From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Jun 18 19:07:17 2013 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Jun 2013 23:07:17 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54059 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Up4zd-0007l3-4f for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:07:17 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:58639) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Up4pq-0007P1-NN for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:57:11 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Up4pk-000758-Aa for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:57:05 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-101.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, USER_IN_WHITELIST autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:45883) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Up4pk-000751-7J for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:57:04 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60352) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Up4pj-0001Um-26 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:57:04 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Up4pf-00074Q-AV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:57:02 -0400 Received: from mout.web.de ([212.227.15.3]:55611) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Up4pf-000744-1j for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:56:59 -0400 Received: from zaphod.ms25.net ([82.83.48.91]) by smtp.web.de (mrweb102) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0MgwdY-1UbpJ03bv6-00M6ED for ; Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:47 +0200 Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:45 +0200 Message-Id: <87a9mnhvte.fsf@zaphod.ms25.net> From: Reinhard Kotucha To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: Elisp Intro: missing configure script X-Mailer: VM 8.1.1 under 23.2.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:kFU1I9ET5TiABSYf/lI08cD2s1JqO/D7C/MIvHP8T1ujMqOK1jZ fokETYPZ/2lRukemjhXoJX0vVulxaGsnw26RvFySfSnSH9PmETCrlJcb34cCDB2iq85ZGly 95gJttHpUEtpovzfT23qSwss+l81nm6sWxcRiWsI70Cxsefz+fbsADhyiUOKqaWcdVVtJwb Ure/Sli8Wt/9ynnogxHig== X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:07:15 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: reinhard.kotucha@web.de List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) Hi, I downloaded the "Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp" written by Robert J. Chassell. The Makefile contains lines like MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@ INFO_OPTS=@INFO_OPTS@ MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@ But unless I overlooked something, there is no program which expands placeholders like "@MKDIR_P@". I suppose that the configure script got lost somehow. Don't know whether this is the correct place for such questions but at least the README sais "This file is part of GNU Emacs." 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Microsoft is the question, and the answer is NO. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Jun 19 03:14:57 2013 Received: (at 14660) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Jun 2013 07:14:57 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54575 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1UpCbX-0006zS-Sw for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:14:56 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([208.118.235.10]:34100 ident=Debian-exim) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1UpCbU-0006zJ-7z for 14660@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:14:53 -0400 Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UpCbT-0003ct-HT; Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:14:51 -0400 From: Glenn Morris To: reinhard.kotucha@web.de Subject: Re: bug#14660: Elisp Intro: missing configure script References: <87a9mnhvte.fsf@zaphod.ms25.net> X-Spook: S Key Plame bluebird White House UMTS Consul Echelon X-Ran: W[d&!m71O1\fgmg5QpP6dxkRNu$Ge_amdJVec8hkMB?<|Sor!j}r02t0^r;$+vwQ)PmgNv X-Hue: magenta X-Debbugs-No-Ack: yes X-Attribution: GM Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:14:51 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87a9mnhvte.fsf@zaphod.ms25.net> (Reinhard Kotucha's message of "Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:45 +0200") Message-ID: <2oa9mmmv10.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Score: -6.2 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 14660 Cc: 14660@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -6.2 (------) Reinhard Kotucha wrote: > I downloaded the "Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp" written > by Robert J. Chassell. > > The Makefile contains lines like > > MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@ Thanks for the report. You did not say where you downloaded it from, but assuming you meant http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs-lisp-intro/texi/emacs-lisp-intro-texi.tar.gz this is fixed now. There isn't supposed to be a configure script included, you are supposed to just be able to run make. Note that this manual is included with every Emacs release since 22.1 (six years ago), so AFAIK very few people download it separately. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Jun 19 03:15:13 2013 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Jun 2013 07:15:13 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54579 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1UpCbl-00070e-AH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:15:12 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([208.118.235.10]:34105 ident=Debian-exim) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1UpCbi-00070T-1j for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:15:06 -0400 Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UpCbh-0003gy-Q7 for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:15:05 -0400 Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:15:05 -0400 Message-Id: Subject: control message for bug 14660 To: X-Mailer: mail (GNU Mailutils 2.1) From: Glenn Morris X-Spam-Score: -6.2 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -6.2 (------) close 14660 From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Jun 20 17:57:30 2013 Received: (at 14660) by debbugs.gnu.org; 20 Jun 2013 21:57:30 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59406 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1UpmrB-0004OL-1q for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:57:29 -0400 Received: from mout.web.de ([212.227.17.11]:56767) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Upmr9-0004O5-Fd for 14660@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:57:27 -0400 Received: from zaphod.ms25.net ([82.83.48.91]) by smtp.web.de (mrweb002) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0Lym19-1UCU5f49OZ-016AIT; Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:57:21 +0200 From: Reinhard Kotucha MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <20931.31423.684378.451173@zaphod.ms25.net> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:57:19 +0200 To: Glenn Morris Subject: Re: bug#14660: Elisp Intro: missing configure script In-Reply-To: <2oa9mmmv10.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> References: <87a9mnhvte.fsf@zaphod.ms25.net> <2oa9mmmv10.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> X-Mailer: VM 8.1.1 under 23.2.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:KRT4kBz77ZjrltJoAMfO337v6JssgqKG62NBe/6pb6F0dhAba0F fC5uWUtUH+k5Z++eQXOexD0toyJmn+9iN2PjJCPuXVt7BWr+HNeGwstqbjH7ebnCmUbSfBd L+mHaf1/UGJ6y30p/CP5HX8ml7NCMJSF3evj0bkYqdgHVnrRXJKt/0nuzeOQg9H70knjd8d rGWeJkQp7iBiIlevaUgTQ== X-Spam-Score: -1.3 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 14660 Cc: reinhard.kotucha@web.de, 14660@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: reinhard.kotucha@web.de List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.3 (-) On 2013-06-19 at 03:14:51 -0400, Glenn Morris wrote: > Reinhard Kotucha wrote: > > > I downloaded the "Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp" written > > by Robert J. Chassell. > > > > The Makefile contains lines like > > > > MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@ > > Thanks for the report. > You did not say where you downloaded it from, but assuming you meant > > http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs-lisp-intro/texi/emacs-lisp-intro-texi.tar.gz Hi Glenn, yes, since this directory exists I assumed that it contains the "master sources". > this is fixed now. Thanks. The Makefile works like a charm now. There is still an issue: The README is quite confusing regarding the inclusion of .eps files. And the explanation is even wrong. When RJC wrote the document, the @image macro certainly didn't exist. As a workaround he loaded epsf.tex in a @tex environment. But since everything between "@tex" and "@end tex" is executed within a group, i.e. the macros defined by epsf.tex are forgotten after "@end tex", epsf.tex had to be loaded again whenever a new .eps file was supposed to be included. Loading such a tiny macro package several times is certainly not a problem, but the actual cause of the problem is that TeX allocates file descriptors globally. Whenever epsf.tex is loaded, a new file descriptor is allocated. TeX supports only 16 file descriptors for \read and 16 for \write. And texinfo already allocates some of them for it's own auxiliary files. RJC assumed that you can have more .eps files if you have a bigger computer. Admittedly, it took me some time to find out what's going wrong. I encountered the problem in 1995 when I created a copy on paper but didn't know how to solve the problem at this time. Since everything works out of the box nowadays, I recommend to remove the confusing suggestions from the README file. Furthermore, there is no need to support ancient versions of texinfo because a recent version of texinfo.tex is provided by the package anyway. 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