Hi.
I'm getting errors while compilling Binutils-2.17 (+patches) for the first time. I've tried all ways to make it right. I think I'm making some trivial mistake, but I have no idea what is it. All sources are in $CLFS/souces (is this important?), all variables are set correctly.
I'm starting from $CLFS/sources/binutils-build. Configure is OK, but:

# make

Always the same error. If needed I will add some more logs, but I think it is very common mistake. I'm using CLFS-Book 2.0 (svn), once with CLFS 1.0 I've made it without errors (as I remember I was using different location for sources). My system is Debian lenny

I didn't have makeinfo, this caused errors. Sorry for dummy thread

Are you sure that's the problem? binutils should just disable the info documentation if it doesn't find makeinfo. You shouldn't be getting make errors.

Yes I'm sure. I had installed texinfo package and the problem has disapeared

I have texinfo 4.11 install. I check by running:
makeinfo --version

I compiled texinfo from source using:
./configure --prefix=/usr
make
make install

I'm now trying to install binutils 2.18 from source. The configure works:
../binutils-2.18/configure --prefix=/usr
but when I run "make" I get the following error:

make[2]: *** [info-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/admin/binutils-obj/bfd'
make[1]: *** [all-bfd] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/admin/binutils-obj'
make: *** [all] Error 2


Any ideas? What is info-recursive? is it something I need to install; if so how?

You have to read a few lines earlier (before this error is shown), there is usually something about the reason of error. And read the config log file

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 `/home/admin/binutils-obj/bfd/doc'
Making info in po
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/admin/binutils-obj/bfd/po'


I scrolled up 20 or 30 lines and saw this warning. But I have makeinfo on my system.
makeinfo --version
returns 4.11

I installed texinfo before binutils by running
./configure --prefix=/usr
make
make install

Am I missing a part of the makeinfo install process?

installing version binutils 2.17 works but not 2.18

I had the same error (on Ubuntu) and installed the texinfo, flex and bison packages.

These resolved an error that appeared cosmetically similar to what was described.

This was done on binutils 2.18