#101 Cannot build without texinfo

[Michael Kaufmann]

It is not possible to build check 0.9.14 without texinfo.

"configure" prints this warning:

configure: WARNING: tex not installed: cannot rebuild HTML documentation.

"make" aborts with this message:

/path/to/check/check-0.9.14/build-aux/missing: line 52: makeinfo: command not found
WARNING: `makeinfo' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
         you modified a `.texi' or `.texinfo' file, or any other file
         indirectly affecting the aspect of the manual.  The spurious
         call might also be the consequence of using a buggy `make' (AIX,
         DU, IRIX).  You might want to install the `Texinfo' package or
         the `GNU make' package.  Grab either from any GNU archive site.

[Branden Archer]

Michael,

Thanks for reporting this issue. I suspect that previous versions of check
also failed to build if makeinfo is unavailable. One would expect the
documentation should not be attempted if it is known that the necessary
tools are missing. Sorry your are hitting this.

Attached is a patch which should disable building documentation if the tex
check in the configure script fails. Locally this appears to work, however
I do not have a system without makeinfo and tex missing, so I cannot be
100% sure. If possible, could you apply this patch to check-0.9.14 on your
system and see if it resolves your issue?

The patch also introduces a new configure flag, --disable-build-docs, which
should force the documentation to not build.

If the patch resolves your issue, I'll check it in and it will appear in
the next release of Check. Kindly let me know.

• Branden

On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Michael Kaufmann mkauf@users.sf.net
wrote:

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• [bugs:#101] http://sourceforge.net/p/check/bugs/101 Cannot build
  without texinfo*

Status: open
Group: v1.0 (example)
Created: Mon Feb 02, 2015 05:21 PM UTC by Michael Kaufmann
Last Updated: Mon Feb 02, 2015 05:21 PM UTC
Owner: nobody

It is not possible to build check 0.9.14 without texinfo.

"configure" prints this warning:

configure: WARNING: tex not installed: cannot rebuild HTML documentation.

"make" aborts with this message:

/path/to/check/check-0.9.14/build-aux/missing: line 52: makeinfo: command not foundWARNING: makeinfo' is missing on your system. You should only need it if you modified a.texi' or .texinfo' file, or any other file indirectly affecting the aspect of the manual. The spurious call might also be the consequence of using a buggymake' (AIX,
DU, IRIX). You might want to install the Texinfo' package or theGNU make' package. Grab either from any GNU archive site.

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[Michael Kaufmann]

Hi Branden,

I think that I have found the root cause of the problem: "make clean" deletes the file "doc/check.info". So "./configure; make" works, but "./configure; make clean; make" does not work.

The new configure flag "--disable-build-docs" works fine, but I think the proper fix would be to not delete the file "check.info" when executing "make clean".

Regards,
Michael

[Branden Archer]

Thanks for finding that. I'll make the necessary change. The chance should
appear in the next release of Check.

• Branden

On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 7:26 AM, Michael Kaufmann mkauf@users.sf.net
wrote:

Hi Branden,

I think that I have found the root cause of the problem: "make clean"
deletes the file "doc/check.info". So "./configure; make" works, but
"./configure; make clean; make" does not work.

The new configure flag "--disable-build-docs" works fine, but I think the
proper fix would be to not delete the file "check.info" when executing
"make clean".

Regards,
Michael

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• [bugs:#101] http://sourceforge.net/p/check/bugs/101 Cannot build
  without texinfo*

Status: open
Group: v1.0 (example)
Created: Mon Feb 02, 2015 05:21 PM UTC by Michael Kaufmann
Last Updated: Mon Feb 02, 2015 05:21 PM UTC
Owner: nobody

It is not possible to build check 0.9.14 without texinfo.

"configure" prints this warning:

configure: WARNING: tex not installed: cannot rebuild HTML documentation.

"make" aborts with this message:

/path/to/check/check-0.9.14/build-aux/missing: line 52: makeinfo: command not foundWARNING: makeinfo' is missing on your system. You should only need it if you modified a.texi' or .texinfo' file, or any other file indirectly affecting the aspect of the manual. The spurious call might also be the consequence of using a buggymake' (AIX,
DU, IRIX). You might want to install the Texinfo' package or theGNU make' package. Grab either from any GNU archive site.

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