While compiling xemacs I get following error messages: ------------------------------------------ #make man cd ./man && make all make[1]: Entering directory `/misc/src/redhat/BUILD/xemacs-21.2.11/man' makeinfo termcap.texi -o ../info/termcap.info termcap.texi:2420: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ). makeinfo: Removing output file `../info/termcap.info' due to errors; use --force to preserve. make[1]: [../info/termcap.info] Error 2 (ignored) makeinfo texinfo.texi -o ../info/texinfo.info ./texinfo.texi:652: Cross reference to nonexistent node `New Commands'. ./texinfo.texi:651: Cross reference to nonexistent node `New Texinfo Mode Commands'. makeinfo: Removing output file `../info/texinfo.info' due to errors; use --force to preserve. make[1]: [../info/texinfo.info] Error 2 (ignored) makeinfo xemacs-faq.texi -o ../info/xemacs-faq.info xemacs-faq.texi:975: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ). xemacs-faq.texi:1880: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. xemacs-faq.texi:3307: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ). xemacs-faq.texi:3341: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. xemacs-faq.texi:4416: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. xemacs-faq.texi:5294: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ). xemacs-faq.texi:5743: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. makeinfo: Removing output file `../info/xemacs-faq.info' due to errors; use --force to preserve. make[1]: [../info/xemacs-faq.info] Error 2 (ignored) for d in xemacs lispref new-users-guide internals ; do (cd ./$d && make -w MAKEINFO='makeinfo' TEXI2DVI='texi2dvi' info) ; done make[2]: Entering directory `/misc/src/redhat/BUILD/xemacs-21.2.11/man/xemacs' makeinfo -o ../../info/xemacs.info xemacs.texi ./keystrokes.texi:443: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./keystrokes.texi:484: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./keystrokes.texi:485: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./menus.texi:72: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./menus.texi:73: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./menus.texi:401: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./menus.texi:420: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./startup.texi:129: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ). ./mark.texi:118: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./custom.texi:2209: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. makeinfo: Removing output file `../../info/xemacs.info' due to errors; use --force to preserve. make[2]: *** [../../info/xemacs.info] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/misc/src/redhat/BUILD/xemacs-21.2.11/man/xemacs' make[2]: Entering directory `/misc/src/redhat/BUILD/xemacs-21.2.11/man/lispref' makeinfo -o ../../info/lispref.info lispref.texi ./objects.texi:1062: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ;. ./strings.texi:970: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ). ./sequences.texi:94: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ;. ./sequences.texi:275: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ;. ./menus.texi:521: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./toolbar.texi:183: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./positions.texi:85: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ). ./markers.texi:671: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./extents.texi:549: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ＠. ./specifiers.texi:328: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./specifiers.texi:338: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./specifiers.texi:339: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./specifiers.texi:340: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./faces.texi:31: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./glyphs.texi:65: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./glyphs.texi:451: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. makeinfo: Removing output file `../../info/lispref.info' due to errors; use --force to preserve. make[2]: *** [../../info/lispref.info] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/misc/src/redhat/BUILD/xemacs-21.2.11/man/lispref' make[2]: Entering directory `/misc/src/redhat/BUILD/xemacs-21.2.11/man/new-users-guide' makeinfo -o ../../info/new-users-guide.info new-users-guide.texi ./modes.texi:244: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. ./region.texi:159: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not f. makeinfo: Removing output file `../../info/new-users-guide.info' due to errors; use --force to preserve. make[2]: *** [../../info/new-users-guide.info] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/misc/src/redhat/BUILD/xemacs-21.2.11/man/new-users-guide' make[2]: Entering directory `/misc/src/redhat/BUILD/xemacs-21.2.11/man/internals' make[2]: Nothing to be done for `info'. make[2]: Leaving directory `/misc/src/redhat/BUILD/xemacs-21.2.11/man/internals' make[1]: Leaving directory `/misc/src/redhat/BUILD/xemacs-21.2.11/man' ------------------------------------- So a lot of info files will not be generated. Enrico -- eMail: enrico.scholz(a)wirtschaft.tu-chemnitz.de talk: ensc(a)ultra.csn.tu-chemnitz.de