GNU bug report logs - #29731
configure to distinguish makeinfo present-but-broken from missing-or-old

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Mutiny " <mutiny.mutiny <at> rediffmail.com>

Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 08:27:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: moreinfo

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Mutiny " <mutiny.mutiny <at> rediffmail.com>
To: 29731 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#29731: emacs build broken (makeinfo)
Date: 16 Dec 2017 07:38:52 -0000

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since today the emacs build fails on makeinfo &gt;= 4.13, however texinfo-6.4-6 is installed:checking for setfattr... yesconfigure: error: You do not seem to have makeinfo &gt;= 4.13, and yoursource tree does not seem to have pre-built manuals in the &#39;info&#39; directory.Either install a suitable version of makeinfo, or re-run configurewith the &#39;--without-makeinfo&#39; option to build without the manuals.Installed PackagesName&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : texinfoVersion&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : 6.4Release&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : 6.fc27Arch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : x86_64Size&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : 4.8 MSource&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : texinfo-6.4-6.fc27.src.rpmRepo&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : @SystemFrom repo&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : updatesSummary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : Tools needed to create Texinfo format documentation filesURL&nbsp;&nbsp;&n
 bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/License&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : GPLv3+Description&nbsp; : Texinfo is a documentation system that can produce both online&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : information and printed output from a single source file. The GNU&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : Project uses the Texinfo file format for most of its documentation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; :&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : Install texinfo if you want a documentation system for producing both&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : online and print documentation from the same source file and/or if&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : you are going to write documentation for the GNU Project.&nbsp;
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