Explanation:

"nasm" is needed by "e3",  which we prefer to build  before "ncurses".
[Reason:  If an "ncurses" build fails,  most console-mode text editors
other than "e3" will break.]

Additionally,  "ncurses"  comes  before "texinfo",  because  "texinfo"
includes the  "info" program,  which depends on "ncurses".  Therefore,
"nasm" is built before "texinfo".

Since  "nasm" is  built before "texinfo",  we  need  to  suppress  the
"texinfo"-based  portion of the  "nasm" documentation.  This patch ad-
dresses the issue.

--- nasm-0.98.39.old/Makefile.in
+++ nasm-0.98.39/Makefile.in
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 
 .SUFFIXES: .c .i .s .$(O) .1 .man
 
-.PHONY: all doc rdf install clean distclean cleaner spotless install_rdf
-.PHONY: install_doc everything install_everything strip perlreq dist
+.PHONY: all rdf install clean distclean cleaner spotless install_rdf
+.PHONY: everything install_everything strip perlreq dist
 
 .c.$(O):
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<
@@ -136,10 +136,8 @@
 
 cleaner: clean
 	rm -f $(PERLREQ) *.man nasm.spec
-	cd doc && $(MAKE) clean
 
 spotless: distclean cleaner
-	rm -f doc/Makefile doc/*~ doc/*.bak
 
 strip:
 	strip --strip-unneeded nasm$(X) ndisasm$(X)
@@ -150,15 +148,9 @@
 rdf_install install_rdf:
 	cd rdoff && $(MAKE) install
 
-doc:
-	cd doc && $(MAKE) all
+everything: all rdf
 
-doc_install install_doc:
-	cd doc && $(MAKE) install
-
-everything: all doc rdf
-
-install_everything: everything install install_doc install_rdf
+install_everything: everything install install_rdf
 
 dist: spotless perlreq spec
 	autoheader