Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU Estimated required disk space: 17 MB |
(Last checked against version 4.6.)
The Texinfo package contains programs used for reading, writing and converting Info documents, which provide system documentation.
Installed programs: info, infokey, install-info, makeinfo, texi2dvi and texindex
(Last checked against version 4.0.)
Bash: sh
Binutils: ar, as, ld, ranlib
Coreutils: basename, cat, chmod, echo, expr, hostname, install, ln, ls,
mkdir, mv, rm, sleep, tr
Diffutils: cmp
GCC: cc1, collect2, cpp, gcc
Grep: egrep, fgrep, grep
Make: make
Sed: sed
Texinfo: makeinfo
Prepare Texinfo for compilation:
./configure --prefix=/usr |
Compile the package:
make |
This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the following command will do so:
make check |
Install the package:
make install |
And optionally install the components belonging in a TeX installation:
make TEXMF=/usr/share/texmf install-tex |
The meaning of the make option:
TEXMF=/usr/share/texmf: The TEXMF makefile variable holds the location of the root of your TeX tree if, for example, you plan to install a TeX package later on.