Re: [OctDev] Problems with comm docs and history on OS X

[Per P. <per...@ma...>]

On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 01:24 PM, Paul Kienzle wrote:

> The problem is that texinfo doesn't have teTeX as a prerequisite.
>
> - Paul
>

On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 11:39 AM, David Bateman wrote:

> According to Per Persson <per...@ma...> (on 12/07/03):
>> i) In current CVS, does main/comm check for presence of tex?
>
> Yes. The tests are for texinfo, makeinfo, etc... If they don't exist 
> then
> it should build the docs in main/comm... I'm not sure how he managed to
> get this error, as the test in configure.base should have prevented it.
> In any case the error message implies that texinfo is installed without
> tex (not latex).... So the dependencies on their machine are all messed
> up in any case.....
>
> D.
>

OK. I can change texinfo in DarwinPorts to depend on tex, but first 
"I'd like an argument, please" ;-)

One may consider texinfo useful on its own rights, without tex. 
Furthermore, I don't want to force teTeX on somone who doesn't need it 
but wants texinfo.

The only change required (I think) in comm/ is to drop PSDOC if tex 
isn't present. Would that be possible?

If you all object, I'll add teTeX as a prerequisite.

/Per