Re: Checking for built files

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On Tuesday 30 October 2007 15:13, Andrej Prsa wrote:
> > Here is an example project that illustrates this.  It requires a
> > `mygen' program to build a source.  If the program isn't available
> > but the source is available, the build will succeed.  Otherwise the
> > user will get an error saying that a required program wasn't found.
>
> Would it be considered bad practice to test for the missing tools at
> configure stage ...

I've long since deleted it, but IIRC, that's exactly what the example 
was all about; it *didn't* wait for...

> ... rather than the building stage ...

...and I don't believe it cared tuppence for...

> *if* maintainer mode is enabled?

Regards,
Keith.


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