Trying to "make web-doc" for Mandrake rpms

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
> 
> After installing an update for ghostscript (which was missing pnggray
> support) in Mandrake 9.1. I almost could make rpms for Mandrake. The
> latest rpms form Mdk 9.1 are compiled for version 1.7.14, which are rather
> old. BTW, flex-2.5.4, which was shipped with Mdk, compiled fine.
> 
> This is the trace from compiling:
> 
> /usr/bin/texi2dvi: tex exited with bad status, quitting.
> /usr/bin/texi2dvi: see lilypond.log for errors.
> make[3]: *** [out-www/lilypond.dvi] Error 1
> rm out-www/music-glossary.texi
> make[3]: Leaving directory
> `/home/hjunes/rpm/BUILD/lilypond-1.7.20/Documentation/user'
> make[2]: *** [WWW] Error 2
> rm out-www/index.texi
> make[2]: Leaving directory
> `/home/hjunes/rpm/BUILD/lilypond-1.7.20/Documentation'
> make[1]: *** [web-doc] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/hjunes/rpm/BUILD/lilypond-1.7.20'
> error: Bad exit status from /home/hjunes/rpm/tmp/rpm-tmp.98483 (%build)
> 
> 
> RPM build errors:
>     Bad exit status from /home/hjunes/rpm/tmp/rpm-tmp.98483 (%build)
>     make: *** [rpm-mandrake] Error 1
> 
> 
> Looks like it is result of "make web-doc". However, if one types several
> times "make web-doc", the error will change in place and finally
> everything is compiled. But, everything should be compiled at first
> place. It is a bit puzzling.

can you check out the .log file for the texi2dvi dvi run for errors?
Also, double check that you are running a recent texinfo, and that the
texinfo.tex file used is the one is from a recent version of texinfo.

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