That fixed the problem! I'm not sure if this is the right version number, but here's what I get and I can't find anything under that name on Fink.
[Dennis-Ruffers-Computer:Tools/OSX/gforth] druffer% install-info --version Debian install-info 1.9.20. Copyright (C) 1994,1995 Ian Jackson. This is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence version 2 or later for copying conditions. There is NO warranty. DaR On 3/12/03 2:19 PM, "Anton Ertl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dennis Ruffer wrote: >> >> It's almost installing clean. It might just be me, but I'd like to >> understand why I'm getting: >> >> * Gforth: (gforth). A fast interpreter for the Forth language. >> install-info: failed to lock dir for editing! No such file or directory >> make: *** [install] Error 2 > > Apparently your version of install-info expects $(infodir)/dir to > exist, and reports an error if it does not. install-info 3.9 behaves > that way. Newer install-infos (e.g. 4.2) create a new dir if there is > none. > > One workaround is to set infodir to the directory where your dir is, > like this: > > make install infodir=/usr/share/info > > - anton > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
