GNU bug report logs - #34023
Support double colons in Info index entries

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 21:14:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Gavin Smith <GavinSmith0123 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 34023 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-texinfo <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#34023: Support double colons in Info index entries
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 19:53:52 -0500

Gavin Smith wrote:

> This is what is implemented in the standalone info browser (since
> change on 2017-04-08).

"Defining the Entries of an Index" in the Texinfo manual continues to
say (through Texinfo 6.5.90) "Caution: Do not use a colon in an index entry".
This bug report was last modified 6 years and 159 days ago.

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