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29.0.60; Intentional change to *Help* source code links?

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Message #14 received at 62099 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 62099 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#62099: 29.0.60; Intentional change to *Help* source code
 links?
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2023 14:40:01 +0200

> From: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>
> Cc: 62099 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2023 13:36:58 +0100
> 
> > Thank you for your detailed report.  However, I'm not sure I
> > understand the bottom line: is there a bug here or isn't there?  If
> > the links work, and the only issue is how they look, why is that a
> > problem?
> 
> It does seem to be an aesthetic issue, not a functional one, but if it
> is an unintended consequence of the above commit, as it seems to be, and
> if it's also an undesirable change, as I think it is (the '/..' prefix
> is at least confusing), then I think it qualifies as a bug, though not a
> high-priority one.  If you agree, then I would ask for it to be left
> open, in case someone wants to try fixing it.  I might try myself,
> though I also have more pressing things to do.

Maybe Lars (CC'ed) can tell if this is intended or not.

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