>>> "Santiago" == Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...] Santiago> As a result, this code in /usr/share/automake-1.7/am/texinfos.am Santiago> does not work as expected anymore: Santiago> ## Only run this code if install-info actually exists, and it is not Santiago> ## the Debian install-info. FIXME: once Debian install-info goes Santiago> ## away, we can remove this hack. Debian install-info v1.8.3 Santiago> ## prints version info to stderr. Santiago> ## Santiago> ## Do not use Santiago> ## install-info --version 2>&1 | sed 1q | grep -s -v -i debian Santiago> ## as if install-info does not exist, grep -v will be happy, and Santiago> ## therefore the code will be triggered although install-info is missing. Santiago> @if (install-info --version && \ Santiago> install-info --version | grep -i -v debian) >/dev/null 2>&1; As the comment implies this code used to read install-info --version 2>&1 | sed 1q | grep -s -v -i debian but the `2>&1 | sed 1q' part was mistakenly (I think) removed in Automake 1.5. My understanding (from the bug reports you mentioned) is that this code worked either because install-info output its version on stderr, or because it was simply not in the PATH. I've just released Automake 1.7.8 which reintroduces `2>&1 | sed 1q' in order to be insensible to where version is output, but I'm afraid it won't help you very much since you'll still have to face packages produced with versions of Automake between 1.5 and 1.7.7 :( -- Alexandre Duret-Lutz
