Aw: Re: Re: instrument-control package

[Stefan Mahr]

>>>> I assume gpib cannot be build since linux-gpib is not installed. An option
>>>> would be to make a dummy function if libs are not installed.
>>>
>>> Would it be possible to write some autoconf checks for that library?
>>
>> autoconf already checks for gpib libs. If not installed, gpib functions will
>> not build. As fas as I understand that's the problem with octave forge 
>> release
>> script. If the gpib part can't be build, the script can't parse the help text
>> to build the documentation.
>>
>> One solution is to build dummy functions if libs are not installed, so the 
>> help
>> text can be parsed.
> If the autoconf checks are already in place. Can't we add an warning
> when the libraries are not installed? I can help with that if Stefan
> doesn't have the time.

Where you want to place the warnings? The configure script already shows a
(incomplete) summary what will be build.