GDB 4.7. Error making gdb.info when building in another directory

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From: John Eaton
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1992 17:41

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The makeinfo program doesn't know where to find gdb-${CONFIG}.texi, so
making gdb.info fails if the build is done in another directory.
The following patch to gdb/doc/Makefile.in fixes the problem.

--- Makefile.in.orig	Fri Oct 23 13:38:21 1992
+++ Makefile.in	Fri Oct 23 13:38:51 1992
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 # cope with all the markup.  In the meantime, we distribute the info
 # files 
 gdb.info: gdb-${CONFIG}.texi
-	$(MAKEINFO) -o ./gdb.info gdb-${CONFIG}.texi
+	$(MAKEINFO) -o ./gdb.info $(srcdir)/gdb-${CONFIG}.texi
 
 # GDB MANUAL: roff translations
 # Try to use a recent texi2roff.  v2 was put on prep in jan91.


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ULTRIX and DEC OSF/1.   -- DEC catalog (1992). | jwe@che.utexas.edu

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