[Clfs-support] texinfo (section 6.28 of book) maake fails

[b-vol]

Greetings

I am building a 64-bit (host amd64 cblfs kernel 2.6.31.6 gcc4.3.2).  I have a 
problem with texinfo-4.13a  (section 6.28 of book)  (unpatched) make:-

make -C tools/gnulib/lib (works)
make -C tools (works)
make (fails)
....Compiler spew below:-
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terminal.o: In function `terminal_end_using_terminal':                                                                                      
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:166: undefined reference 
to `tputs'                                                   
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:175: undefined reference 
to `tputs'                                                   
terminal.o: In function `terminal_begin_using_terminal':                                                                                    
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:135: undefined reference 
to `tputs'                                                   
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:144: undefined reference 
to `tputs'                                                   
terminal.o: In function `terminal_get_screen_size':                                                                                         
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:481: undefined reference 
to `tgetnum'                                                 
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:493: undefined reference 
to `tgetnum'                                                 
terminal.o: In function `terminal_initialize_terminal':                                                                                     
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:539: undefined reference 
to `tgetent'                                                 
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:553: undefined reference 
to `tgetstr'                                                 
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:579: undefined reference 
to `tgetstr'                                                 
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:580: undefined reference 
to `tgetstr'                                                 
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:581: undefined reference 
to `tgetstr'                                                 
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:582: undefined reference 
to `tgetstr'                                                 
terminal.o:/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:585: more 
undefined references to `tgetstr' follow                         
terminal.o: In function `terminal_initialize_terminal':                                                                                     
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:617: undefined reference 
to `tgetflag'
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:620: undefined reference 
to `tgetstr'
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:628: undefined reference 
to `tgetstr'
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:629: undefined reference 
to `tgetstr'
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:630: undefined reference 
to `tgetstr'
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:631: undefined reference 
to `tgetstr'
terminal.o:/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:633: more 
undefined references to `tgetstr' follow
terminal.o: In function `terminal_initialize_terminal':
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:617: undefined reference 
to `tgetflag'
terminal.o: In function `terminal_goto_xy':
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:235: undefined reference 
to `tgoto'
terminal.o: In function `terminal_delete_lines':
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:365: undefined reference 
to `tgoto'
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:365: undefined reference 
to `tputs'
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:369: undefined reference 
to `tputs'
terminal.o: In function `terminal_insert_lines':
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:389: undefined reference 
to `tgoto'
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:389: undefined reference 
to `tputs'
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:393: undefined reference 
to `tputs'
terminal.o: In function `terminal_ring_bell':
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:348: undefined reference 
to `tputs'
terminal.o: In function `terminal_end_inverse':
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:332: undefined reference 
to `tputs'
terminal.o: In function `terminal_begin_inverse':
/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:320: undefined reference 
to `tputs'
terminal.o:/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info/terminal.c:308: more 
undefined references to `tputs' follow
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [ginfo] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info'
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13/info'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/mnt/clfs/sources-151009/texinfo-4.13'
make: *** [all] Error 2

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suggestions welcomed

sincerely
bvol

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