Craig Moore venit, vidit, dixit 22.12.2009 16:50: > Hi, > > I'm getting the following error when I make the info target: > > $ make prefix=/usr info > make -C Documentation info > make[1]: Entering directory `/local/software/git-1.6.5.7/Documentation' > make[2]: Entering directory `/local/software/git-1.6.5.7' > make[2]: `GIT-VERSION-FILE' is up to date. > make[2]: Leaving directory `/local/software/git-1.6.5.7' > DB2TEXI user-manual.texi > Usage: jw [<options>] <sgml_file> > where <options> are: > -f|--frontend <frontend>: Specify the frontend (source format) > (default is docbook) > -b|--backend <backend>: Specify the backend (destination format) > (default is html) > -c|--cat <file>: Specify an extra SGML open catalog > -n|--nostd: Do not use the standard SGML open catalogs > -d|--dsl <file>|default|none: Specify an alternate style sheet > (default is to use the default stylesheet) > -l|--dcl <file>: Specify an alternate SGML declaration > (usual ones like xml.dcl get detected > automatically) > -s|--sgmlbase <path>: Change base directory for SGML distribution > (usually /usr/share/sgml) > -p|--parser <program>: Specify the parser if several are installed > (jade or openjade) > -o|--output <directory>: Set output directory > -u|--nochunks: Output only one big file > (overrides the stylesheet settings) > -i|--include <section>: Specify a SGML marked section to include > (should be marked as "ignore" in the SGML text) > -w|--warning <warning_type>|list: Control warnings or display the allowed > warning types > -e|--errors <error_type>|list: Control errors or display the allowed error types > -h|--help: Print this help message and exit > -V <variable[=value]>: Set a variable > -v|--version: Print the version and exit > make[1]: *** [user-manual.texi] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/local/software/git-1.6.5.7/Documentation' > make: *** [info] Error 2 > > I can see that the error is likely related to the fact that it enters the > Documentation directing, then exits the Documentation directory, and then tries > to build the user-manual.texi file in the root directory (however, that file is > in the Documentation directory, which it just left). I've tried to track down > and change where it exits the Documentation directory, but I've had no success. > > I would appreciate any recommendations you might have. I've already been able to > install git, but I couldn't install the 'info' target because of this error. Does it work without prefix? Also, you may want to cd into Documentation and try to make there. Michael -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html