The source tree in the below build is under /tmp/gcc-4.2.1--x---x----x/. Note how the path contains 1, then 2, then 3, then 4 hyphens.
----BEGIN BUILD LOG EXCERPT---- if [ xinfo = xinfo ]; then \ makeinfo --split-size=5000000 --split-size=5000000 --split-size=5000000 --no-split -I . -I ../../gcc-4.2.1--x---x----x/gcc/doc \ -I ../../gcc-4.2.1--x---x----x/gcc/doc/include -o doc/gcc.info ../../gcc-4.2.1--x---x----x/gcc/doc/gcc.texi; \ fi ../../gcc-4.2.1--x---x----x/gcc/doc//invoke.texi:1080: @include `../../gcc-4.2.1-x--x---x/gcc/../libiberty/at-file.texi': No such file or directory. makeinfo: Removing output file `doc/gcc.info' due to errors; use --force to preserve. make[3]: *** [doc/gcc.info] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/cport/tmp/gcc-build/gcc' make[2]: *** [all-stage1-gcc] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/cport/tmp/gcc-build' make[1]: *** [stage1-bubble] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/cport/tmp/gcc-build' make: *** [bootstrap-lean] Error 2 ----END BUILD LOG EXCERPT---- Makeinfo is looking for at-file.texi under an incorrect source path: each run of two or more hyphens in the path is shortened by one. I believe this is due to Texinfo's typographic syntax conventions being incorrectly applied to the @value{srcdir} substitution in invoke.texi. -- Summary: makeinfo drops hyphens from srcdir path Product: gcc Version: 4.2.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: other AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: skunk at iskunk dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33549