Re: Tramp doesn't compile on my RedHat 8.0 system.¥

[Michael Albinus]

Lars Bungum <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi there!

Hi,

> Great thing, Tramp, I've been able to set it up on a FreeBSD machine at
> work, but on my Redhat 8.0 (GNU Emacs 21.2.1) box at home, I can't get it
> to compile.  This is what happenes:

You're using the 2.0.30 tar-ball, aren't you?

> mv $$ tramp.texi

Hmm. Doesn't look like the make call.

> test -d ../info || mkdir ../info
> makeinfo --footnote-style=end --no-split -o ../info/tramp tramp.texi

Seems to succeed.

> texi2dvi tramp.texi
> stdin:148: warning: @menu seen before first @node, creating `Top' node.
> stdin:148: warning: perhaps your @top node should be wrapped in @ifnottex
> rather than @ifinfo?.
> stdin:148: Next field of node `Top' not pointed to.
> stdin:603: This node (Connection types) has the bad Prev.
> /usr/bin/texi2dvi: line 526: tex: command not found
> /usr/bin/texi2dvi: tex exited with bad status, quitting.
> /usr/bin/texi2dvi: see tramp.log for errors.
> make[1]: *** [tramp.dvi] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/tramp-2.0.30/texi'
> make: *** [all] Error 2
> address@hidden tramp-2.0.30]# tex2dvi
> bash: tex2dvi: command not found
> address@hidden tramp-2.0.30]# texi2dvi
> /usr/bin/texi2dvi: Missing file arguments.
> /usr/bin/texi2dvi: Try `--help' for more information.

Which texi2dvi do you have? You'll get it calling "texi2dvi --version"

> What I tried was to omit this section in the Makefile, and then it would
> compile, but the version I got out of it never got passed the "sending
> mime-encoding" part of the session negotiations.

Hmm, strange. Without more information (apply "M-x tramp-bug") there's
no chance to analyze.

But maybe you can download the recent CVS version of Tramp at first?
There I have adapted the Makefile that it skips texi2dvi if it hasn't
a proper version.

If you do so, please read the (new) INSTALL file, 'cause there are
some changes.

> Does anyone have a tip for me?  Thanks.
>
> Hilsen
> Lars Bungum                            <address@hidden> <OpenPGP:
> E2C5C0A2>

Best regards, Michael.