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[project @ 1998-04-14 20:56:48 by jwe]
author jwe
date Tue, 14 Apr 1998 20:56:53 +0000
parents 7c96e85c76db
children fccab8e7d35f
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--- a/install-octave.in
+++ b/install-octave.in
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@
 
 if test -z "$version"
 then
-  echo "install-octave: no version number!"
+  cat <<EOF 
+install-octave: no version number!
+
+Are you sure you have a binary distribution of Octave?  If you are
+trying to install Octave from its sources, please read and follow
+the directions given in the file INSTALL.OCTAVE.
+EOF
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -21,7 +27,13 @@
 
 if test -z "$canonical_host_type"
 then
-  echo "install-octave: host archetecture not found!"
+  cat <<EOF 
+install-octave: host archetecture not found!
+
+Are you sure you have a binary distribution of Octave?  If you are
+trying to install Octave from its sources, please read and follow
+the directions given in the file INSTALL.OCTAVE.
+EOF
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -224,10 +236,6 @@
 cp octave-bug $bindir/octave-bug
 chmod 755 $bindir/octave-bug
 
-echo "installing info as $archlibdir/info"
-cp info/info $archlibdir/info
-chmod 755 $archlibdir/info
-
 if test -f LIBRARIES; then
   echo "installing shared libraries in $octlibdir"
   for f in `cat LIBRARIES`