* make install-info error messages
@ 2012-07-27 9:17 Greg Minshall
2012-07-27 18:02 ` Achim Gratz
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Greg Minshall @ 2012-07-27 9:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
hi. i'm trying to install 7.8.11 on my Mac OS X system (running Emacs
24.1.1. i've changed Makefile (see below) in terms of emacs (to point
to 24.1.1) and prefix (to install in ~/usr). install-info give the
following set of error messages (and, the web page says "please submit a
bug"):
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bash greg-minshalls-mbp: {1046} make install-info
(cd doc && makeinfo --no-split org.texi -o org)
if [ ! -d /Users/minshall/usr/share/info ]; then \
mkdir -p /Users/minshall/usr/share/info; else true; fi ;
cp -pr doc/org /Users/minshall/usr/share/info
install-info --infodir=/Users/minshall/usr/share/info doc/org
* Org Mode: (org). Outline-based notes management and organizer
install-info(doc/org): replacing existing dir entry for `org'
cp: /var/backups/infodir.bak: Permission denied
install-info(doc/org): couldn't backup /Users/minshall/usr/share/info/dir in /var/backups/infodir.bak: Inappropriate ioctl for device
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(obviously (?), i was *not* doing this as root...)
cheers, Greg Minshall
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bash greg-minshalls-mbp: {1047} rcsdiff Makefile
===================================================================
RCS file: RCS/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -r1.1 Makefile
14c14
< EMACS=emacs
---
> EMACS=/usr/local/bin/emacs
17c17
< prefix=/usr/local
---
> prefix=/Users/minshall/usr
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2012-07-27 9:17 make install-info error messages Greg Minshall
@ 2012-07-27 18:02 ` Achim Gratz
2012-07-28 1:40 ` Greg Minshall
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Achim Gratz @ 2012-07-27 18:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
Greg Minshall writes:
> install-info(doc/org): replacing existing dir entry for `org'
> cp: /var/backups/infodir.bak: Permission denied
> install-info(doc/org): couldn't backup /Users/minshall/usr/share/info/dir in /var/backups/infodir.bak: Inappropriate ioctl for device
What does 'install-info --version' say? This is most certainly not GNU
install-info or there's a wrapper around it. In any case there should
probably be a switch to skip the backup for non-administrative users or
another version of install-info (try ginstall-info, perhaps) that
doesn't try to work with system files.
Regards,
Achim.
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* Re: make install-info error messages
2012-07-27 18:02 ` Achim Gratz
@ 2012-07-28 1:40 ` Greg Minshall
2012-07-28 4:56 ` Achim Gratz
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Greg Minshall @ 2012-07-28 1:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Achim Gratz; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Achim,
thanks for the reply.
here's the install-info version. (i'm afraid i wasn't aware that
install-info was a local utility; i assumed it was part of the build
system for org or ...)
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bash greg-minshalls-mbp: {1057} install-info --version
Debian install-info 1.10.21. 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.
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cheers, Greg Minshall
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>> install-info(doc/org): replacing existing dir entry for `org'
>> cp: /var/backups/infodir.bak: Permission denied
>> install-info(doc/org): couldn't backup /Users/minshall/usr/share/info/dir in /var/backups/infodir.bak: Inappropriate ioctl for device
>
> What does 'install-info --version' say? This is most certainly not GNU
> install-info or there's a wrapper around it. In any case there should
> probably be a switch to skip the backup for non-administrative users or
> another version of install-info (try ginstall-info, perhaps) that
> doesn't try to work with system files.
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2012-07-28 1:40 ` Greg Minshall
@ 2012-07-28 4:56 ` Achim Gratz
2012-07-28 10:49 ` Greg Minshall
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Achim Gratz @ 2012-07-28 4:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
Greg Minshall writes:
> here's the install-info version. (i'm afraid i wasn't aware that
> install-info was a local utility; i assumed it was part of the build
> system for org or ...)
This is indeed dpkg's version of install-info and a very old one to boot
(apparently from macports?). First off, can you check where it is found
which install-info
It should normally reside in /usr/local/sbin or /opt/local/sbin, which you as
a non-administrator really shouldn't have in path. The GNU TeXinfo version
should reside in /usr/local/bin or /opt/local/sbin and you should
rearrange your path to find this version or edit local.mk to specify the
full path to this version of install-info — TeXinfo should alrady be
installed or you wouldn't have come this far in make.
Regards,
Achim.
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* Re: make install-info error messages
2012-07-28 4:56 ` Achim Gratz
@ 2012-07-28 10:49 ` Greg Minshall
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Greg Minshall @ 2012-07-28 10:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Achim Gratz; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Achim,
this is fink's install-info, living in /sw/bin. it covers (now that i'm
looking) /usr/bin/install-info.
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bash greg-minshalls-mbp: {1080} /usr/bin/install-info --version
install-info (GNU texinfo) 4.8
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(it's odd, but not likely of interest, that fink claims
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i texinfo 4.13-1001 GNU documentation system
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that it's texinfo system is fairly recent, even if the install-info
appears quite old.)
i suspect i should take this up with the fink folks. sorry for the
nuisance.
cheers, Greg
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