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

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Package: emacs;

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>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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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: 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)
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