Re: [gentoo-user] glibc-2.24-r2 failed (install phase)

On 06/21 01:49, Mike Gilbert wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 1:10 PM,  <tuxic@××××××.de> wrote:
> > On 06/21 05:38, Alexander Kapshuk wrote:
> >> On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 7:43 PM,  <tuxic@××××××.de> wrote:
> >> > On 06/19 11:55, Alexander Kapshuk wrote:
> >> >> On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 6:21 AM,  <tuxic@××××××.de> wrote:
> >> >> > On 06/15 05:56, tuxic@××××××.de wrote:
> >> >> >> Hi,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> While updateing glibc-2.24-r2 failed to install.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> These are the last few lines of that process:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> ....
> >> >> >> al/execinfo.c.texi /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.24-r2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/manual/add.c.texi /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.24-r2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/manual/summary.texi /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.24-r2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/manual/pkgvers.texi | sort;                                            \
> >> >> >>  echo "@end direntry") > /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.24-r2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/manual/dir-add.texi.new
> >> >> >> mv -f /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.24-r2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/manual/dir-add.texi.new /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.24-r2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/manual/dir-add.texi
> >> >> >> LANGUAGE=C LC_ALL=C makeinfo -P /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.24-r2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/manual/ --output=/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.24-r2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/manual/libc.info libc.texinfo
> >> >> >> libc.texinfo:6: warning: @codequotebacktick should only appear at the beginning of a line
> >> >> >> libc.texinfo:6: warning: @codequoteundirected should only appear at the beginning of a line
> >> >> >> libc.texinfo:6: warning: @codequoteundirected should not appear in @codequotebacktick
> >> >> >> libc.texinfo:6: expected @codequoteundirected on or off, not `on' require'
> >> >> >> libc.texinfo:6: superfluous argument to @codequotebacktick
> >> >> >> libc.texinfo:6: expected @codequotebacktick on or off, not `on' and ''
> >> >> >> make[2]: *** [Makefile:144: /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.24-r2/work/build-amd64-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-nptl/manual/libc.info] Error 1
> >> >> >> make[2]: Leaving directory '/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.24-r2/work/glibc-2.24/manual'
> >> >> >> make[1]: *** [Makefile:215: manual/subdir_install] Error 2
> >> >> >> make[1]: Leaving directory '/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.24-r2/work/glibc-2.24'
> >> >> >> make: *** [Makefile:12: install] Error 2
> >> >> >>  * ERROR: sys-libs/glibc-2.24-r2::gentoo failed (install phase):
> >> >> >>  *   emake failed
> >> >> >>  *
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> If anything more is wanted, I will be happy to post the wanted logs.
> >> >> >> But I want to prevent to logbomnb the mailinglist in beforehand... ;)
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Cheers
> >> >> >> Meino
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Is there any solution for this problem ?
> >> >> > Does anyone else has the same or similiar problems with this system
> >> >> > update?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Cheers
> >> >> > Meino
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> What is the version of your gcc compiler?
> >> >> The ebuild has this info on the version of gcc:
> >> >> https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/plain/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.24-r2.ebuild
> >> >> src_prepare() {
> >> >> ...
> >> >>
> >> >> case $(gcc-fullversion) in
> >> >> 4.8.[0-3]|4.9.0)
> >> >> eerror "You need to switch to a newer compiler; gcc-4.8.[0-3] and
> >> >> gcc-4.9.0 miscompile"
> >> >> eerror "glibc.  See https://bugs.gentoo.org/547420 for details."
> >> >> die "need to switch compilers #547420"
> >> >> ;;
> >> >> esac
> >> >> ...
> >> >> }
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > The gcc on my system says:
> >> >
> >> > gcc (Gentoo 5.4.0-r3 p1.3, pie-0.6.5) 5.4.0
> >> > Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> >> > This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
> >> > warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> >> >
> >> > if asked...
> >> >
> >> > Cheers
> >> > mcc
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> See if this post [1] helps:
> >> [1]. https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-789652-start-0.html
> >>
> > "My" problem seem to be related to the syntax-fu of texinfo (see above) and seem
> > to not gcc related, since compilation itsself runs fine.
> >
> > How can I fix it instead of watching it over and over at each
> > suncing...
>
> Right, something is broken with your makeinfo command from texinfo.
>
> As a workaround, you could uninstall texinfo, and then upgrade glibc.
> If the makeinfo command is not found, it will simply skip that build
> step and leave you without a "libc.info" documentation file.
>

THANKS A LOT! SAVED MY DAY! :)))
That's neat ... but who normally thinks aboyt "a not necessarily
needed dependancy" (texinfo)?

Cheers
Meino