[Bug bootstrap/27133] New: Fails to build because of funny version of makeinfo

jkanze at cheuvreux dot com gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org
Wed Apr 12 12:46:00 GMT 2006


This may actually be several distinct minor bugs.
On my Sparc machine, I have what I think is a strang
version of makeinfo, installed by TeX (or at least,
in the tex tree) -- makeinfo --version returns:
   makeinfo (GNU texinfo 3.12) 1.68
This results in the compiler system (most specifically
fastjar) failing to build.

I will apply the obvious fix in my case -- install
a correct version of makeinfo from sources.  However...
The makeinfo pages say that "all GNU distributions should come 
with prebuilt info files, thus makeinfo should not be needed.  
If you notice a distribution that does not come with *.info files, 
please report it as a bug."  Whence this bug report.

Two possible improvements while I'm at it: there really
could be an error message (or a warning) in configure, where
you check the version, and (more a question) is there a simple
way to build without building the documentation -- I've already
got it from the Linux build anyway?


-- 
           Summary: Fails to build because of funny version of makeinfo
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.1.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P3
         Component: bootstrap
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: jkanze at cheuvreux dot com
 GCC build triplet: sparc-sun-solaris2.8
  GCC host triplet: sparc-sun-solaris2.8
GCC target triplet: sparc-sun-solaris2.8


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27133



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