GNU bug report logs - #49062
27.2; "Ref found in non-versioned section in "NEWS.22"

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 14:01:03 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 27.2

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #22 received at 49062 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 49062 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: Re: bug#49062: 27.2; "Ref found in non-versioned section in "NEWS.22"
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 10:08:26 -0400

> For very short commands, it's probably not a useful warning, though?
> Perhaps...  we could disable the warning if there's no hyphen in the
> symbol we're searching for?  Or...  something else.

FWIW, I think this hack I added to search the etc/NEWS* files has now
grown to deserve better treatment: we should restrict its search to
things that are properly surrounded by quotes, and (to make it work)
adjust the etc/NEWS* files accordingly.


        Stefan
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