[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #55371] Add configure flag to specify makeinfo path

[Arun Isaac]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55371>

                 Summary: Add configure flag to specify makeinfo path
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: arunisaac
            Submitted on: Thu 03 Jan 2019 08:35:37 PM IST
                Category: Configuration and Build System
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Feature Request
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Arun Isaac
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.4.1
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

It would be useful to have a configure flag --with-makeinfo=/path/to/makeinfo
to specify the path to makeinfo during build time. It would be better still if
configure can automatically find the correct path to makeinfo and set that as
the default for makeinfo_program.

I use GNU GuixSD, and I need this feature because in Guix, makeinfo is not
present in standard paths like /usr/bin/makeinfo and cannot be assumed to be
found using the PATH environment variable.

Many thanks!




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