Re: [VM] gmake failure

[Michael]

* Herbert J. Skuhra <address@hidden> [2017-05-29 21:07:31 +0200]:

> Michael <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > Woke early so had a bit of free time to install gmake (thanks Mark 
> > Diekhans) and try to install vm.
> > Now, with gmake, I get this:
> > In end of data:
> > u-vm-color.el:759:1:Warning: the function `vm-restore-buffer-modified-p' 
> > might
> >     not be defined at runtime.
> > gmake[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/home/mike/Programs/vm-8.2.0b/lisp'
> > gmake[1]: Entering directory '/usr/home/mike/Programs/vm-8.2.0b/info'
> > echo @set VERSION 8.2.0b > version.texinfo
> > makeinfo  vm.texinfo -o vm.info
> > vm.texinfo:917: warning: @end should only appear at a line beginning
> > vm.texinfo:2817: warning: superfluous arguments for node
> > vm.texinfo:1210: @ref reference to nonexistent node `maildrop
> >   specification'
> > vm.texinfo:2871: raising the section level of @unnumberedsubsubsec which is 
> > too low
> > vm.texinfo:3428: raising the section level of @unnumberedsubsec which is 
> > too low
> > vm.texinfo:5177: raising the section level of @unnumberedsubsec which is 
> > too low
> > vm.texinfo:6024: raising the section level of @unnumberedsubsubsec which is 
> > too low
> > vm.texinfo:6072: raising the section level of @unnumberedsubsubsec which is 
> > too low
> > vm.texinfo:6182: raising the section level of @unnumberedsubsec which is 
> > too low
> > vm.texinfo:6548: raising the section level of @unnumberedsubsubsec which is 
> > too low
> > gmake[1]: *** [<builtin>: vm.info] Error 1
> > gmake[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/home/mike/Programs/vm-8.2.0b/info'
> > gmake: *** [Makefile:37: all] Error 1
> >
> >
> > Now what do I do? I see it mentions maildrop, but that is also installed.
> >
> > Sorry for all the problems and thanks for all the help.
> 
> Building the documentation fails with recent versions of
> texinfo/makeinfo (6.x)... even on GNU/Linux and MacOS X. It works with
> the version (4.8) that ships with Mac OS X.
> 
> Workaround: edit the Makefile and remove info from SUBDIRS.
> 
> --
> Herbert
> 
>
Reinhard, exit was 1, so I followed Herbert's suggestion.
That worked.
Going to be busy for a while, so will let you all know how it goes.

Thanks again for all the help!

Mike