Exactly it is a problem, the problem is that they didn't read the README file, although having an INSTALL file might help too. I make the same mistake as John does, and come to the same conclusion he did until I remember what is going on.
The configure script should error out with instructions if TCLSH isn't set, and give the user more info. The nsconfig.tcl file is required for Windows, and makes the command line easier on both Unix and Windows. It doesn't do everything, but it gets close. Maybe if this script had a switch to print out what it is going to execute, you could edit the result. I think it would be dangerous to autodetect anything, or to use a different tclsh for installation, but maybe there is some obvious benefit. tom jackson On Wednesday 09 April 2008 13:01, Jeff Rogers wrote: > Tom Jackson wrote: > > Juan, > > > > You shouldn't be running configure directly! Please read the README file > > for how to install AOLserver. If you run ./configure, this is the type of > > error you should expect. > > > > tom jackson > > It may be a problem then that "everyone" knows when you see a configure > script in the toplevel of a distro you run "./configure ; make". > Perhaps the top-level configure script should exit with an error > advising the first-time builder to read the readme first, or do whatever > the correct action is. > > -J > > > -- > AOLserver - http://www.aolserver.com/ > > To Remove yourself from this list, simply send an email to > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with the body of "SIGNOFF AOLSERVER" in the > email message. You can leave the Subject: field of your email blank. -- AOLserver - http://www.aolserver.com/ To Remove yourself from this list, simply send an email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with the body of "SIGNOFF AOLSERVER" in the email message. You can leave the Subject: field of your email blank.
