Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote: Thanks for the prompt reply. > Cameron Horsburgh writes: > > >>>>install-info --remove --info-dir=/usr/local/info ./out/lilypond.info >>>>install-info(./out/lilypond.info): failed to lock dir for editing! File >>>>exists >>>>try deleting /usr/local/info/dir.lock ? >>> >>>Did you try? >> >>Yes, I did. The result is exactly the same. > > >>Do you have any idea where I should start looking? > > > I would investigate why install-info does not work for you, try running > the install-info commands manually. > I've got absolutely no idea about any of this, but you've given me a place to start looking. Thanks!
> >>An alternative which would keep me happy for now is to build LilyPond >>without the documentation. Is there a not-too-involved way to do this? > > > You could try commenting-out the install-info commands. I grepped around a bit and my problem rears its during the processing of lilypond-2.7.17/Documentation/user/GNUmakefile As you suggested I commented out the install-info commands and everything built properly. Thanks for your help! > > Jan. > _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
