> Von: "Werner LEMBERG"
>
> Try something like this:
>
> AC_PATH_PROG([PERLPATH],
>[perl],
>[no])
> if test "$PERLPATH" = "no"; then
> AC_MSG_ERROR([perl binary not found])
> fi
I added an m4 macro `GROFF_PERL' at `m4/groff.m4'. It tests whether
there i
> Von: "Werner LEMBERG"
> Try something like this:
>
> AC_PATH_PROG([PERLPATH],
>[perl],
>[no])
> if test "$PERLPATH" = "no"; then
> AC_MSG_ERROR([perl binary not found])
> fi
Fine. Sdditionally `AX_PROG_PERL_VERSION' could be used for the
version chec
>> AC_PATH_PROG([PERLPATH], [perl], [/usr/bin/perl])
>> if test -z "$PERLPATH"; then
>
> I think AC_PATH_PROG sets PERLPATH to /usr/bin/perl if it can't find it
> in PATH, so the test will never be true?
>
> Perhaps the Autoconf archive is of some use?
> http://www.gnu.org/software/auto
Hi Bernd,
> AC_PATH_PROG([PERLPATH], [perl], [/usr/bin/perl])
> if test -z "$PERLPATH"; then
I think AC_PATH_PROG sets PERLPATH to /usr/bin/perl if it can't find it
in PATH, so the test will never be true?
Perhaps the Autoconf archive is of some use?
http://www.gnu.org/software/autoc
I tried to get autoconf into breaking by wrong Perl version or no Perl at all.
## add to /m4/groff.m4:
# We need Perl 5.6.1 or newer.
AC_DEFUN([GROFF_PERL],
PERLVERSION=v5.6.1
AC_PATH_PROG([PERLPATH], [perl], [/usr/bin/perl])
if test -z "$PERLPATH"; then
