On Tue, 24 Jul 2018 at 19:49, J.W. Jagersma <jwjagersma@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Trying to build gcc from git sources (first attempt, usually I stick to > releases). I'm seeing a long list of errors from makeinfo: > > ../../gcc/gcc/doc/invoke.texi:1336: table requires an argument: the > formatter for @item > ../../gcc/gcc/doc/invoke.texi:1460: table requires an argument: the > formatter for @item > ../../gcc/gcc/doc/invoke.texi:1490: table requires an argument: the > formatter for @item > ../../gcc/gcc/doc/invoke.texi:1817: table requires an argument: the > formatter for @item > ../../gcc/gcc/doc/invoke.texi:2319: table requires an argument: the > formatter for @item > ../../gcc/gcc/doc/invoke.texi:2772: table requires an argument: the > formatter for @item > (...etc...) > > Do I need some specific version of texinfo? Texinfo errors usually mean you're building an older GCC with a new, stricter texinfo. > Or is there some way to > disable generating documentation? Add MAKEINFO=missing to your configure arguments to disable it.
