Robert Dodier writes:
> On 9/26/05, Vadim V. Zhytnikov wrote:
>
>
>>Yes. Is it possible to make configure check for
>>particular texi2html version and issue appropriate
>>error message instead of obscure failure in the
>>last stage of "make install" ?
>
>
> yes, i'm sure that's possible. or maybe just print a message
> about it and build everything except the html documentation.
>
>
>>>another option is to package the documentation separately
>>>from everything else. building maxima proper would not
>>>require texi2html. how about that?
>>
>>This is post 5.9.2 IMHO. Frankly I thought that es/pt will be
>>incorporated into next release not into 5.9.2 (but I don't mind).
>>We need optional language build/installation. Make describe
>>and xmaxima understand locale etc.
>
>
> OK, how about this:
>
> right now:
> -- disable html generation in doc/info/es, doc/info/pt .
> -- create (by hand, not automatically) a separate
> tar.gz/zip containing es, pt html files
>
May be this is the right way for 5.9.2. Spanish and
Portuguese translations are indispensable pieces of work.
But the fact is that we are not ready to be integrated
into release.
> later:
> -- resolve problem about different texi2html versions
> -- make Maxima respect locale
> -- enable per-language builds
>
One of the main tasks for 5.9.3. I'm going to provide russian
translation.
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Vadim V. Zhytnikov