Additional packages needed to build version 1.6.0 on local machine with Ubuntu 22.04LTS

[gmao-cda]

Describe the bug
I'm following this tutorial (https://spack-stack.readthedocs.io/en/1.6.0/NewSiteConfigs.html#prerequisites-ubuntu-one-off) to build spack & template unified-dev on my local (os: Kubuntu 22.04 LTS, 6.5.0-21-generic #21~22.04.1-Ubuntu, gcc@11.4.0).

For the section "Install basic OS packages as root", bullet "#Misc", I need two more packages, autopint and gettext, otherwise, I encountered problems and failed to finish building stack.

To Reproduce
Follow the section 6.2.2. "Prerequisites: Ubuntu (one-off)" (https://spack-stack.readthedocs.io/en/1.6.0/NewSiteConfigs.html#prerequisites-ubuntu-one-off)"

Expected behavior
I got two errors

1. Problem related to autopoint:

Can't exec "autopoint": No such file or directory at /usr/share/autoconf/Autom4te/FileUtils.pm.

2. Problem related to gettext:

/bin/bash: line 1: xgettext: command not found
make[2]: *** [Makefile:674: cxpm.po] Error 127
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
mv -f .deps/cxpm.Tpo .deps/cxpm.Po
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/cda/fast/pkg/spack-stack/cache/build_stage/spack-stage-libxpm-3.5.17-psnzjhv7rkydtqscil7kgk3hsu27i4j2/spack-src/cxpm'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:491: all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/cda/fast/pkg/spack-stack/cache/build_stage/spack-stage-libxpm-3.5.17-psnzjhv7rkydtqscil7kgk3hsu27i4j2/spack-src'
make: *** [Makefile:400: all] Error 2

System:
Local machine:

• os: Kubuntu 22.04 LTS, 6.5.0-21-generic #21~22.04.1-Ubuntu
• gcc@11.4.0

Solution
I Need to install the additional packages

sudo apt-get install autopoint
sudo apt-get install gettext

Consequence
Successfully passed these previously-failed sections, and finished the installation

[climbfuji]

Thanks for the bug report. Looks like the installation of autoconf was incomplete. Either way, both of these packages are really basic and probably should be installed by the OS. Would you mind opening a PR to update the documentation, please?

[gmao-cda]

Thank you for the explanation! I have submitted PR #1025, to fix the develop branch. It should also apply to other versions.

[climbfuji]

Thanks for the PR.