Re: utf8proc required

On 03.12.2019 23:15, Greg Stein wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I was setting up a new chromebook, with a completely barren Ubuntu
> install (using ChromeOS linux beta feature). utf8proc was not
> installed, and the configure failed.
>
> This requirement is not listed in INSTALL.
>
> I don't know enough about  the use of utf8proc to know whether it
> *should* be required, or if it *should* be optional in ./configure.
>
> Either way, utf8proc should be documented in INSTALL.

It's bundled, so not a required external dependency.

$ ./configure --help
...
  --with-utf8proc=PREFIX|internal
                  look for utf8proc in PREFIX or use the internal code
...

But sure, it should be documented in INSTALL ... I think you might have
commit access to that? :)

-- Brane
Received on 2019-12-04 00:33:27 CET