Build fails in makeinfo

[Danny Smith]

Aaron W. LaFramboise wrote:
> The last few times I've tried to build binutils, I've encountered a
> build problem.  I haven't been building binutils regularly recently, so
> I really have no idea when this started, or if it might be a problem
> with my configuration.
> 
> cd "$am__cwd"; \
> if makeinfo --split-size=5000000   -I
> /aaronwl/cs/compilers/binutils/src/cvs/src/bfd/doc \
>  -o /aaronwl/cs/compilers/binutils/src/cvs/src/bfd/doc/bfd.info
> /aaronwl/cs/compilers/binutils/src/cvs/src/bfd/doc/bfd.texinfo; \
> then \
>   rc=0; \
>   cd /aaronwl/cs/compilers/binutils/src/cvs/src/bfd/doc; \
> else \
>   rc=$?; \
>   cd /aaronwl/cs/compilers/binutils/src/cvs/src/bfd/doc && \
>   $restore $backupdir/* `echo
> ".//aaronwl/cs/compilers/binutils/src/cvs/src/bfd/doc/bfd.info" | sed
> 's|[^/]*$||'`; \
> fi; \
> rm -rf $backupdir; exit $rc
>  section mapping' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). `mmo
>  a New Hash Table Type' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?).iving
> makeinfo: Removing output file
> `/aaronwl/cs/compilers/binutils/src/cvs/src/bfd/doc/bfd.info' due to
> errors; use --force to preserve.
> make[3]: ***
> [/aaronwl/cs/compilers/binutils/src/cvs/src/bfd/doc/bfd.info] Error 1
> 
> I know next to nothing about makeinfo, but the error message appears to
> be messed up.  Could this be a line ending problem?  I'm on this
> configuration:
> 

Does this help:

Index: src/bfd/doc/chew.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/bfd/doc/chew.c,v
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -c -3 -p -r1.12 chew.c
*** src/bfd/doc/chew.c 29 Jun 2003 10:06:40 -0000 1.12
--- src/bfd/doc/chew.c 18 Jan 2005 08:57:57 -0000
*************** Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suit
*** 91,96 ****
--- 91,102 ----
  #define DEF_SIZE 5000
  #define STACK 50
  
+ #ifdef __MINGW32__
+ /* Prevent \r\n line endings.  */
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+ unsigned int _CRT_fmode = _O_BINARY;
+ #endif
+ 
  int internal_wanted;
  int internal_mode;