GNU bug report logs - #5835
23.1.94; Bad Emacs manual xref: `Make'

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

Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 19:21:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 212

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 23.1.94; Bad Emacs manual xref: `Make'
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 12:18:27 -0700

emacs -Q
 
C-h r
g Compilation
 
Click this cross reference: `Make'. Get error:
 
"Info file make does not exist"
 

In GNU Emacs 23.1.94.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2010-03-23 on G41R2F1
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags
-Ic:/imagesupport/include'
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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: Re: bug#5835: 23.1.94; Bad Emacs manual xref: `Make'
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:51:00 -0400

> emacs -Q
> C-h r
> g Compilation
> Click this cross reference: `Make'. Get error:
> "Info file make does not exist"
 
You can fix it by installing the Info file for GNU make.
That's an external reference, so of course it may fail, depending on
whether or not you have installed the corresponding page.

What do you think Emacs should do in this case?


        Stefan
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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Stefan Monnier'" <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 5835 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#5835: 23.1.94; Bad Emacs manual xref: `Make'
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 22:45:41 -0700

> > emacs -Q
> > C-h r
> > g Compilation
> > Click this cross reference: `Make'. Get error:
> > "Info file make does not exist"
>  
> You can fix it by installing the Info file for GNU make.
> That's an external reference, so of course it may fail, depending on
> whether or not you have installed the corresponding page.
> 
> What do you think Emacs should do in this case?

Dunno. What does it usually do in such cases? Shouldn't the link show the
(external) file name, if it is a different file/manual: `(make)Make' or some
such?

Feel free to close the bug if I'm mistaken that this is a bug.

(ccing the bug list - dunno whether you forgot to do that or meant to just reply
to me)
Forcibly Merged 212 5835. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:13:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 04 May 2010 11:24:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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