[MacPorts] #41857: Octave @3.6.4_10: build failure with .texi files

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#41857: Octave @3.6.4_10: build failure with .texi files
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  Reporter:  Andrew@…  |      Owner:  michaelld@…
      Type:  defect    |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal    |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports     |    Version:  2.2.1
Resolution:            |   Keywords:
      Port:  octave    |
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Comment (by gnwiii@…):

 Replying to [comment:14 Andrew@…]:
 > Nope - A lot quicker this time - but failed.

 Can you verify that you see the messages indicating that the system
 makeinfo is being used and that the
 errors are the same as comment #11?  If so then Apple's texinfo is too old
 and macports's too new.  Here is
 the key data you need:

 {{{
 $ /opt/local/bin/kpsewhich texinfo.tex
 /opt/local/share/texmf/tex/texinfo/texinfo.tex
 $ /opt/local/bin/kpsewhich -expand-var \$TEXMF
 {/Users/gwhite/.texlive2013/texmf-config,/Users/gwhite/.texlive2013/texmf-
 var,/Users/gwhite/Library/texmf,!!/opt/local/etc/texmf,!!/opt/local/var/db/texmf,!!/opt/local/share
 /texmf-local,!!/opt/local/share/texmf,!!/opt/local/share/texmf-texlive}
 }}}

 On my system, "locate texinfo.tex | wc -l" finds 28 copies of
 "texinfo.tex", but only 10 versions:

 {{{
 $ awk  -v FS='\\' '/\\def\\texinfoversion/{print $NF}' $(locate
 texinfo.tex) | sort -u
 texinfoversion{2006-10-04.17}
 texinfoversion{2008-04-18.10}
 texinfoversion{2009-01-18.17}
 texinfoversion{2009-05-16.16}
 texinfoversion{2009-08-14.15}
 texinfoversion{2009-11-15.11}
 texinfoversion{2012-01-03.09}
 texinfoversion{2013-02-01.11}
 texinfoversion{2013-09-10.16}
 texinfoversion{2013-09-11.11}
 }}}

 Many programs avoid problems by including the version that works with
 their docs. There are more copies on the web.  I assume octave can't
 easily provide "texinfo.tex" because documentation isn't all in one place.

 Try putting yet another "texinfo.tex" version in
 "~/Library/texmf/tex/texinfo" and using macport's makeinfo.
 I used "/opt/local/share/automake-1.14/texinfo.tex".  After you copy the
 other version you can verify that it is found using
 "/opt/local/bin/kpsewhich" and run the build step (here I'm using the
 original Portfile to force use of macports' texinfo):

 {{{
 $ mkdir -p ~/Library/texmf/tex/texinfo
 $ cp  -p /opt/local/share/automake-1.14/texinfo.tex
 ~/Library/texmf/tex/texinfo
 $ /opt/local/bin/kpsewhich texinfo.tex
 /Users/gwhite/Library/texmf/tex/texinfo/texinfo.tex
 $ sudo port build octave +atlas+docs+fltk+gcc48+x11
 $ sudo port install octave +atlas+docs+fltk+gcc48+x11
 $ rm ~/Library/texmf/tex/texinfo/texinfo.tex
 }}}

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