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Re: texinfo / makeinfo 4.11 breaks buildroot

by Dave Hylands :: Rate this Message:

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Hi TDK,

On 10/10/07, TDK <klc@...> 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

See: http://docswiki.gumstix.com/Buildroot#Troubleshooting

If you added makeinfo after the configure for binutils was run then it
won't see the new makeinfo until you do the rm -rf mentioned in the
above link.

--
Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.DaveHylands.com/

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