Re: [pdf-devel] Re: Checking for makeinfo in configure

[jemarch]

   > Most GNU packages require makeinfo when installing from source, just
   > like they require autoconf and so on.  Is it such a trouble?


   I am compiling the project in Mac OS X, and  I had to install explicitly
   texinfo and texi2html packages, just that.
   The thing is that when any of the prerequisites is not available, I was
   expecting an error at configure level, not when compiling. Seems just a
   formal issue.

Please check the following situations in Macosx:

 - You dont have installed makeinfo nor texi2html. It should crash
   with the current `configure.ac'. A patch seeking for makeinfo will be
   able to provide a convenient error message in configure time.

 - You have makeinfo installed but not texi2html. `make html' should
   work with the current `configure.ac'. If it crash in compilation time
   then it is a bug.

 - You have both programs installed. This should work with the current
   `configure.ac'.

Thanks.