--- loncom/build/help_graphics_converter.pl	2002/07/17 15:45:49	1.2
+++ loncom/build/help_graphics_converter.pl	2012/01/02 11:37:02	1.5
@@ -28,6 +28,30 @@
 
 use strict;
 
+##
+#  Sub to determine the relative modification dates of files:
+#
+# @param file1 - First file
+# @param file2 - Seond file
+#
+# @return - 0 if file 1's mtime is <= file2's 1 otherwise.
+sub newer {
+    my ($file1, $file2) = @_;
+
+    # IF file2 does not exist, return false to force the build:
+
+    if (not (-s $file2)) {
+	return 0;
+    }
+
+    # Check modification times if file2 exists:
+
+    my $m1 = (stat($file1))[9];
+    my $m2 = (stat($file2))[9];
+
+    return $m2 > $m1;
+}
+
 my $dirprefix = "../html/adm/help/";
 
 # Check that the png directory exists
@@ -35,8 +59,17 @@ if (not (-d $dirprefix . "png/"))
 { die "Can't convert help graphics because the png directory is not ".
       "installed."; }
 
-mkdir $dirprefix . "gif/";
-mkdir $dirprefix . "eps/";
+mkdir $dirprefix . "gif/", 0755;
+mkdir $dirprefix . "eps/", 0755;
+
+my $convert = `which convert`;
+if ($convert eq '')
+{
+    open LOG, ">> WARNINGS";
+    print LOG "**** ERROR **** ImageMagick is not installed. You must install ImageMagick to use LON-CAPA. Please see your installation instructions.\n";
+    print "**** ERROR **** ImageMagick is not installed. You must install ImageMagick to use LON-CAPA. Please see your installation instructions.\n";
+    exit;
+}
 
 foreach my $file (glob($dirprefix . "png/*.png"))
 {
@@ -46,8 +79,8 @@ foreach my $file (glob($dirprefix . "png
     
     
     print "Converting $filename... gif";
-    system ("convert $file $gifdest\n") if (not (-s $gifdest));
+    system ("convert $file $gifdest\n") if (not &newer($file, $gifdest));
     print " eps";
-    system ("convert $file $epsdest\n") if (not (-s $epsdest));
+    system ("convert $file $epsdest\n") if (not &newer($file, $epsdest));
     print " done.\n";
 }