Re: texinfo version required by automake 1.9?

[Alexandre Duret-Lutz]

>>> "Ralf" == Ralf Corsepius <address@hidden> writes:

[...]

 Ralf> Why doesn't automake check for the minimum required version, rsp. a
 Ralf> functional texinfo implementation? IMO, it should.

The current version requirements I'm aware of are as follows.
 
  * The `html' rule (output since Automake 1.8) requires Texinfo 4.0 
  or higher.
  
  * Support for .info files in sub-directories (since Automake
  1.7) requires Texinfo 4.1 or higher.

  * Additional requirements can come from the .texi contents.
  For instance the @copying directive appeared in Texinfo 4.2, etc.

Except these cases, I believe older versions should work fine.

The `html' rule is not part of the normal build process; it is
only run by users who want html documentation.  So we shouldn't
require a minimum version for everybody.

The .texi->.info rule are only run by the maintainer of the
package since we distribute the .info files, so here again
requiring a version would not be welcome.
-- 
Alexandre Duret-Lutz