I think you're right: the buildds only build the arch-dependent packages using dpkg-buildpackage -B. So, the solution to this bug is to either move texinfo th Build-Depends, or to not call it when building monotone (as opposed to monotone-doc).
That would also explain why, when I built without -B, I did not get any errors: dpkg-buildpackage took Build-Depends-Indep into account. -- Ludovic Brenta. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]