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bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names
From: |
Protesilaos Stavrou |
Subject: |
bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names |
Date: |
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 20:04:37 +0200 |
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Notmuch/0.34.1 (https://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/29.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) |
On 2021-11-29, 19:52 +0200, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
>> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
>> Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:44:17 -0800
>> Cc: 52126@debbugs.gnu.org, Protesilaos Stavrou <info@protesilaos.com>,
>> Kyle Meyer <kyle@kyleam.com>, Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
>>
>> I read in (info "(texinfo) Node Line Requirements") that:
>>
>> * Unfortunately, you cannot reliably use periods, commas, or colons
>> within a node name; these can confuse the Info reader. Also, a
>> node name may not start with a left parenthesis preceding a right
>> parenthesis, as in '(not)allowed', since this syntax is used to
>> specify an external manual. (Perhaps these limitations will be
>> removed some day.)
>
> This is mainly because of the stand-alone Info reader. The Emacs Info
> mode copes with these characters in node names much better.
>
> So yes, it is desirable to avoid them, but it isn't a catastrophe if
> they are there.
Thanks!
I just removed the problematic characters from my repo. Though this
change will be brought into emacs.git as part of my next tagged release
(in a few weeks).
Two questions then:
1. Do you want me to change this now on the trunk?
2. This affects the emacs-28 branch. Should I patch that as well?
--
Protesilaos Stavrou
https://protesilaos.com
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Stefan Kangas, 2021/11/26
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/11/26
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Stefan Kangas, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names,
Protesilaos Stavrou <=
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Protesilaos Stavrou, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Protesilaos Stavrou, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Protesilaos Stavrou, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/11/29
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Stefan Kangas, 2021/11/30
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Protesilaos Stavrou, 2021/11/30
- bug#52126: Problematic characters in info node names, Stefan Kangas, 2021/11/30