GNU bug report logs - #21063
solaris: documentation installation targets fail in some sub-directories (coreutis 8.24)

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Peter Bray <pdb_ml <at> yahoo.com.au>

Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 11:24:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 21063 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: Peter Bray <pdb_ml <at> yahoo.com.au>
Cc: 21063 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21063: coreutils-8.24 - documentation installation targets
 fail in some sub-directories
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 09:20:54 -0600

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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