configure: don't check for makeinfo version. rename section7 to texi2mdoc-generation

Signed-off-by: ng0 <ng0@n0.is>

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 43 deletions

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3355812f6..b847b53d3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -319,29 +319,26 @@ else
   AC_DEFINE([DOCUMENTATION],[0],[Not building the documentation])
 fi
 
-# TODO: Include check for mandoc + texi2mdoc.
-# TODO: Rename the switch? Just 'section7' is too vague.
-# mdoc section 7 output.
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(wether to build section 7 mdoc output)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE([section7],
-[AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-section7], [do not build section 7 mdoc output])],
-[section7=${enableval}],
-[section7=yes])
-AC_MSG_RESULT($section7)
-if test "x$section7" = "xyes"
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(wether to include generated texi2mdoc output in installation)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([texi2mdoc-generation],
+[AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-texi2mdoc-generation], [do not include generated texi2mdoc output in installation])],
+[texi2mdoc-generation=${enableval}],
+[texi2mdoc-generation=yes])
+AC_MSG_RESULT($texi2mdoc-generation)
+if test "x$texi2mdoc-generation" = "xyes"
 then
-  if test "$texi2mdoc" = 0
+  if test "$texi2mdoc-generation" = 0
   then
   AC_MSG_WARN([ERROR: mdoc output currently requires texi2mdoc.])
   AC_MSG_WARN([ERROR: texi2mdoc can be obtained via your Operating System])
   AC_MSG_WARN([ERROR: package manager or from https://mandoc.bsd.lv/texi2mdoc/])
   else
-  AM_CONDITIONAL([SECTION7],true)
-  AC_DEFINE([SECTION7],[1],[Building section 7 mdoc output])
+  AM_CONDITIONAL([TEXI2MDOC_GENERATION],true)
+  AC_DEFINE([TEXI2MDOC_GENERATION],[1],[Building section 7 mdoc output])
   fi
 else
-  AM_CONDITIONAL([SECTION7],false)
-  AC_DEFINE([SECTION7],[0],[Not building section 7 mdoc output])
+  AM_CONDITIONAL([TEXI2MDOC_GENERATION],false)
+  AC_DEFINE([TEXI2MDOC_GENERATION],[0],[Not building section 7 mdoc output])
 fi
 
 # should the build process be building only the documentation?
@@ -361,33 +358,6 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# Check for makeinfo version >= 5, required for building documentation.
-# TODO: add check for alternatives
-have_makeinfo_5=false
-if test x"$documentation" = xyes || test x"$documentation_only" = xyes
-then
-  AC_PROG_SED
-  AC_CHECK_PROG([MAKEINFO_FOUND], [makeinfo], [yes])
-  if test x"${MAKEINFO_FOUND}" = xyes
-  then
-    MAKEINFO_VERSION_REQ=5
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for makeinfo version >= $MAKEINFO_VERSION_REQ])
-    # XXX: is this sed invocation portable?
-    MAKEINFO_VERSION=`makeinfo --version | sed -ne 's/^\(makeinfo\|texi2any\) .* \([[0-9]][[0-9]]*\)\.[[0-9]][[0-9]]*.*$/\2/p'`
-    if test x$MAKEINFO_VERSION = x -o 0$MAKEINFO_VERSION -lt $MAKEINFO_VERSION_REQ
-    then
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-      AC_MSG_FAILURE([Program 'makeinfo' version >= $MAKEINFO_VERSION_REQ is required.])
-    else
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-      have_makeinfo_5=true
-    fi
-  else
-      AC_MSG_FAILURE([Missing program 'makeinfo', Documentation will not be built. Please install it if you want 'info' documentation or refer to online resources at 'https://docs.gnunet.org'.])
-  fi
-fi
-AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_MAKEINFO_5], [test x$have_makeinfo_5 = xtrue])
-
 # Adam shostack suggests the following for Windows:
 # -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fstack-protector-all
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(gcc-hardening,
diff --git a/doc/handbook/Makefile.am b/doc/handbook/Makefile.am
index d12ad1af8..8be033f23 100644
--- a/doc/handbook/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/handbook/Makefile.am
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ version.texi/replacement/revert:
         @echo "@set VERSION GPACKAGE_VERSION" > gversion.texi
         @echo "@set EDITION GPACKAGE_VERSION" >> gversion.texi
 
-if SECTION7
+if TEXI2MDOC_GENERATION
 gnunet-documentation.7: version.texi/replacement
         @echo Attempting to output an mdoc formatted section 7 document
         @texi2mdoc -I$(pwd):$(pwd)/chapters gnunet.texi > ../man/gnunet-documentation.7