Re: Trouble with 'make prefix=/usr info'

[Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>]

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