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Re: Checking for built files
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Keith Marshall |
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Re: Checking for built files |
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:33:22 +0000 |
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On Tuesday 30 October 2007 15:13, Andrej Prsa wrote:
> > Here is an example project that illustrates this. It requires a
> > `mygen' program to build a source. If the program isn't available
> > but the source is available, the build will succeed. Otherwise the
> > user will get an error saying that a required program wasn't found.
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> Would it be considered bad practice to test for the missing tools at
> configure stage ...
I've long since deleted it, but IIRC, that's exactly what the example
was all about; it *didn't* wait for...
> ... rather than the building stage ...
...and I don't believe it cared tuppence for...
> *if* maintainer mode is enabled?
Regards,
Keith.