Prepare Texinfo to be compiled: ./configure --prefix=/usr Continue with compiling the package: make And finish off installing the package: make install make TEXMF=/usr/share/texmf install-tex make TEXMF=/usr/share/texmf install-tex: This installs the texinfo components that belong in a TeX installation. Although TeX isn't installed on LFS, it's installed here to complete the texinfo installation.