install sbcl doesn't make the info files
I've just upgraded my sbcl installation. For some reason, while the system builds and runs nicely, the documentation does not -- or at least not doc/manual. Here is the last part of the "sudo port -v sbcl" output:
Documentation: man /opt/local/var/macports/build/ _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_lang_ sbcl/work/destroot//opt/local/share/man/man1/sbcl.1 cp: doc/manual/*.info: No such file or directory cp: doc/manual/*.info-*: No such file or directory cp: doc/manual/*.pdf: No such file or directory ---> Compressing man pages for sbcl man1/sbcl.1: 59.7% -- replaced with man1/sbcl.1.gz man1/sbcl.1.gz: changing permissions from 00644 to 00444 ---> Deactivating sbcl 1.0_0+test ---> Installing sbcl 1.0.7_0+test ---> Activating sbcl 1.0.7_0+test ---> Cleaning sbcl ---> Removing build directory for sbcl
I have the complete output, if it's useful. I've tried to build just the documentation myself without using port -- having untarred the files into my home directory -- but that appears to be harder than I expected, as it looks for test results, etc. I really wasn't wanting to stop and learn about portfiles, etc., just now, but I would like the .info files available in emacs... Suggestions welcome. joe
Hi All, this is a recurring issue, therefore I wanted to step in. However, I am on the road right now, so my message is short and purely from memory, but anyway... On 11.07.2007, at 21:49, Joe Davison wrote:
I really wasn't wanting to stop and learn about portfiles, etc., just now, but I would like the .info files available in emacs...
I think this is a general MacPorts issue and we should "install" a policy of always installing the default documentation, which for many OS and GNU projects still is the info files. I have posted about this on this list several times over the last months, and (believe) I have changed the GSL Portfile accordingly at some point. I also filed a gcc42 trac issue. Greetings, Jochen -- Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit http://www.Jochen- Kuepper.de Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité GnuPG key: CC1B0B4D Sex, drugs and rock-n-roll
On 13/07/2007, at 07:31, Jochen Küpper wrote:
On 11.07.2007, at 21:49, Joe Davison wrote:
I really wasn't wanting to stop and learn about portfiles, etc., just now, but I would like the .info files available in emacs...
I think this is a general MacPorts issue and we should "install" a policy of always installing the default documentation, which for many OS and GNU projects still is the info files.
I didn't realise that so many ports didn't install .info files if they were available -- I need as much documentation as I can find ;) -- but I agree that this should be stated as a MacPorts-wide policy. I'll see if I can get that put into the new guide under "Portfile writing guidelines" or similar. As for the port at hand, I think that the best course of action would be to file a ticket on Trac with the maintainers cc'ed, or, failing that, emailing the maintainers directly to advise them of the issue. I hope it all works out for you! Kind regards, Maun Suang -- Boey Maun Suang (Boey is my surname) Email: boeyms at macports dot org
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Boey Maun Suang
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Jochen Küpper
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Joe Davison