GNU bug report logs - #16652
Texinfo index entries should not contain colons

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 08:43:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 16652 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16652: Texinfo index entries should not contain colons
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 02:09:35 -0400

Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:

> So has this been fixed in the years since this was reported?

Only in some info viewers, as I said in my most recent comment.

Ref eg https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-texinfo/2019-01/msg00055.html

The current texinfo manual still advises against it.

But no comments in 5 years is a good indication that no-one cares,
so wontfix away.
This bug report was last modified 5 years and 305 days ago.

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