Description of problem:

aclocal fails with the following error:

Can't locate object method "path" via package "Request" at
/usr/share/autoconf/Autom4te/C4che.pm line 69, <GEN1> line 111.
aclocal: autom4te failed with exit status: 1

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

autoconf-2.59-3

How reproducible:

Run aclocal on the libnet-1.1.2.1 package.

Steps to Reproduce:

$ wget http://www.packetfactory.net/libnet/dist/libnet-1.1.2.1.tar.gz
$ tar xvpfz libnet-1.1.2.1.tar.gz
$ cd libnet
$ aclocal

Boom.

Actual results:

acinclude.m4:14: warning: underquoted definition of AC_LIBNET_LINUX_PROCFS
  run info '(automake)Extending aclocal'
  or see
http://sources.redhat.com/automake/automake.html#Extending%20aclocal
acinclude.m4:40: warning: underquoted definition of
AC_LIBNET_CHECK_PF_PACKET
acinclude.m4:134: warning: underquoted definition of
AC_LIBNET_CHECK_LIBNET_VER
acinclude.m4:169: warning: underquoted definition of
AC_LIBNET_CHECK_IP_CSUM
acinclude.m4:202: warning: underquoted definition of
AC_LBL_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
acinclude.m4:281: warning: underquoted definition of
AC_LIBNET_ENDIAN_CHECK
acinclude.m4:442: warning: underquoted definition of AC_LBL_LIBRARY_NET
/usr/share/aclocal/xmms.m4:17: warning: underquoted definition of
XMMS_TEST_VERSION
/usr/share/aclocal/xmms.m4:62: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_XMMS
/usr/share/aclocal/xdelta.m4:7: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_XDELTA
/usr/share/aclocal/vorbis.m4:9: warning: underquoted definition of
XIPH_PATH_VORBIS
/usr/share/aclocal/rep.m4:7: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_REP
/usr/share/aclocal/pkg.m4:5: warning: underquoted definition of
PKG_CHECK_MODULES
/usr/share/aclocal/pilot-link.m4:1: warning: underquoted definition of
AC_PILOT_LINK_HOOK
/usr/share/aclocal/openhbci.m4:8: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_OPENHBCI
/usr/share/aclocal/ogg.m4:8: warning: underquoted definition of
XIPH_PATH_OGG
/usr/share/aclocal/oaf.m4:4: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_OAF
/usr/share/aclocal/netatalk.m4:9: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_NETATALK
/usr/share/aclocal/linc.m4:1: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_LINC
/usr/share/aclocal/libraw1394.m4:6: warning: underquoted definition of
AC_LIB_RAW1394_FLAGS
/usr/share/aclocal/libraw1394.m4:19: warning: underquoted definition
of AC_LIB_RAW1394_HEADERS
/usr/share/aclocal/libraw1394.m4:41: warning: underquoted definition
of AC_LIB_RAW1394_LIBVERSION
/usr/share/aclocal/libraw1394.m4:75: warning: underquoted definition
of AC_LIB_RAW1394_RUNTEST
/usr/share/aclocal/libraw1394.m4:138: warning: underquoted definition
of AC_LIB_RAW1394
/usr/share/aclocal/libole2.m4:18: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_LIBOLE2
/usr/share/aclocal/libmikmod.m4:11: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_LIBMIKMOD
/usr/share/aclocal/libguppi.m4:11: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_LIBGUPPI
/usr/share/aclocal/libglade.m4:7: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_LIBGLADE
/usr/share/aclocal/libgcrypt.m4:23: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_LIBGCRYPT
/usr/share/aclocal/libart.m4:11: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_LIBART
/usr/share/aclocal/libOggFLAC.m4:7: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_LIBOGGFLAC
/usr/share/aclocal/libOggFLAC++.m4:8: warning: underquoted definition
of AM_PATH_LIBOGGFLACPP
/usr/share/aclocal/libIDL.m4:6: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_LIBIDL
/usr/share/aclocal/libFLAC.m4:7: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_LIBFLAC
/usr/share/aclocal/libFLAC++.m4:8: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_LIBFLACPP
/usr/share/aclocal/imlib.m4:9: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_IMLIB
/usr/share/aclocal/imlib.m4:167: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_GDK_IMLIB
/usr/share/aclocal/gtk.m4:7: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_GTK
/usr/share/aclocal/gsl.m4:5: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_GSL
/usr/share/aclocal/gpg-error.m4:7: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_GPG_ERROR
/usr/share/aclocal/gob2.m4:7: warning: underquoted definition of GOB2_HOOK
/usr/share/aclocal/glib.m4:8: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_GLIB
/usr/share/aclocal/gconf-2.m4:8: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_GCONF_SOURCE_2
/usr/share/aclocal/gconf-1.m4:4: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_GCONF
/usr/share/aclocal/gconf-1.m4:71: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_GCONF_SOURCE
/usr/share/aclocal/g-wrap.m4:7: warning: underquoted definition of
AC_GWRAP_CHECK_GUILE
/usr/share/aclocal/g-wrap.m4:23: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_GWRAP
/usr/share/aclocal/audiofile.m4:12: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_AUDIOFILE
/usr/share/aclocal/ao.m4:9: warning: underquoted definition of
XIPH_PATH_AO
/usr/share/aclocal/ORBit.m4:4: warning: underquoted definition of
AM_PATH_ORBIT
Can't locate object method "path" via package "Request" at
/usr/share/autoconf/Autom4te/C4che.pm line 69, <GEN1> line 111.
aclocal: autom4te failed with exit status: 1

Expected results:

The warnings are expected, but the error isn't.

Additional info:

See also bug 122262.