Re: Configure does not check for Flex and Texinfo (cvs head)

[Paul Eggert]

Sebastian Pipping <address@hidden> 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.