i using linux from scratch version 6.4.when i am compiling the first package ie binutils2.18.i am encountered with following errors.my host system contains binutils-2.16.1 and gcc-4.0.2 which satisfy the limit.i searched in the forum and i got a similar one but was not explained well...

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lfs@ubuntu:/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build$ make
make[1]: Entering directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build'
make[2]: Entering directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/libiberty'
make[3]: Entering directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/libiberty/testsuite'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/libiberty/testsuite'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/libiberty'
make[2]: Entering directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/intl'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/intl'
make[2]: Entering directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/bfd'
Making info in doc
make[3]: Entering directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/bfd/doc'
restore=: && backupdir=".am$$" && \
rm -rf $backupdir && mkdir $backupdir && \
if (/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-2.18/missing makeinfo --split-size=5000000 --split-size=5000000 --version) >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
for f in bfd.info bfd.info-[0-9] bfd.info-[0-9][0-9] bfd.i[0-9] bfd.i[0-9][0-9]; do \
if test -f $f; then mv $f $backupdir; restore=mv; else :; fi; \
done; \
else :; fi && \
if /mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-2.18/missing makeinfo --split-size=5000000 --split-size=5000000 -I ../../../binutils-2.18/bfd/doc \
-o bfd.info `test -f 'bfd.texinfo' || echo '../../../binutils-2.18/bfd/doc/'`bfd.texinfo; \
then \
rc=0; \
else \
rc=$?; \
$restore $backupdir/* `echo "./bfd.info" | sed 's|[^/]*$||'`; \
fi; \
rm -rf $backupdir; exit $rc
WARNING: `makeinfo' is missing on your system. You should only need it if
you modified a `.texi' or `.texinfo' file, or any other file
indirectly affecting the aspect of the manual. The spurious
call might also be the consequence of using a buggy `make' (AIX,
DU, IRIX). You might want to install the `Texinfo' package or
the `GNU make' package. Grab either from any GNU archive site.
make[3]: *** [bfd.info] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/bfd/doc'
Making info in po
make[3]: Entering directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/bfd/po'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `info'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/bfd/po'
make[3]: Entering directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/bfd'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `info-am'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/bfd'
make[2]: *** [info-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build/bfd'
make[1]: *** [all-bfd] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-build'
make: *** [all] Error 2

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got no idea what to do???can anyone help me out???

thnx in advance

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Quote : Texinfo-4.8

The missing '/usr/bin/makeinfo' is usually provided
by the package 'texinfo' .... please install the package,
and things should work then.
Which Linux, name, version is used as host ? ?
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hey thnx for the reply...but i am not able to install the required pacake,it is due to the dependency.....finally i downloaded the live cd and i am going to start again with it in a blank space of 8gb(approx)in vmware....
thnx for the help anyway6.0....