RE: [octave:package-releases] #43 msh-1.0.7

[Marco Vassallo]

> Subject: Re: [octave:package-releases] #43 msh-1.0.7

> From: address@hidden
> Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 18:04:04 +0200
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> On 13 Jul 2013, at 17:59, c. <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> >
> > On 13 Jul 2013, at 17:35, Clemens Buchacher <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> configure: WARNING: dolfin required to install Msh Package
> >> [...]
> >> checking for dolfin.h... no
> >> configure: creating ./config.status
> >> config.status: creating Makefile
> >> mshm_refine.cc:21:20: fatal error: dolfin.h: No such file or directory
> >> #include <dolfin.h>
> >>
> >
> > It shouldn't be this way.
> >
> > What should happen is that you should get mshm_refine.oct compiled
> > but when you run it it should do nothing else but warn you about the missing functionality.
> >
> > Could you please report this as a bug in the bug tracker so we don't forget to fix it?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > c.
>
> Marco,
>
> indeed, also on my system if I uninstall dolfin, when I run

Also on my system..

>
> pkg install -forge msh
>
> it runs
>
> /opt/octave/3.7/bin/mkoctfile-3.7.5 -DHAVE_DOLFIN_H mshm_refine.cc -ldolfin
>
> so even if dolfin.h is missing, -DHAVE_DOLFIN_H is still set, looks like the configure script
> is not working properly …
>

Ok, I will change the configure.ac file as soon as I understand where it is the problem
I think that the variable -DHAVE_DOLFIN_H could be defined because we give a warning
and not an error if dolfin.h is not available.. but I'm not sure
marco

> c.
>