That release is 15 years old. I'm not entirely sure that trying to accommodate such old versions is something that a lot of time should be spent on?
Regards, Elias On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 at 21:47, Louis Chrétien via Bugs and suggestions for GNU APL <bug-apl@gnu.org> wrote: > Here’s the info on makeinfo: > > makeinfo (GNU texinfo) 4.8 > > Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > There is NO warranty. You may redistribute this software > under the terms of the GNU General Public License. > For more information about these matters, see the files named COPYING. > Mac-Pro-Louis:~ lchretien$ > > The build finishes without errors, since it is only a warning. But I will > try with touching the files, just out of curiosity. > > On Nov 6, 2019, at 11:57, Dr. Jürgen Sauermann < > m...@xn--jrgen-sauermann-zvb.de> wrote: > > Hi Louis, > > thanks. This seems to occur on some platforms (especially Apple) and > for some *makeinfo* versions. Lots of messages about this on the web, > but little of it can be done inside GNU APL. > > > Could you please check with: > > *makeinfo --version* > > ? And does the build succeed or stop with an error? > > If the build succeeds then the warning can simply be ignored, otherwise I > could > fix the Makefile.am so that the build continues despite of the error. > > Normally the *makeinfo* is not needed because the output files are also > in SVN. > Therefore > > *touch apl.html apl.info <http://apl.info>* in directory *doc * > > before *make* should fix this issue. > > Best Regards, > Jürgen > > > > On 11/6/19 2:15 PM, Louis Chrétien via Bugs and suggestions for GNU APL > wrote: > > Tried it with 1200 this morning. > > Much better, but i still get those 2 warnings: > > Making all in doc > /bin/sh /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/missing makeinfo apl.texi -o > apl.info --no-split || touch apl.info > apl.texi:4: warning: unrecognized encoding name `UTF-8'. > /bin/sh /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/missing makeinfo --html apl.texi > -o apl.html --no-split || touch apl.html > apl.texi:4: warning: unrecognized encoding name `UTF-8'. > > > On Nov 5, 2019, at 15:13, Dr. Jürgen Sauermann < > m...@xn--jrgen-sauermann-zvb.de> wrote: > > Hi Louis, > > seems like .texi syntax has changed (builds ok on my box). > I have removed a blank which might have been the culprit. > Please let me know if the problem persists. *SVN 1200*. > > In the meantime you can simply touch the output tiles (apl.info and > apl.html). > > Best Regards, > Jürgen > > > On 11/5/19 7:22 PM, Louis Chrétien via Bugs and suggestions for GNU APL > wrote: > > I tried running svn update this morning, and I saw this new version 1199. > So I tried to build it. > > Unfortunately, there seems to be some error messages when trying to make > the “doc” directory: > > Making all in doc > /bin/sh /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/missing makeinfo apl.texi -o > apl.info --no-split || touch apl.info > apl.texi:4: warning: unrecognized encoding name `UTF-8'. > apl.texi:2684: @image expected braces. > apl.texi:2684: ` {PLOT_circle} > > @subsubsection Real Plot...' is too long for expansion; not expanded. > apl.texi:2684: @image missing filename argument. > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:2628: Next reference to > nonexistent node `Section 3.26' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:745: Next reference to > nonexistent node `Chapter 4' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:778: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Section 3.30' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:777: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Section 3.29' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:776: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Section 3.28' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:775: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Section 3.27' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:774: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Section 3.26' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:74: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Chapter 8' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:73: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Chapter 7' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:72: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Chapter 6' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:71: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Chapter 5' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:70: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Chapter 4' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > makeinfo: Removing output file `apl.info' due to errors; use --force to > preserve. > /bin/sh /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/missing makeinfo --html apl.texi > -o apl.html --no-split || touch apl.html > apl.texi:4: warning: unrecognized encoding name `UTF-8'. > apl.texi:2684: @image expected braces. > apl.texi:2684: ` {PLOT_circle} > > @subsubsection Real Plot...' is too long for expansion; not expanded. > apl.texi:2684: @image missing filename argument. > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:2628: Next reference to > nonexistent node `Section 3.26' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:745: Next reference to > nonexistent node `Chapter 4' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:778: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Section 3.30' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:777: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Section 3.29' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:776: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Section 3.28' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:775: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Section 3.27' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:774: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Section 3.26' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:74: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Chapter 8' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:73: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Chapter 7' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:72: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Chapter 6' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:71: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Chapter 5' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > /Users/lchretien/Subversion/apl/doc//apl.texi:70: Menu reference to > nonexistent node `Chapter 4' (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). > makeinfo: Removing output file `apl.html' due to errors; use --force to > preserve. > > --- > Louis Chrétien > lchret...@mac.com > > > > > > > > --- > Louis Chrétien > lchret...@mac.com > > > > > > > > --- > Louis Chrétien > lchret...@mac.com > > > > >
