Can't install groff 1.20.1 on Snow Leopard 10.6.2

[dreamcat4@…]

Hi, For my system, there is missing install-info files:

Error:

install-info --info-dir=/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info \
	  /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info/groff.info
* Groff: (groff). The GNU troff document formatting system.
install-info(/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info/groff.info): no backup file /var/backups/infodir.bak available.
install-info(/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/destroot/opt/local/share/info/groff.info): no default file /usr/share/base-files/info.dir available, giving up.
make[2]: *** [install_data] Error 1
make[2]: Target `do_install' not remade because of errors.
make[1]: *** [doc] Error 2

I suspect its do do with snow leopard because the last time we saw the issue was back on macs with older Power PC architectures (also not having this directory).

The error is not specific to groff and it can break any ports which use the install-info make variable. For example readline might break also.

Possible solutions are discussed here:

​http://dev.openbossa.org/trac/mamona/ticket/139

​http://www.mail-archive.com/fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg26496.html

[dreamcat4@…]

Here is a quick fix, although it doesn't solve the wider problem

edit the file:
/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_groff/work/groff-1.20.1/Makefile

And delete all those lines which reference 'info' in some way.
Then:

sudo port install -d groff
sudo mkdir -p /opt/local/var/macports/software/groff/1.20.1_1

That's a terrible hack.

[ryandesign@…]

groff installs fine for me on Leopard and Snow Leopard. Don't understand why it doesn't work for you.

[steve@…]

I was doing a "sudo port upgrade --force installed" following a Snow Leopard upgrade, and ran into the same groff issue. Reinstalling Texinfo solved it for me:

sudo port upgrade --force texinfo

I was then able to successfully upgrade my installed gems.

[steve@…]

Gah. I meant ports, not gems.

[lord@…]

I also had this problem. I did not have 'texinfo' installed, but installing it solved the problem. Thanks!

[jmr@…]

Closing as this appears to be a Migration issue.