> >> - For laughs, I tried compiling Ion from source.  It failed to find
> >>   lua.h; I found the README.autoconf info, but why can't the configure
> >>   script simply try the options shown and see if they find a valid
> >>   lua.h, if the default lua.h location doesn't work?
> >
> > Look in system.mk.  Or look at the Debian build files to see how they do it.
> 
> I don't understand.  The configure script is broken.  The solution is
> known - you have to give the right arguments to the configure script.
> It does *not* report an error when lua.h is not found.  How would
> system.mk or the Debian build help?  I would expect the fix to be in
> the configure script itself.

Oh, sorry I misunderstood.  I thought you were just looking for a way
to get it to compile.  You're probably right, the configure script
should handle this.

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Zachary P. Landau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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