Re: More makefile oddities

[Jan Nieuwenhuizen]

Matthias Kilian writes:

> Solved. I used to run MAKEINFO=/usr/local/bin/makeinfo sh autogen.sh,
> since OpenBSD's own texinfo is too old and I'd to install a newer
> one in /usr/local.
>
> This, however, breaks the check for SPLITTING_MAKEINFO in aclocal.m4
> (see patch below), which in turn disables the rule

> My quick hack just changes the aclocal check (note that there are
> some more such tests in aclocal), but IMHO, the ifeq magic in the
> GNUmakefile is wrong and should be removed. But I could be wrong.

Yes, it has gotten bitrot, and we require makeinfo 4.7 now, so
checking for splitting (in aclocal and GNUmakfile) is no longer
necessary.

> ps: I've found some additional compatibility problems in the
> autoconf/stepmake/gmake magic, and I may find more in the next days.
> Should I report those to bugs@ or for discussion on this mailinglist?

Yes, here is fine,

Jan.

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