Texinfo 3.12b breaking texi files in GNOME?

["William F. Maton" <wmaton enterprise ic gc ca>]

Just a heads up.  The latest glibc (2.0.106) wants a newer version of the
GNU texinfo collection.  After installing texinfo 3.12b from
alpha.gnu.org (but not glibc - holding off for something else), I went
back to compile the latest stuff from GNOME via CVS, and get the
following:

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnome/ORBit'
Making all in libIDL
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnome/ORBit/libIDL'
cd . && automake --gnu Makefile
cd . \
  && CONFIG_FILES=Makefile CONFIG_HEADERS= /bin/sh ./config.status
creating Makefile
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnome/ORBit/libIDL'
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnome/ORBit/libIDL'
cd . \
  && makeinfo `echo libIDL.texi | sed 's,.*/,,'`
Making info file `libIDL.info' from `libIDL.texi'.
libIDL.texi:134: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ).
libIDL.texi:140: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ).
libIDL.texi:187: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ).
libIDL.texi:247: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not ).
makeinfo: Removing output file `/usr/src/gnome/ORBit/libIDL/libIDL.info'
due to errors; use --force to preserve.
make[2]: *** [libIDL.info] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnome/ORBit/libIDL'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnome/ORBit'
make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2
quepasa 56%

ORBit's texi stuff complains in similar ways.

wfms