[RFA] Texinfo build errors

Andrew Cagney cagney@gnu.org
Wed Feb 9 19:21:00 GMT 2005


Theodore A. Roth wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just tried to build the latest from cvs and got these fatal errors
> during the 'make install' stage:
> 
> makeinfo --split-size=5000000 -I ../../../src/gdb/doc/../../readline/doc
> -I ../../../src/gdb/doc/../mi -I ../../../src/gdb/doc \
>         -o gdb.info ../../../src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
> ../../../src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo:7035: warning: @strong{Note:} produces
> a spurious cross-reference in Info; reword to avoid that.
> ../../../src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo:21102: @dots expected braces.
> ../../../src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo:21102: @- missing close brace.
> makeinfo: Removing output file `gdb.info' due to errors; use --force to
> preserve.
> 
> 
> The attached patch get things working again for my system (debian-sarge,
> texinfo-4.7, teTeX-2.0.2). I'm no texinfo wizard, so please let me know
> if there are better fixes.
> 
> This is probably an obvious fix, but I'm asking for approval anyways.

It's definitly better than not building (checking the nightly snaps it 
seems they also barf with the same error).  I'd commit it is obvious for 
that reason.

Andrew

> ---
> Ted Roth
> PGP Key ID: 0x18F846E9
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 2005-02-09  Theodore A. Roth  <troth@openavr.org>
> 
> 	* gdb.texinfo (General Query Packets): Fix texinfo compile warning and
> 	error.
> 
> Index: gdb.texinfo
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v
> retrieving revision 1.231
> diff -u -p -p -r1.231 gdb.texinfo
> --- gdb.texinfo	3 Feb 2005 16:11:38 -0000	1.231
> +++ gdb.texinfo	9 Feb 2005 17:03:33 -0000
> @@ -7032,7 +7032,7 @@ experiment.
>  This command takes no arguments.  It ends the trace experiment, and
>  stops collecting data.
>  
> -@strong{Note:} a trace experiment and data collection may stop
> +@strong{Note}: a trace experiment and data collection may stop
>  automatically if any tracepoint's passcount is reached
>  (@pxref{Tracepoint Passcounts}), or if the trace buffer becomes full.
>  
> @@ -21098,7 +21098,7 @@ differently, so the precise meaning of t
>  
>  Reply:
>  @table @asis
> -@item @var{XX@dots}
> +@item @var{XX@dots{}}
>  Hex encoded (big endian) bytes representing the address of the thread
>  local storage requested.
>  



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