diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 10c17218b..2ff76e43d 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@
-->
+
+ 2013-03-29
+
+
+ [matthew] - Remove the now unnecessary instructions that
+ prevented GCC's info files from being built; GCC-4.8.0 contains
+ upstream fixes.
+
+
+
+
2013-03-28
diff --git a/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml b/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml
index ca4f4defe..cd7c4e0ba 100644
--- a/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml
+++ b/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml
@@ -105,11 +105,6 @@ done
sed -i '/k prot/agcc_cv_libc_provides_ssp=yes' gcc/configure
- Do not build the .info files. They are not needed here and
- are broken with the current version of makeinfo.
-
-sed -i 's/BUILD_INFO=info/BUILD_INFO=/' gcc/configure
-
The GCC documentation recommends building GCC outside of the
source directory in a dedicated build directory:
diff --git a/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml b/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml
index 7ca724ce9..60c9f467d 100644
--- a/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml
+++ b/chapter05/gcc-pass2.xml
@@ -97,11 +97,6 @@ mv -v gmp-&gmp-version; gmp
tar -zxf ../mpc-&mpc-version;.tar.gz
mv -v mpc-&mpc-version; mpc
- Again, do not build the .info files. They are not needed here and
- are broken with the current version of makeinfo.
-
- sed -i 's/BUILD_INFO=info/BUILD_INFO=/' gcc/configure
-
Create a separate build directory again:mkdir -v ../gcc-build
diff --git a/chapter06/gcc.xml b/chapter06/gcc.xml
index 2489c111a..b36cf66dc 100644
--- a/chapter06/gcc.xml
+++ b/chapter06/gcc.xml
@@ -48,13 +48,6 @@
sed -i 's/install_to_$(INSTALL_DEST) //' libiberty/Makefile.in
- Again, do not build the .info files. They are broken with the current
- version of makeinfo.
-
- sed -i 's/BUILD_INFO=info/BUILD_INFO=/' gcc/configure
-
-
-
As in , apply the following
sed to force the build to use the
compiler flag in order to ensure
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 531e9ce05..eb6e98cb2 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-
-
+
+