https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=122638
Bug ID: 122638
Summary: makeinfo 4.7 chokes on several texinfo files
Product: gcc
Version: 16.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: other
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: ro at gcc dot gnu.org
CC: gerald at gcc dot gnu.org, jsm28 at gcc dot gnu.org,
sandra at gcc dot gnu.org
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 62761
--> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=62761&action=edit
Partial patch
[Reporting in "other" since there seems to be no "docs" component.]
When accidentally running a bootstrap on Mac OS X 10.11 with the bundled
makeinfo 4.8, several .texi files couldn't be processed due to syntax errors.
E.g.
gcc/doc/install.texi:2675: @option expected braces.
gcc/doc/install.texi:2675: Misplaced {.
gcc/doc/install.texi:2675: Misplaced }.
gcc/doc/install.texi:2675: @code missing close brace.
gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi:1842: First argument to cross-reference may not be
empty.
gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi:1903: First argument to cross-reference may not be
empty.
gcc/fortran/intrinsic.texi:15549: Unknown command `cindex,'.
and, I believe, several more e.g. in gm2 docs.
I've got a patch for those (attached) but gave up at that point. Although
this should work (install.texi requires makeinfo 4.7 only), I wonder what's
the best way forward here: fix those files or simply require a newer version
of makeinfo.
