Allin,
After updating -gretl- from my gretl-git folder successfully:
clive@clivubu:~/gretl-git$ sudo git pull
[sudo] password for clive:
Password:
remote: Counting objects: 8, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (6/6), done.
remote: Total 6 (delta 4), reused 0 (delta 0)
Unpacking objects: 100% (6/6), done.
   16a9a67..9d06a40 
master     -> origin/master
Updating 16a9a67..9d06a40
Fast-forward
 Makefile.in | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
it then went downhill, switching to my -gretl-2015d- folder:
clive@clivubu:~/gretl-2015d$ make -j3
./builddate
make -C po
make -C xdg
build.h is current
make -C lib
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/clive/gretl-2015d/xdg'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/clive/gretl-2015d/po'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/clive/gretl-2015d/xdg'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/clive/gretl-2015d/po'
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/clive/gretl-2015d/lib'
make[1]: 'libgretl-1.0.la' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/clive/gretl-2015d/lib'
make -C cli
make -C gui2
make -C plugin
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/clive/gretl-2015d/cli'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/clive/gretl-2015d/cli'
make -C share
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/clive/gretl-2015d/share'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/clive/gretl-2015d/share'
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/clive/gretl-2015d/plugin'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/clive/gretl-2015d/plugin'
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/clive/gretl-2015d/gui2'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for
'all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory
'/home/clive/gretl-2015d/gui2'
clive@clivubu:~/gretl-2015d$ make pdfdocs
make
-C
make: option requires an argument --
'C'
Usage: make [options] [target]
...
Options:
  -b, -m Ignored for
compatibility.
  -B, --always-make Unconditionally make all
targets.
  -C DIRECTORY,
--directory=DIRECTORY
                              Change to DIRECTORY before doing
anything.
  -d Print lots of debugging
information.
  --debug[=FLAGS] Print various types of debugging
information.
  -e,
--environment-overrides
                              Environment variables override
makefiles.
  --eval=STRING               Evaluate STRING as a makefile
statement.
  -f FILE, --file=FILE,
--makefile=FILE
                              Read FILE as a
makefile.
  -h, --help Print this message and exit.
  -i, --ignore-errors         Ignore errors from recipes.
  -I DIRECTORY, --include-dir=DIRECTORY
                              Search DIRECTORY for included makefiles.
  -j [N], --jobs[=N] Allow N jobs at once; infinite jobs with no arg.
  -k, --keep-going Keep going when some targets can't be made.
  -l [N], --load-average[=N], --max-load[=N]
                              Don't start multiple jobs unless load is
below N.
  -L, --check-symlink-times Use the latest mtime between symlinks and
target.
  -n, --just-print, --dry-run, --recon
                              Don't actually run any recipe; just print
them.
  -o FILE, --old-file=FILE, --assume-old=FILE
                              Consider FILE to be very old and don't remake
it.
  -O[TYPE], --output-sync[=TYPE]
                              Synchronize output of parallel jobs by TYPE.
  -p, --print-data-base Print make's internal database.
  -q, --question              Run no recipe; exit status says if up to date.
  -r, --no-builtin-rules Disable the built-in implicit rules.
  -R, --no-builtin-variables Disable the built-in variable settings.
  -s, --silent, --quiet       Don't echo recipes.
  -S, --no-keep-going, --stop
                              Turns off -k.
  -t, --touch Touch targets instead of remaking them.
  --trace                     Print tracing information.
  -v, --version Print the version number of make and exit.
  -w, --print-directory Print the current directory.
  --no-print-directory Turn off -w, even if it was turned on implicitly.
  -W FILE, --what-if=FILE, --new-file=FILE, --assume-new=FILE
                              Consider FILE to be infinitely new.
  --warn-undefined-variables Warn when an undefined variable is referenced.
This program built for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Report bugs to <bug-make(a)gnu.org>
Makefile:68: recipe for target 'pdfdocs' failed
make: *** [pdfdocs] Error 2
No mention of BibTeX there, however,
C
On 24 October 2015 at 22:45, Allin Cottrell <cottrell(a)wfu.edu> wrote:
 On Sat, 24 Oct 2015, Clive Nicholas wrote:
 Okay, so what should I do in order the build the docs?
>
 Just update your git source ("git pull"), re-run the configure script, and
 try again. If bibtex is really missing then it still won't work, but if my
 second guess is right it probably should work.
 Allin
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