Confusing INSTALL.generic

[Gavin Smith]

On Fri, Sep 06, 2024 at 10:07:15AM +0200, Patrice Dumas wrote:
> > P.S. The `INSTALL.generic' file opens with
> > 
> >   Basic Installation
> >   ==================
> >   
> >      The following shell commands:
> >   
> >        test -f configure || ./bootstrap
> >        ./configure
> >        make
> >        make install
> > 
> > but there is no `boostrap' file.  I eventually figured out what to do,
> > but it added unnecessary friction.  As a person with "fresh eyes", I
> > figured I should let you know about the problem.
> 
> Indeed, if I understood well, for texinfo, it should be
> 
>   test -f configure || ./autogen.sh
> 
> However, this file is not under our control, so I am not sure what we
> could do.  Gavin, and idea?

In fact, I complained about this already:

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2023-08/msg00000.html (see
the last bullet point).  They changed it slightly after my report
but left the first line with "./bootstrap" in.

I guess we could try complaining again about it?