[lxc-devel] [patch] configure.ac - allow user to switch off/on documentation generation

Daniel Lezcano daniel.lezcano at free.fr
Wed Nov 4 12:22:06 UTC 2009


Andrian Nord wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 07:48:39PM +0100, Michel Normand wrote:
>   
>> Andrian Nord a écrit :
>>     
>>> As documentation requires docbook2man to be installed, which is not,
>>> otherwise, required for proper LXC work or compilation process, it
>>> might be usefull to be able to switch it off.
>>>
>>> Sorry for attaching file, I currently unable to paste it into mail, as
>>> my mail client (gmail webmail) will word-wrap lines, making patch
>>> unusable
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> For me, it is Ok to add a --enable/disable/-doc,
>> but not make configure to fail if no option specified
>> and no docbook2man package.
>>
>> For me it should be optionnal.
>> I like the current behaviour where configure is running without option
>> and is enabling/disabling by itself the doc building.
>> Could you send a new patch with this idea ?
>>
>> ---
>> Michel
>>     
>
> Of course. You mean, that you what default behaviour to remain
> auto-detection? That is:
> --enable-doc: require docbook2man or fail, generate mans
> --enable-doc=auto, or not specified (default): check for docbook2man,
> generate mans if found, silently ignore if not found (I suppose
> diagnostic message is redundant, as information already contains into
> ./configure --help)
> --disable-doc: never check for docbook2man and don't gen mans
>
> Here comes a patch what do this, as far as I see
> (I'm sorry for violating post-rules in previous mail, now I'll do all
> right, I hope. Should I attach patch anyway, as it might be usefull
> for applying?)
>
> Signed-off-by: Andrian Nord <NightNord at gmail.com>
>   
Michel,

are you ok for this patch ?

  -- Daniel




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