Subject: bug#23613: closed (Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#23613: Fix emerge xref in manual)

From: [email-masked] (GNU bug Tracking System)
Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 02:54:02 +0000

Your bug report

#23613: Fix emerge xref in manual

which was filed against the diffutils package, has been closed.

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Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#23613: Fix emerge xref in manual
From: Jim Meyering <[email-masked]>
To: Glenn Morris <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 19:52:46 -0700
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Glenn Morris <[email-masked]> wrote:
> Package: diffutils
> Severity: minor
>
> Hi - the following fixes an xref from the diffutils manual to the Emacs one.
>
> You might also want to add some redirects for the online version, like eg
>
> http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/manual/.htaccess?root=emacs&view=markup

Does anyone else have automation to do that, or is it all done manually?

> --- a/doc/diffutils.texi
> +++ b/doc/diffutils.texi
> @@ -2438,7 +2438,7 @@ put the merged text.  @xref{Invoking sdiff}, for more details on the
>  options to @command{sdiff}.
>
>  Another way to merge files interactively is to use the Emacs Lisp
> -package @command{emerge}.  @xref{emerge, , emerge, emacs, The
> +package @command{emerge}.  @xref{Emerge, , Emerge, emacs, The
>  @acronym{GNU} Emacs Manual}, for more information.
>
>  @menu

Thanks. Here's the patch I will soon push. Holler if you'd like
anything to be changed:
From 752679190cf610ea32c54d625c368bb87da156fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Glenn Morris <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 19:51:36 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] doc: fix a reference to emacs' emerge node

* doc/diffutils.texi (Interactive Merging): Correct a reference to
emacs' emerge node: s/emerge/Emerge/.
This addresses http://debbugs.gnu.org/23613
---
 doc/diffutils.texi | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/diffutils.texi b/doc/diffutils.texi
index b7c7fad..b478380 100644
--- a/doc/diffutils.texi
+++ b/doc/diffutils.texi
@@ -2438,7 +2438,7 @@ put the merged text.  @xref{Invoking sdiff}, for more details on the
 options to @command{sdiff}.

 Another way to merge files interactively is to use the Emacs Lisp
-package @command{emerge}.  @xref{emerge, , emerge, emacs, The
+package @command{emerge}.  @xref{Emerge, , Emerge, emacs, The
 @acronym{GNU} Emacs Manual}, for more information.

 @menu
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2.8.0-rc2

Subject: Fix emerge xref in manual
From: Glenn Morris <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 15:14:24 -0400
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Package: diffutils
Severity: minor

Hi - the following fixes an xref from the diffutils manual to the Emacs one.

You might also want to add some redirects for the online version, like eg

http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/manual/.htaccess?root=emacs&view=markup

--- a/doc/diffutils.texi
+++ b/doc/diffutils.texi
@@ -2438,7 +2438,7 @@ put the merged text.  @xref{Invoking sdiff}, for more details on the
 options to @command{sdiff}.
 
 Another way to merge files interactively is to use the Emacs Lisp
-package @command{emerge}.  @xref{emerge, , emerge, emacs, The
+package @command{emerge}.  @xref{Emerge, , Emerge, emacs, The
 @acronym{GNU} Emacs Manual}, for more information.
 
 @menu