Re: Binutils release 2.40 require texinfo due to missing gas .info files

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Benson,

> This helps. However, the build script removes config.texi and then
> copies all.texi into config.texi changing timestamps and forcing a
> rebuild that requires makeinfo. This seems to have been encountered
> elsewhere, for example https://github.com/spack/spack/pull/34173
>
> The reason for doing this during the build is unclear to me. The
> simplest fix is making a copy that preserves timestamps, but other
> solutions such as not removing and replacing, or building just using
> config.texi seem fine.

You are correct.  I have gone ahead and applied the patch that you
submitted for PR 28909.  (Sorry for the delay in reviewing it!)

Cheers
  Nick