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

[David B. <dba...@cr...>]

Its a series of scripts. So keep makeinfo, but don't install texi2dvi if TeX
isn't
installed.

In any case, thinking about it again the test I have in configure.base is a
bit
simplistic, in that it only tests if texi2dvi exists and then if it can use
the "--clean"
option. What I should really do is test that it exists, test that it runs
with no options
and then with the "--clean" option. This would avoid your problem...
Something like

dnl Test for the texi2dvi program

AC_CHECK_PROG(TEXI2DVI,texi2dvi,texi2dvi)

if [ test -z "$TEXI2DVI" ]; then

    STATUS="no"

    STATUS_MSG="$STATUS_MSG

    Texi2dvi: no"

else

   dnl ok we have texi2dvi, does it actually run

   cat > conftest.texi << EOF

\ input texinfo

@bye

EOF

    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for texi2dvi])

    ac_try="$TEXI2DVI conftest.texi > /dev/null"

    if AC_TRY_EVAL(ac_try) ; then

        AC_MSG_CHECKING([for texi2dvi])

        ac_try=="$TEXI2DVI --clean conftest.texi > /dev/null"

        if AC_TRY_EVAL(ac_try) ; then

            TEXI2DVI="$TEXI2DVI --clean"

            AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)

        else

            AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)

        fi

    else

        TEXI2DVI=""

        AC_MSG_RESULT(no)

    fi

    rm -f conftest.*

    STATUS_MSG="$STATUS_MSG

    Texi2dvi: $TEXI2DVI"

fi


I can't test this at the moment, as I'm current running under Windows
writing some
slideware. But the above change should address your problem.

D.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Per Persson" <per...@ma...>
To: "David Bateman" <Dav...@mo...>; "Paul Kienzle"
<pki...@us...>
Cc: <oct...@li...>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: [OctDev] Problems with comm docs and history on OS X


> 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
>
>