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Re: texinfo / makeinfo 4.11 breaks buildroot

by Terry Kemp-2 :: Rate this Message:

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On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 21:47 +1300, TDK wrote:

> buildroot dies with message...
>
> WARNING: `makeinfo' is missing on your system.  You should only need it
> if you modified a `.texi' or `.texinfo' file, or any other file
> indirectly affecting the aspect of the manual.  The spurious
> call might also be the consequence of using a buggy `make' (AIX,
> DU, IRIX).  You might want to install the `Texinfo' package or
> the `GNU make' package.  Grab either from any GNU archive site.
>
> I have makeinfo...
> ]$ makeinfo --version
> makeinfo (GNU texinfo) 4.11
>
> apparently the test sees 4.11 as older than 4.4. see
> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2007-09/msg01271.html
> for similar issue.
>
> Can someone let me know where to apply this solution in buildroot
>

OK.. this (kinda) fixes binutils problem, stick into...
  gumstix-buildroot/toolchain/binutils/2.17.50.0.6/configure.patch

---------------------------------------------------
--- configure~ 2007-10-10 22:14:56.000000000 +1300
+++ configure 2007-10-10 22:14:56.000000000 +1300
@@ -3680,7 +3680,7 @@
     # For an installed makeinfo, we require it to be from texinfo 4.4
or
     # higher, else we use the "missing" dummy.
     if ${MAKEINFO} --version \
-       | egrep 'texinfo[^0-9]*([1-3][0-9]|4\.[4-9]|[5-9])' >/dev/null
2>&1; then
+       | egrep 'texinfo[^0-9]*([1-3][0-9]|4\.([4-9]|[1-9][0-9])|[5-9])'
>/dev/null 2>&1; then
       :
     else
       MAKEINFO="$MISSING makeinfo"
------------------------------------------------------------
(watch the line wrapping) and it needs to be fixed so it applies without
manual intervention.


Terry



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