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solaris: documentation installation targets fail in some sub-directories (coreutis 8.24)

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From: Peter Bray <pdb_ml <at> yahoo.com.au>
To: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 21063 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#21063: coreutils-8.24 - documentation installation targets fail in some sub-directories
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2018 13:55:47 +1100

Assaf,

I just downloaded coreutils 8.30, and I’m happy to report this is no longer an issue. So the bug can be closed as Fixed in 8.30 (or earlier).

Regards,
Peter

> On 26 Oct 2018, at 2:20 am, Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> retitle 21063 solaris: documentation installation targets fail in some sub-directories (coreutis 8.24)
> stop
> 
> (triaging old bugs)
> 
> Hello,
> 
>> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 09:23:41PM +1000, Peter Bray wrote:
>> One last quick bug report for the day. Still coreutils-8.24 on Solaris
>> 10 and Solaris 11 on X86 VMs.
>> 
>> The installation of built documentation (dvi,ps,pdf) requires the use
>> of the gmake(1) option '-k' to avoid failing in sub-trees not
>> supporting these phony make targets.
>> 
>> Successful Steps:
>> 
>>    gmake pdf ps dvi
>> 
>> Unsuccessful Steps:
>> 
>>    gmake install-pdf install-ps install-dvi
>> 
>> Workaround Steps:
>> 
>>    gmake -k install-pdf install-ps install-dvi
>> 
> 
> Is this still an issue with the latest coreutils on Solaris?
> 
> -assaf

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