GNU bug report logs - #14123
Automake 1.11 (and also 1.9 & 1.10 that I know of) fails to compile.

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From: John Pierce <john.w.pierce <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-automake <at> gnu.org
Subject: Automake 1.11 (and also 1.9 & 1.10 that I know of) fails to compile.
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 05:15:11 -0500

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Info page generating app: Automake fails to compile The only version that
compiled is 1.13.1

-- 
John the Computer Guy
228.248.0700

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Message #8 received at 14123 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: John Pierce <john.w.pierce <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 14123 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14123: Automake 1.11 (and also 1.9 & 1.10 that I know of)
	fails to compile.
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:14:14 +0200

severity 14123 minor
tags 14123 + moreinfo
thanks

On 04/02/2013 12:15 PM, John Pierce wrote:
> Info page generating app: Automake fails to compile The only version that
> compiled is 1.13.1
> 
Are you using Texinfo 5.x to build the older versions of the manual?  If yes
don't -- that Texinfo version wasn't out by the time automake < 1.13.1 were
released, and older Texinfo versions were less strict towards dubious
constructs.

Regards,
  Stefano

Message #15 received at 14123 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: John Pierce <john.w.pierce <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 14123 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14123: Automake 1.11 (and also 1.9 & 1.10 that I know of)
	fails to compile.
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:27:58 +0200

tags 14123 + notabug
tags 14123 - moreinfo
close 14123
stop

Thanks for getting back to us so quickly.

On 04/02/2013 08:18 PM, John Pierce wrote:
> Yeah, I figured that out. I got to thinking that it wasn't "your" fault
> because multiple old versions were not compiling. So after some deductions
> I installed texinfo 4. So we're good.
> 
Glad to hear that.  I'm closing this bug report then.

Regards,
  Stefano

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