Subject: Re: bug#39215: Hyperlinks to man pages in doc strings

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2021 03:13:03 +0200

Stefan Kangas <[email-masked]> writes:

> Thanks.  How about the attached patch?

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> * lisp/help-mode.el (help-man): New button type.
> (help-xref-man-regexp): New const.
> (help-make-xrefs): Use them to allow making man page buttons.
> * doc/lispref/tips.texi (Documentation Tips): Document the new
> hyperlink type.  (Bug#39215)

I think that's a really good idea.  I haven't tried the patch, but
skimming it, it looks good to me, so go ahead and push.

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