How to Fix the Autoconf failed for camomile.tar.gz Error When Installing Liquidsoap

Updated: 22 October 2026 · Applies to: Centova Cast

Issue Description: While installing Liquidsoap on your server, you might encounter the following error:

Installing cppo ...
install -m 0755 cppo /usr/local/bin || \
install -m 0755 cppo.exe /usr/local/bin
Unpacking camomile.tar.gz ...
Processing camomile.tar.gz ...
Autoconfiguring camomile ...
autoconf: error: no input file
Autoconf failed for camomile.tar.gz; aborting
Installer exited with error, aborting

This error occurs due to compatibility issues with the latest release of Camomile.

Solution:

To resolve this error, you need to replace the current Camomile version with an older, compatible version. Follow these simple steps:

Step 1: Navigate to the temporary directory:

cd /tmp

Step 2: Download the compatible version of Camomile:

wget https://ucartz.com/files/liquidsoap/camomile-0.8.5.tar.bz2

Step 3: Move and replace the existing Camomile file:

mv camomile-0.8.5.tar.bz2 /usr/local/src/liquidsoap/dlcompleted/camomile.tar.gz

Step 4: Reinstall Liquidsoap using the Centova Cast update command:

/usr/local/centovacast/sbin/update --add liquidsoap

After completing these steps, the installation should proceed successfully.

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Liquidsoap and its dependencies move fairly quickly between releases, so if this exact error message has changed slightly on your system, search for the specific missing library named in your own build log rather than assuming it is identical to this one.