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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2003-09-22 15:29:51 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2003-09-22 15:29:51 +0000
commit6d62ecd749b23f4ddac3230aad417f90de5b87a5 (patch)
tree881375d7decc146331e53763c6ac731f2e5c7a54 /config/missing
parente0c1d81ac2df7437ef459877cf57bc1fe03b97fd (diff)
downloadcoreutils-6d62ecd749b23f4ddac3230aad417f90de5b87a5.tar.xz
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1 files changed, 40 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/config/missing b/config/missing
index 8d85d40f6..e7ef83a1c 100644
--- a/config/missing
+++ b/config/missing
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
#! /bin/sh
# Common stub for a few missing GNU programs while installing.
-# Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+scriptversion=2003-09-02.23
+
+# Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
+# Free Software Foundation, Inc.
# Originally by Fran,cois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>, 1996.
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -38,12 +42,23 @@ else
configure_ac=configure.in
fi
+msg="missing on your system"
+
case "$1" in
--run)
# Try to run requested program, and just exit if it succeeds.
run=
shift
"$@" && exit 0
+ # Exit code 63 means version mismatch. This often happens
+ # when the user try to use an ancient version of a tool on
+ # a file that requires a minimum version. In this case we
+ # we should proceed has if the program had been absent, or
+ # if --run hadn't been passed.
+ if test $? = 63; then
+ run=:
+ msg="probably too old"
+ fi
;;
esac
@@ -74,11 +89,13 @@ Supported PROGRAM values:
lex create \`lex.yy.c', if possible, from existing .c
makeinfo touch the output file
tar try tar, gnutar, gtar, then tar without non-portable flags
- yacc create \`y.tab.[ch]', if possible, from existing .[ch]"
+ yacc create \`y.tab.[ch]', if possible, from existing .[ch]
+
+Send bug reports to <bug-automake@gnu.org>."
;;
-v|--v|--ve|--ver|--vers|--versi|--versio|--version)
- echo "missing 0.4 - GNU automake"
+ echo "missing $scriptversion (GNU Automake)"
;;
-*)
@@ -94,7 +111,7 @@ Supported PROGRAM values:
fi
echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
+WARNING: \`$1' is $msg. You should only need it if
you modified \`acinclude.m4' or \`${configure_ac}'. You might want
to install the \`Automake' and \`Perl' packages. Grab them from
any GNU archive site."
@@ -108,7 +125,7 @@ WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
fi
echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
+WARNING: \`$1' is $msg. You should only need it if
you modified \`${configure_ac}'. You might want to install the
\`Autoconf' and \`GNU m4' packages. Grab them from any GNU
archive site."
@@ -122,7 +139,7 @@ WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
fi
echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
+WARNING: \`$1' is $msg. You should only need it if
you modified \`acconfig.h' or \`${configure_ac}'. You might want
to install the \`Autoconf' and \`GNU m4' packages. Grab them
from any GNU archive site."
@@ -146,7 +163,7 @@ WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
fi
echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
+WARNING: \`$1' is $msg. You should only need it if
you modified \`Makefile.am', \`acinclude.m4' or \`${configure_ac}'.
You might want to install the \`Automake' and \`Perl' packages.
Grab them from any GNU archive site."
@@ -162,8 +179,8 @@ WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
fi
echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is needed, and you do not seem to have it handy on your
- system. You might have modified some files without having the
+WARNING: \`$1' is needed, but is $msg.
+ You might have modified some files without having the
proper tools for further handling them.
You can get \`$1' as part of \`Autoconf' from any GNU
archive site."
@@ -185,7 +202,7 @@ WARNING: \`$1' is needed, and you do not seem to have it handy on your
bison|yacc)
echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
+WARNING: \`$1' $msg. You should only need it if
you modified a \`.y' file. You may need the \`Bison' package
in order for those modifications to take effect. You can get
\`Bison' from any GNU archive site."
@@ -215,7 +232,7 @@ WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
lex|flex)
echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
+WARNING: \`$1' is $msg. You should only need it if
you modified a \`.l' file. You may need the \`Flex' package
in order for those modifications to take effect. You can get
\`Flex' from any GNU archive site."
@@ -243,7 +260,7 @@ WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
fi
echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
+WARNING: \`$1' is $msg. You should only need it if
you modified a dependency of a manual page. You may need the
\`Help2man' package in order for those modifications to take
effect. You can get \`Help2man' from any GNU archive site."
@@ -268,7 +285,7 @@ WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
fi
echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
+WARNING: \`$1' is $msg. You should only need it if
you modified a \`.texi' or \`.texinfo' file, or any other file
indirectly affecting the aspect of the manual. The spurious
call might also be the consequence of using a buggy \`make' (AIX,
@@ -323,10 +340,10 @@ WARNING: I can't seem to be able to run \`tar' with the given arguments.
*)
echo 1>&2 "\
-WARNING: \`$1' is needed, and you do not seem to have it handy on your
- system. You might have modified some files without having the
+WARNING: \`$1' is needed, and is $msg.
+ You might have modified some files without having the
proper tools for further handling them. Check the \`README' file,
- it often tells you about the needed prerequirements for installing
+ it often tells you about the needed prerequisites for installing
this package. You may also peek at any GNU archive site, in case
some other package would contain this missing \`$1' program."
exit 1
@@ -334,3 +351,10 @@ WARNING: \`$1' is needed, and you do not seem to have it handy on your
esac
exit 0
+
+# Local variables:
+# eval: (add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'time-stamp)
+# time-stamp-start: "scriptversion="
+# time-stamp-format: "%:y-%02m-%02d.%02H"
+# time-stamp-end: "$"
+# End: