Re: groff-1.18: two build bugs

[Werner LEMBERG]

> First, if I compile using seperate source and build directories
> (VPATH), I get one type of build failure.  Last lines of output
> (long ones truncated):
>
> GROFF_BIN_PATH=`echo /home/michael/build/groff-build/src/roff/groff
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is strange.  Please tell me how you've invoked the configure
script.  The normal way is

  builddir> /path/to/srcdir/configure

and everything should work fine.

> However, the GNU Coding Standards do not list `xpmtoppm',
> `pnmdepth', or `pnmtops' as utilities GNU makefiles are permitted to
> use -- hence the fact the build breaks without them constitutes a
> bug.

Fixed in the CVS, thanks.


    Werner