> "Tim" == Tim Van Holder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Tim> Then again, you could simply mention this problem with missing in
Tim> the docs and tell developers to configure using MAKEINFO=makeinfo
Tim> if they intend to change the docs; that way, missing wouldn't be
Tim> run and the problem wo
> > If AM_MISSING_PROG actually checks
> > for the program in question before using 'missing --run $program', there
> > would be no such problem.
>
> The point is to avoid having to test for the program at configure
> time, since only developers are going to need it and, for them, the
> overhead o
On May 29, 2001, "Tim Van Holder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If AM_MISSING_PROG actually checks
> for the program in question before using 'missing --run $program', there
> would be no such problem.
The point is to avoid having to test for the program at configure
time, since only developers a
> > I've noticed that if you try to build a texi file that has an error
> > you get a warning from the `missing' program:
>
> Presumably missing should check, when the execution of a program
> fails, whether the program can be found in the PATH or not, and only
> report its warning if it finds th
On May 29, 2001, Tom Tromey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>> I've noticed that if you try to build a texi file that has an error
>>> you get a warning from the `missing' program:
Alexandre> Presumably missing should check, when the
> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> I've noticed that if you try to build a texi file that has an error
>> you get a warning from the `missing' program:
Alexandre> Presumably missing should check, when the execution of a
Alexandre> program fails, whether the progr
On May 28, 2001, Tom Tromey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've noticed that if you try to build a texi file that has an error
> you get a warning from the `missing' program:
Presumably missing should check, when the execution of a program
fails, whether the program can be found in the PATH or not
I've noticed that if you try to build a texi file that has an error
you get a warning from the `missing' program:
cd ../automake \
&& /bin/sh /x2/egcs-stuff/automake/automake/lib/missing --run makeinfo `echo
../automake/automake.texi | sed 's,.*/,,'`
./automake.texi:1675: Next field of node `A
