From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Craig Moore Subject: Re: Trouble with 'make prefix=/usr info' Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:14:41 +0100 Message-ID: References: <4B30ECA1.2040508@drmicha.warpmail.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Tue Dec 22 17:14:53 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NN7Nq-0003IQ-MO for gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org; Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:14:51 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753717AbZLVQOp convert rfc822-to-quoted-printable (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:14:45 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753666AbZLVQOo (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:14:44 -0500 Received: from mail-bw0-f227.google.com ([209.85.218.227]:59849 "EHLO mail-bw0-f227.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751848AbZLVQOo convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:14:44 -0500 Received: by bwz27 with SMTP id 27so4219529bwz.21 for ; Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:14:41 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=nAJrLJ1js3SrTZXosYjkmxbKnat4KJhOmagmf4qSRQ4=; b=IUryWujv0xKmJn+teegNGRt/vCc2p3nlsMIfmBBOCFA4DnQ5KAqAswBKq2FTSxC/UE j6OZxAE6T9fGXT6qU3oh0bJBgKyWPG5O/+ZvwWzN7Aps7bvt+mI6u27UYISqHw4734L/ uzXE4SBiiRGTZDCbzFekeP96EWYkjxrmpasPs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=tfP43X9zUYu5vHWE7kMLevGhol5mfJvQUtfjbOll4cgZ/u74U1ow+EdchkThdf+Lw/ p56//oQhp/zhO5fdY+eNCXI7mSmGF1/rtd3+N5suBL7MWu5nQChcfxEZfUg/ij6eS0RY sokNwTI647PSK0ZF61OMVhSqE7vDG5s16IIhk= Received: by 10.204.26.135 with SMTP id e7mr2857313bkc.183.1261498481623; Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:14:41 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4B30ECA1.2040508@drmicha.warpmail.net> Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: 2009/12/22 Michael J Gruber : > 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=3D/usr info >> make -C Documentation info >> make[1]: Entering directory `/local/software/git-1.6.5.7/Documentati= on' >> 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' >> =A0 =A0 DB2TEXI user-manual.texi >> Usage: jw [] >> where are: >> =A0 -f|--frontend : =A0 =A0 =A0Specify the frontend (sourc= e format) >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(= default is docbook) >> =A0 -b|--backend : =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Specify the backend (dest= ination format) >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(= default is html) >> =A0 -c|--cat : =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Specify an extra SG= ML open catalog >> =A0 -n|--nostd: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Do not use th= e standard SGML open catalogs >> =A0 -d|--dsl |default|none: =A0Specify an alternate style shee= t >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(= default is to use the default stylesheet) >> =A0 -l|--dcl : =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Specify an alternat= e SGML declaration >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(= usual ones like xml.dcl get detected >> automatically) >> =A0 -s|--sgmlbase : =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Change base directory f= or SGML distribution >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(= usually /usr/share/sgml) >> =A0 -p|--parser : =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Specify the parser if sev= eral are installed >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 = (jade or openjade) >> =A0 -o|--output : =A0 =A0 =A0 Set output directory >> =A0 -u|--nochunks: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Output only one b= ig file >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(= overrides the stylesheet settings) >> =A0 -i|--include
: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Specify a SGML marked sec= tion to include >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(= should be marked as "ignore" in the SGML text) >> =A0 -w|--warning |list: Control warnings or display th= e allowed >> warning types >> =A0 -e|--errors |list: Control errors or display the all= owed error types >> =A0 -h|--help: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Print this he= lp message and exit >> =A0 -V : =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Set a variable >> =A0 -v|--version: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Print the versi= on and exit >> make[1]: *** [user-manual.texi] Error 1 >> make[1]: Leaving directory `/local/software/git-1.6.5.7/Documentatio= n' >> make: *** [info] Error 2 >> >> I can see that the error is likely related to the fact that it enter= s the >> Documentation directing, then exits the Documentation directory, and= then tries >> to build the user-manual.texi file in the root directory (however, t= hat file is >> in the Documentation directory, which it just left). I've tried to t= rack 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 thi= s error. > > Does it work without prefix? > Also, you may want to cd into Documentation and try to make there. > > Michael > > Hey Michael, Here is what happens when I run it inside the Documentation directory (without the prefix): user@server: /local/software/git-1.6.5.7/Documentation $ make info SUBDIR ../ make[1]: `GIT-VERSION-FILE' is up to date. DB2TEXI user-manual.texi Usage: jw [] where are: -f|--frontend : Specify the frontend (source format) (default is docbook) -b|--backend : Specify the backend (destination forma= t) (default is html) -c|--cat : Specify an extra SGML open catalog -n|--nostd: Do not use the standard SGML open cata= logs -d|--dsl |default|none: Specify an alternate style sheet (default is to use the default stylesh= eet) -l|--dcl : Specify an alternate SGML declaration (usual ones like xml.dcl get detected automatically) -s|--sgmlbase : Change base directory for SGML distrib= ution (usually /usr/share/sgml) -p|--parser : Specify the parser if several are inst= alled (jade or openjade) -o|--output : Set output directory -u|--nochunks: Output only one big file (overrides the stylesheet settings) -i|--include
: Specify a SGML marked section to inclu= de (should be marked as "ignore" in the S= GML text) -w|--warning |list: Control warnings or display the allowed warning types -e|--errors |list: Control errors or display the allowed error types -h|--help: Print this help message and exit -V : Set a variable -v|--version: Print the version and exit make: *** [user-manual.texi] Error 1 The first thing it does is go to the directory above, weird. Craig