binutils-2.17 build tries to modify distribution directory

[anirkko]

Hi
When building binutils-2.17 in a different obj directory (as recommended),
with the original distribution directory write protected/owned by a different
user, one notices that the build process tries to modify the distribution
directory (with messages such as "Permission denied" and "touch: cannot change
times on /build/binutils-2.17/bfd/doc/bfd.info") instead of writing everything
into the obj directory), and also emits a misleading WARNING message.

Not so bad, the build proceeds alright.

Best regards,
Arto Nirkko

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gmake[2]: Entering directory 
`/build/binutils-2.17_obj0-static_g412-b214-O3-mcpu=supersparc/bfd'
Making info in doc
gmake[3]: Entering directory 
`/build/binutils-2.17_obj0-static_g412-b214-O3-mcpu=supersparc/bfd/doc'
restore=: && backupdir=".am$$" && \
am__cwd=`pwd` && cd /build/binutils-2.17/bfd/doc && \
rm -rf $backupdir && mkdir $backupdir && \
for f in /build/binutils-2.17/bfd/doc/bfd.info 
/build/binutils-2.17/bfd/doc/bfd.info-[0-9] 
/build/binutils-2.17/bfd/doc/bfd.info-[0-9][0-9] 
/build/binutils-2.17/bfd/doc/bfd.i[0-9] 
/build/binutils-2.17/bfd/doc/bfd.i[0-9][0-9]; do \
  if test -f $f; then mv $f $backupdir; restore=mv; else :; fi; \
done; \
cd "$am__cwd"; \
if /build/binutils-2.17/missing makeinfo --split-size=5000000 
--split-size=5000000   -I /build/binutils-2.17/bfd/doc \
 -o /build/binutils-2.17/bfd/doc/bfd.info 
/build/binutils-2.17/bfd/doc/bfd.texinfo; \
then \
  rc=0; \
  cd /build/binutils-2.17/bfd/doc; \
else \
  rc=$?; \
  cd /build/binutils-2.17/bfd/doc && \
  $restore $backupdir/* `echo ".//build/binutils-2.17/bfd/doc/bfd.info" | sed 
's|[^/]*$||'`; \
fi; \
rm -rf $backupdir; exit $rc
mkdir: Failed to make directory ".am12945"; Permission denied
WARNING: `makeinfo' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
         you modified a `.texi' or `.texinfo' file, or any other file
         indirectly affecting the aspect of the manual.  The spurious
         call might also be the consequence of using a buggy `make' (AIX,
         DU, IRIX).  You might want to install the `Texinfo' package or
         the `GNU make' package.  Grab either from any GNU archive site.
touch: cannot change times on /build/binutils-2.17/bfd/doc/bfd.info
gmake[3]: Leaving directory 
`/build/binutils-2.17_obj0-static_g412-b214-O3-mcpu=supersparc/bfd/doc'
Making info in po
gmake[3]: Entering directory 
`/build/binutils-2.17_obj0-static_g412-b214-O3-mcpu=supersparc/bfd/po'
gmake[3]: Nothing to be done for `info'.
gmake[3]: Leaving directory 
`/build/binutils-2.17_obj0-static_g412-b214-O3-mcpu=supersparc/bfd/po'
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