Crash, seemingly in bibtex, producing no useful diagnostic output

[shiblon]

Originally reported on Google Code with ID 155

rpg% make
= main.tex --> main.d main.pdf.1st.make (0-1) =
=  main.aux --> main.bbl =
**********
make: *** [main.pdf] Error 1


The above really doesn't help me isolate what's wrong with my latex and may be spurious.

pdflatex main
bibtex main
pdflatex main
pdflatex main

produces a successfully-formatted pdf.

I'm afraid I don't know how to collect more information.  If you have suggestions,
please let me know.

Reported by rpgoldman on 2012-04-09 03:48:28