: https://github.com/handshake-org/hnsd/blob/master/.github/workflows/test-windows.yaml

Starting breaking yesterday: https://github.com/handshake-org/hnsd/runs/4607649286?check_suite_focus=true#step:5:1

Run ./autogen.sh && ./configure && make
  ./autogen.sh && ./configure && make
  shell: D:\a\_temp\setup-msys2\msys2.CMD {0}
  env:
    MSYSTEM: MINGW64
+ pushd uv
/d/a/hnsd/hnsd/uv /d/a/hnsd/hnsd
+ test -f configure
+ ./autogen.sh
./autogen.sh: line 28: automake: command not found
./autogen.sh: line 33: test: : integer expression expected
./autogen.sh: line 34: test: : integer expression expected
+ libtoolize --copy
./autogen.sh: line 43: libtoolize: command not found
Error: Process completed with exit code 127.

Last successful build: https://github.com/handshake-org/hnsd/runs/4596923153?check_suite_focus=true#step:5:1

Run ./autogen.sh && ./configure && make
  ./autogen.sh && ./configure && make
  shell: D:\a\_temp\setup-msys2\msys2.CMD {0}
  env:
    MSYSTEM: MINGW64
+ pushd uv
/d/a/hnsd/hnsd/uv /d/a/hnsd/hnsd
+ test -f configure
+ ./autogen.sh
+ libtoolize --copy
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in '.'.
libtoolize: copying file './ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS, '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'
+ aclocal -I m4
+ autoconf
configure.ac:40: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is obsolete.
configure.ac:40: You should run autoupdate.
m4/libtool.m4:99: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is expanded from...
configure.ac:40: the top level
+ automake --add-missing --copy
configure.ac:38: installing './ar-lib'
configure.ac:25: installing './compile'
configure.ac:22: installing './config.guess'
configure.ac:22: installing './config.sub'
configure.ac:21: installing './install-sh'
configure.ac:21: installing './missing'
Makefile.am: installing './depcomp'
+ popd
/d/a/hnsd/hnsd
+ libtoolize --copy
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in '.'.
libtoolize: copying file './ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS, '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'
+ aclocal -I m4
+ autoconf
configure.ac:13: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is obsolete.
configure.ac:13: You should run autoupdate.
m4/libtool.m4:99: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is expanded from...
configure.ac:13: the top level
configure.ac:109: warning: The macro `AC_PROG_CC_C89' is obsolete.
configure.ac:109: You should run autoupdate.
../autoconf-2.71/lib/autoconf/c.m4:1652: AC_PROG_CC_C89 is expanded from...
configure.ac:109: the top level
+ automake --add-missing --copy
configure.ac:12: installing './ar-lib'
configure.ac:10: installing './compile'
configure.ac:6: installing './config.guess'
...
...
...

[lazka]

~[…] But that just my thought~ 😌

My thinking, besides fewer (magic) deps and faster CI, was also to not advertise autotools as a “standard” “recommended” build system. cmake and meson are far better when it comes to cross platform building.

[lazka]

@pinheadmz sorry for the breakage! See https://www.msys2.org/news/#2021-12-22-ongoing-cleanup-of-the-base-devel-package-group for details