On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Aharon Robbins wrote:
> This is fine and dandy, except that when I do something like this:
>
> mkdir /tmp/foo
> cd /tmp/foo
> /path/to/gawk-dist/configure
> make
> cd doc
> make dvi
>
> the last run of `tex' craps out in the middle.
Does doc/Makefile put $(srcdir) into TEXINPUTS before running texi2dvi?
(I don't have the sources handy). If not, here's your problem.
If this doesn't help, post the last portion of TeX's log file.
> So, my question is why, and is it safe these days to just use texi2dvi?
> Will the xrefs always come out right?
I run texi2dvi exclusively for the past two years, and it never failed
me. I suggest to use it instead of the manual tex/texindex dance, and if
it gives you any trouble, report that as a bug.
