[bug-sourceinstall] [bug #17235] install-info workaround on debian based systems

[GökdenizKaradağ]

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                 Summary: install-info workaround on debian based systems
                 Project: GNU Source Installer
            Submitted by: hayalci
            Submitted on: Sunday 07/30/2006 at 12:22
                Category: sourceinstall installation/deployment
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
        Additional Notes: While installing GNU Source Installer on Ubuntu
6.06, I ran into the problem that install-info binary provided with the
"dpkg" package is incompatible with the GNU install-info. The "texinfo"
package has the gnu version, and it installs to /usr/bin/ginstall-info (This
is probably the same behaviour with debian, but I didn't check it). Configure
script of libsrcinst can't find and use it in this location, the following
patch enables it to use GNU install-info. I don't know if I broke something
with this patch, but the original script didn't use the variable apparently.
If there is a command line option included for this variable, it will be very
useful.



--- configure.bak       2006-07-29 13:11:24.000000000 +0300
+++ configure   2006-07-29 12:54:58.000000000 +0300
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@
 verbose=
 x_includes=NONE
 x_libraries=NONE
+PRG_install_info=/usr/bin/ginstall-info

 # Installation directory options.
 # These are left unexpanded so users can "make install exec_prefix=/foo"
@@ -31688,8 +31689,7 @@
   { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: GNU install-info was not detected. Ensure
that you have a working version of GNU install-info reachable through your
path before attempting configuration again." >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: GNU install-info was not detected. Ensure that you have
a working version of GNU install-info reachable through your path before
attempting configuration again." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
-elif ($PRG_install_info --version &&
-  install-info --version 2>&1 | sed 1q | grep -i -v debian) >/dev/null 2>&1;
then
+elif ($PRG_install_info --version 2>&1 | sed 1q | grep -i -v debian)
>/dev/null 2>&1; then
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: GNU install-info seems to be working correctly."
>&5
 echo "$as_me: GNU install-info seems to be working correctly." >&6;}


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Details:

Installation of GNU Source Installer's libsrcinst component failed on my
Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake system, because of incompatibilities of Debian and
GNU install-info programs.

GNU install-info is present in Ubuntu's (and probably Debian's) texinfo
package. I installed it, but the configure script couldn't find and use it.
The GNU version is at /usr/bin/ginstall-info. I played a while with the
configure script,the following patch enabled me to 

--- configure.bak       2006-07-29 13:11:24.000000000 +0300
+++ configure   2006-07-29 12:54:58.000000000 +0300
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@
 verbose=
 x_includes=NONE
 x_libraries=NONE
+PRG_install_info=/usr/bin/ginstall-info

 # Installation directory options.
 # These are left unexpanded so users can "make install exec_prefix=/foo"
@@ -31688,8 +31689,7 @@
   { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: GNU install-info was not detected. Ensure
that you have a working version of GNU install-info reachable through your
path before attempting configuration again." >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: GNU install-info was not detected. Ensure that you have
a working version of GNU install-info reachable through your path before
attempting configuration again." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
-elif ($PRG_install_info --version &&
-  install-info --version 2>&1 | sed 1q | grep -i -v debian) >/dev/null 2>&1;
then
+elif ($PRG_install_info --version 2>&1 | sed 1q | grep -i -v debian)
>/dev/null 2>&1; then
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: GNU install-info seems to be working correctly."
>&5
 echo "$as_me: GNU install-info seems to be working correctly." >&6;}




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