Re: Choosing not to install documentation

[Kirk Strauser]

On Jun 26, 2009, at 11:52 AM, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:

> You need to add --disable-installdocs to _all_ packages that use
> autoconf, this is non-trivial.

Speaking in the general case, my somewhat easier to handle package  
aside: wouldn't that be just another autoconf macro?

> A side note is that it is also the wrong place for such a switch,  
> since documentation has little to do with configure time setups, but  
> how one installs the package.


No moreso than providing the docdir setting itself, surely?

But at any rate, I think I've found a solution that works for me and  
certainly don't intend to ask GNU to rework autotools for my sole  
benefit? :-)  Thanks, all!
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Kirk Strauser
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