It fails to compile when using "MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@":
binutils-gdb/missing: 81: makeinfo: not found
WARNING: 'makeinfo' is missing on your system.
         You should only need it if you modified a '.texi' file, or
         any other file indirectly affecting the aspect of the manual.
         You might want to install the Texinfo package:
         <http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/>
         The spurious makeinfo call might also be the consequence of
         using a buggy 'make' (AIX, DU, IRIX), in which case you might
         want to install GNU make:
         <http://www.gnu.org/software/make/>
make[4]: *** [Makefile:507: as.info] Error 127
Current patch will change that to "MAKEINFO = true"
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/bfd/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/bfd/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/bfd/Makefile.in	2022-08-05 11:53:59.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/bfd/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:39.960039957 +0200
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 MKINSTALLDIRS = @MKINSTALLDIRS@
 MSGFMT = @MSGFMT@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/binutils/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/binutils/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/binutils/Makefile.in	2022-08-05 11:56:21.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/binutils/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:38.563035937 +0200
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@
 LTLIBICONV = @LTLIBICONV@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 MKINSTALLDIRS = @MKINSTALLDIRS@
 MSGFMT = @MSGFMT@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/etc/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/etc/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/etc/Makefile.in	2022-07-08 11:46:47.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/etc/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:38.525035827 +0200
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 LIBS = @LIBS@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT = @PACKAGE_BUGREPORT@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/gas/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/gas/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/gas/Makefile.in	2022-08-05 11:55:17.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/gas/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:38.535035856 +0200
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 MKINSTALLDIRS = @MKINSTALLDIRS@
 MSGFMT = @MSGFMT@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/gold/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/gold/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/gold/Makefile.in	2022-07-08 11:58:08.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/gold/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:38.522035819 +0200
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MERGE_CONSTANTS_FLAG = @MERGE_CONSTANTS_FLAG@
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 MKINSTALLDIRS = @MKINSTALLDIRS@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/gold/testsuite/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/gold/testsuite/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/gold/testsuite/Makefile.in	2022-07-08 11:58:08.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/gold/testsuite/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:38.524035824 +0200
@@ -2644,7 +2644,7 @@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MERGE_CONSTANTS_FLAG = @MERGE_CONSTANTS_FLAG@
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 MKINSTALLDIRS = @MKINSTALLDIRS@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/gprof/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/gprof/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/gprof/Makefile.in	2022-08-05 11:59:11.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/gprof/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:39.964039969 +0200
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 MKINSTALLDIRS = @MKINSTALLDIRS@
 MSGFMT = @MSGFMT@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/gprofng/doc/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/gprofng/doc/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/gprofng/doc/Makefile.in	2022-08-05 11:59:31.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/gprofng/doc/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:39.252037920 +0200
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 NM = @NM@
 NMEDIT = @NMEDIT@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/gprofng/gp-display-html/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/gprofng/gp-display-html/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/gprofng/gp-display-html/Makefile.in	2022-08-05 11:59:33.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/gprofng/gp-display-html/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:39.479038573 +0200
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 NM = @NM@
 NMEDIT = @NMEDIT@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/gprofng/libcollector/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/gprofng/libcollector/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/gprofng/libcollector/Makefile.in	2022-08-05 11:59:38.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/gprofng/libcollector/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:38.965037094 +0200
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 NM = @NM@
 NMEDIT = @NMEDIT@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/gprofng/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/gprofng/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/gprofng/Makefile.in	2022-08-05 11:59:30.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/gprofng/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:38.574035968 +0200
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 NM = @NM@
 NMEDIT = @NMEDIT@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/gprofng/src/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/gprofng/src/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/gprofng/src/Makefile.in	2022-08-05 11:59:34.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/gprofng/src/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:38.573035965 +0200
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 NM = @NM@
 NMEDIT = @NMEDIT@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/ld/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/ld/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/ld/Makefile.in	2022-08-05 11:56:53.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/ld/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:38.536035859 +0200
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 MKINSTALLDIRS = @MKINSTALLDIRS@
 MSGFMT = @MSGFMT@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/libctf/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/libctf/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/libctf/Makefile.in	2022-07-08 12:02:15.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/libctf/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:39.771039414 +0200
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 NM = @NM@
 NMEDIT = @NMEDIT@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/libiberty/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/libiberty/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/libiberty/Makefile.in	2022-07-08 11:46:48.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/libiberty/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:39.961039960 +0200
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
 CPPFLAGS = @CPPFLAGS@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@ @RANLIB_PLUGIN_OPTION@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 PERL = @PERL@
 
 PICFLAG = @PICFLAG@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/Makefile.in	2022-08-05 13:00:56.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:38.549035896 +0200
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
 FLEX = @FLEX@
 LEX = @LEX@
 M4 = @M4@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 EXPECT = @EXPECT@
 RUNTEST = @RUNTEST@
 
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/Makefile.tpl binutils-2.40/Makefile.tpl
--- binutils-2.40.orig/Makefile.tpl	2022-07-08 11:46:47.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/Makefile.tpl	2022-08-20 05:46:38.535035856 +0200
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
 FLEX = @FLEX@
 LEX = @LEX@
 M4 = @M4@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 EXPECT = @EXPECT@
 RUNTEST = @RUNTEST@
 
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/opcodes/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/opcodes/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/opcodes/Makefile.in	2022-08-05 11:54:59.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/opcodes/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:38.522035819 +0200
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 MKINSTALLDIRS = @MKINSTALLDIRS@
 MSGFMT = @MSGFMT@
diff -ur binutils-2.40.orig/zlib/Makefile.in binutils-2.40/zlib/Makefile.in
--- binutils-2.40.orig/zlib/Makefile.in	2022-07-08 11:56:28.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.40/zlib/Makefile.in	2022-08-20 05:46:38.571035960 +0200
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
-MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEINFO = true
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 NM = @NM@
 NMEDIT = @NMEDIT@