On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 06:30:36PM +0000, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > > [5605c12a99493289acb39938f029a2db1cebc5bd] > > > After saying `./autogen.sh` I see > > ``` > automake: error: cannot open < doc/tp_api/tp_api.texi: No such file or directo +ry > ``` >
The build works for me for some reason but that file exists for me. tp_api.texi is a generated file. > Continuing with `./configure` I see the follow-up error > > ``` > config.status: error: cannot find input file: `doc/tp_api/Makefile.in' > ``` It looks like automake couldn't generate that file because of the missing tp_api.texi. I tried deleting doc/tp_api/tp_api.texi and running automake again. I got exactly the same error you did. $ automake automake: error: cannot open < doc/tp_api/tp_api.texi: No such file or directory + $ touch doc/tp_api/tp_api.texi $ automake doc/tp_api/Makefile.am: error: 'doc/tp_api/tp_api.texi' missing @setfilename $ automake --version automake (GNU automake) 1.16.1 Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc. [...] (Annoying as I thought automake had been changed not to require @setfilename, but this must be an old version - I recently changed computer so am using the distribution default.) The following works: $ printf '@setfilename goaway\n' >doc/tp_api/tp_api.texi $ automake doc/tp_api/tp_api.texi:1: warning: use of suffix-less info files is discouraged $ The problem is because automake is being too clever and trying to scan the Texinfo files. I'm going to try upgrading automake and see what happens. > Still continuing, `make` immediately fails with > > ``` > make all-recursive > make[1]: Entering directory '/home/wl/git/texinfo.compiled' > Making all in gnulib/lib > make[2]: Entering directory '/home/wl/git/texinfo.compiled/gnulib/lib' > make[2]: *** No rule to make target 'all'. Stop. > make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/wl/git/texinfo.compiled/gnulib/lib' > make[1]: *** [Makefile:1489: all-recursive] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/wl/git/texinfo.compiled' > make: *** [Makefile:1428: all] Error 2 > ``` I guess that the Makefiles under the gnulib directory will be generated correctly once the issue with doc/tp_api is resolved.
