Building from unmodified release tarballs shouldn't require makeinfo, but with binutils-2.23.2 a missing makeinfo causes a hard build error: ... make chew make[4]: Entering directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd/doc' make[4]: `chew' is up to date. make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd/doc' ./chew -f /home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/doc/doc.str </home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/doc/../linker.c >linker.tmp /bin/sh /home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/doc/../../move-if-change linker.tmp linker.texi restore=: && backupdir=".am$$" && \ rm -rf $backupdir && mkdir $backupdir && \ if (/home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/missing makeinfo --split-size=5000000 --split-size=5000000 --version) >/dev/null 2>&1; then \ for f in bfd.info bfd.info-[0-9] bfd.info-[0-9][0-9] bfd.i[0-9] bfd.i[0-9][0-9]; do \ if test -f $f; then mv $f $backupdir; restore=mv; else :; fi; \ done; \ else :; fi && \ if /home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/missing makeinfo --split-size=5000000 --split-size=5000000 -I /home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/doc \ -o bfd.info `test -f 'bfd.texinfo' || echo '/home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/doc/'`bfd.texinfo; \ then \ rc=0; \ else \ rc=$?; \ $restore $backupdir/* `echo "./bfd.info" | sed 's|[^/]*$||'`; \ fi; \ rm -rf $backupdir; exit $rc 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. make[3]: *** [bfd.info] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd/doc' Making info in po make[3]: Entering directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd/po' ( if test 'x/home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/po' != 'x.'; then \ posrcprefix='/home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/'; \ else \ posrcprefix="../"; \ fi; \ rm -f SRC-POTFILES-t SRC-POTFILES \ && (sed -e '/^#/d' \ -e '/^[ ]*$/d' \ -e "s@.*@ $posrcprefix& \\\\@" < /home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/po/SRC-POTFILES.in \ | sed -e '$s/\\$//') > SRC-POTFILES-t \ && chmod a-w SRC-POTFILES-t \ && mv SRC-POTFILES-t SRC-POTFILES ) ( rm -f BLD-POTFILES-t BLD-POTFILES \ && (sed -e '/^#/d' \ -e '/^[ ]*$/d' \ -e "s@.*@ ../& \\\\@" < /home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/po/BLD-POTFILES.in \ | sed -e '$s/\\$//') > BLD-POTFILES-t \ && chmod a-w BLD-POTFILES-t \ && mv BLD-POTFILES-t BLD-POTFILES ) cd .. \ && CONFIG_FILES=po/Makefile.in:po/Make-in \ CONFIG_HEADERS= /bin/sh ./config.status config.status: creating po/Makefile.in config.status: executing depfiles commands config.status: executing libtool commands config.status: executing default-1 commands config.status: executing bfd_stdint.h commands config.status: executing default commands make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd/po' make[3]: Entering directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd/po' make[3]: Nothing to be done for `info'. make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd/po' make[3]: Entering directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd' make[3]: Nothing to be done for `info-am'. make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd' make[2]: *** [info-recursive] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd' make[1]: *** [all-bfd] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2' make: *** [all] Error 2 binutils-2.23.1 builds fine on the same system (a very basic CentOS 6.4/x86_64) with the same configuration options and build procedure. My guess is that some files weren't properly regenerated before the release was tarred up.
On Apr 8, 2013, at 11:27 AM, mikpe at it dot uu.se wrote: > http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15345 > > Bug #: 15345 > Summary: [2.23.2 regression] binutils-2.23.2 tarball doesn't > build without makeinfo > Product: binutils > Version: 2.23 > Status: NEW > Severity: normal > Priority: P2 > Component: admin > AssignedTo: unassigned@sourceware.org > ReportedBy: mikpe@it.uu.se > Classification: Unclassified > > > Building from unmodified release tarballs shouldn't require makeinfo, but with > binutils-2.23.2 a missing makeinfo causes a hard build error: > > ... > make chew > make[4]: Entering directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd/doc' > make[4]: `chew' is up to date. > make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd/doc' > ./chew -f /home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/doc/doc.str > </home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/doc/../linker.c >linker.tmp > /bin/sh /home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/doc/../../move-if-change > linker.tmp linker.texi > restore=: && backupdir=".am$$" && \ > rm -rf $backupdir && mkdir $backupdir && \ > if (/home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/missing makeinfo > --split-size=5000000 --split-size=5000000 --version) >/dev/null 2>&1; then \ > for f in bfd.info bfd.info-[0-9] bfd.info-[0-9][0-9] bfd.i[0-9] > bfd.i[0-9][0-9]; do \ > if test -f $f; then mv $f $backupdir; restore=mv; else :; fi; \ > done; \ > else :; fi && \ > if /home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/missing makeinfo > --split-size=5000000 --split-size=5000000 -I > /home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/doc \ > -o bfd.info `test -f 'bfd.texinfo' || echo > '/home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/doc/'`bfd.texinfo; \ > then \ > rc=0; \ > else \ > rc=$?; \ > $restore $backupdir/* `echo "./bfd.info" | sed 's|[^/]*$||'`; \ > fi; \ > rm -rf $backupdir; exit $rc > WARNING: `makeinfo' is missing on your system. You should only need it if > you modified a `.texi' or `.texinfo' file, or any other file > indirectly affecting the aspect of the manual. The spurious > call might also be the consequence of using a buggy `make' (AIX, > DU, IRIX). You might want to install the `Texinfo' package or > the `GNU make' package. Grab either from any GNU archive site. > make[3]: *** [bfd.info] Error 1 > make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd/doc' > Making info in po > make[3]: Entering directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd/po' > ( if test 'x/home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/po' != 'x.'; then \ > posrcprefix='/home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/'; \ > else \ > posrcprefix="../"; \ > fi; \ > rm -f SRC-POTFILES-t SRC-POTFILES \ > && (sed -e '/^#/d' \ > -e '/^[ ]*$/d' \ > -e "s@.*@ $posrcprefix& \\\\@" < > /home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/po/SRC-POTFILES.in \ > | sed -e '$s/\\$//') > SRC-POTFILES-t \ > && chmod a-w SRC-POTFILES-t \ > && mv SRC-POTFILES-t SRC-POTFILES ) > ( rm -f BLD-POTFILES-t BLD-POTFILES \ > && (sed -e '/^#/d' \ > -e '/^[ ]*$/d' \ > -e "s@.*@ ../& \\\\@" < > /home/mpettersson/binutils-2.23.2/bfd/po/BLD-POTFILES.in \ > | sed -e '$s/\\$//') > BLD-POTFILES-t \ > && chmod a-w BLD-POTFILES-t \ > && mv BLD-POTFILES-t BLD-POTFILES ) > cd .. \ > && CONFIG_FILES=po/Makefile.in:po/Make-in \ > CONFIG_HEADERS= /bin/sh ./config.status > config.status: creating po/Makefile.in > config.status: executing depfiles commands > config.status: executing libtool commands > config.status: executing default-1 commands > config.status: executing bfd_stdint.h commands > config.status: executing default commands > make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd/po' > make[3]: Entering directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd/po' > make[3]: Nothing to be done for `info'. > make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd/po' > make[3]: Entering directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd' > make[3]: Nothing to be done for `info-am'. > make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd' > make[2]: *** [info-recursive] Error 1 > make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2/bfd' > make[1]: *** [all-bfd] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/mpettersson/objdir-2.23.2' > make: *** [all] Error 2 > > binutils-2.23.1 builds fine on the same system (a very basic CentOS 6.4/x86_64) > with the same configuration options and build procedure. My guess is that some > files weren't properly regenerated before the release was tarred up. The usual workaround is to build using make MAKEINFO=true I will investigate that issue. But I think info files were regenerated, but maybe the mtime wasn't Tristan.
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