Re: [PATCH] {maint} Document in detail some limitations of aclocal.

[Gary V. Vaughan]

Hallo Ralf,

Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> A problem to take into account is that if aclocal fails due to macro
> interaction for some user, she might not be able to do anything about it
> (because she is not root) thus making the whole installation a bit
> unusable.

Unless I'm misunderstanding, then I disagree:

(i) if aclocal fails due to a user's botched macro installation they 
should fix it (maybe asking for help on a mailing list or forum if they 
get stuck);
(ii) if aclocal fails because root botched some macro installation, root 
should fix it (maybe asking for help as above);
(iii) if aclocal fails because some third party packager botched some 
macros, the third party should fix it - and if the offending package was 
installed by root, then it's roots job to chase it up or work around it.

As a general principle, if user-installed files are botched then they 
can fix it themselves; and if the system files are botched then the 
system administrator can fix it, maybe pushing to the distributor, the 
packager and/or upstream developer if appropriate.

Cheers,
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Gary V. Vaughan (address@hidden)