Bug 122194

Summary:	chktex-1.6.2: Fails to install
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Jan Minar <jjminar+bgo>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Text-Markup Team (OBSOLETE) <text-markup+disabled>
Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Severity:	major	CC:	denilsonsa
Priority:	High
Version:	2005.1
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	emerge --info, Makefile, proposed equild

Description Jan Minar 2006-02-08 17:38:59 UTC

$ sudo emerge lyx
.
.
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>>> Source compiled.
>>> Test phase [not enabled]: dev-tex/chktex-1.6.2

>>> Install chktex-1.6.2 into /var/tmp/portage/chktex-1.6.2/image/ category dev-tex
no ChkTeX.tex
make: no: Command not found
make: *** [ChkTeX.dvi] Error 127

!!! ERROR: dev-tex/chktex-1.6.2 failed.
!!! Function einstall, Line 528, Exitcode 2
!!! einstall failed
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.

Comment 1 Alexandre Buisse (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-02-09 03:41:26 UTC

It's possible that there was an error sooner in the emerge process. Could you please attach the whole emerge log? Which version of tetex are you using?
Also remember to always include emerge --info in your bug reports.

Comment 2 Martin Ehmsen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-04-11 05:06:08 UTC

The asked info has not been supplied for more then two months.
Please feel free to reopen the bug when you can supply the needed info.

Comment 3 Fabio Correa 2007-12-29 11:51:47 UTC

Created attachment 139560 [details]
emerge --info, Makefile, proposed equild

Hello there.

This issue is caused by no LaTeX distribution being previously installed. Specifically, the chktex installation looks for the "latex" executable. Not being there, the line "LATEX=no" appears in Makefile:48.

The proposed ebuild fakes the latex executable with a 'touch' when the former is not found, at chktex-1.6.2.ebuild:26.