Sebastian Pipping <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> +if test -a bootstrap ; then >> >> This doesn't look right; "test -a" is not portable. > > Hm, what's not portable about that?
The better question is what _is_ portable about it? I've never seen "test -a" used before. It's not specified by POSIX <http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/utilities/test.html> >> Also, why test only lex and makeinfo; shouldn't there be similar tests >> for other tools? > > Bison has more dependencies besides Texinfo and flex that > are not checked on? Please make a list of them so I can > come up with a patch. See README-hacking. >> AC_PROG_YACC is a bit odd, because it's a bootstrapping issue of >> a different sort. I'm not sure it's safe to remove. > > If we don't use Bison/Yacc for bootstrapping itself But we do use it to build itself.
