I have seemed to answer my own question ... I just grabbed the src to 'texinfo' again and continued the build perfectly.
--mike On 12/9/05, Michael Steinfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I haven't done a make build since OpenBSD 2.7 and recently I installed > a fresh 3.8 > so please be patient with me as a clear a few cobwebs out of my head... > > > I cvsup'd my source tree like always and attempted to do a make build > using these options > +===============================+ > # cd /usr/src > # find . -type l -name obj | xargs rm > # make cleandir > # rm -rf /usr/obj/* > # make obj > # cd /usr/src/etc > # make DESTDIR=/ distrib-dirs > # cd /usr/src > # make build > +================================+ > > If I misses something please let me know... > > I am wondering if this is just a simple syntax error in the Makefile > for textinfo > I woud appreciate a 'fix' or a 'suggested fix' but I also would like > to know how to read > these errors better.... for future reference. > > for example: If I recceive a stop error like this, can I safely just > delete the directory, > re-cvsup that particular source only and continue my 'make build'? Or > would I have to > re-run any of the commands above? > > That way I can identify the 'trivial' vs. the 'non-trivial'. > > The error is as follows: > ========================================= > cc -O2 -pipe -o makeinfo cmds.o defun.o docbook.o files.o > footnote.o html.o index.o insertion.o lang.o macro.o makeinfo.o > multi.o node.o sectioning.o toc.o xml.o ../lib/libtxi.a > makeinfo.o(.text+0x2ac9): In function `add_word_args': > : warning: vsprintf() is often misused, please use vsnprintf() > files.o(.text+0x69c): In function `expand_filename': > : warning: strcpy() is almost always misused, please use strlcpy() > defun.o(.text+0x96b): In function `defun_internal': > : warning: sprintf() is often misused, please use snprintf() > files.o(.text+0x835): In function `full_pathname': > : warning: strcat() is almost always misused, please use strlcat() > Making all in po > "Makefile", line 421: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 422: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 423: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 424: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 441: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 442: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 445: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 446: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 447: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 449: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 451: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 452: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 453: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 454: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 458: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 459: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 462: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 463: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 464: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 465: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 466: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 467: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 509: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 512: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 513: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 514: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 515: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 517: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 518: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 519: Need an operator > "Makefile", line 520: Need an operator > Fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/texinfo/obj (line 212 of Makefile). > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/texinfo (line 18 of > /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/texinfo/Makefile.bsd-wrapper). > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/src/gnu. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/src. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/src (line 72 of Makefile). > bash-3.00# > =========================================================== > > Thank you for your time, > --Mike
