GNU bug report logs - #74844
29.4; m-buffer: Broken Top Directory node in Info manual due to malformed Texinfo direntry

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Suhail Singh <suhailsingh247 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 01:32:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.4

Fixed in version 0.16.1

Done: "Suhail Singh" <suhailsingh247 <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #50 received at 74844 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Suhail Singh <suhailsingh247 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>, 74844 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#74844: 29.4; m-buffer: Broken Top Directory node in Info
 manual due to malformed Texinfo direntry
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 17:20:02 -0500
>> -#+TEXINFO_DIR_TITLE: m-buffer-doc
>> +#+TEXINFO_DIR_TITLE: * m-buffer-do: (m-buffer-doc).
>                           ^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Is that a typo, or intentional?  Either m-buffer or m-buffer-doc in that
> position would've been more expected.

That was a typo, but luckily that was only to test the result on
GNU-devel.  Thanks for catching it.  Now fixed for the actual (upcoming)
minor release.

> Btw, based on my interpretation of the Org manual
> (info "(org) Texinfo specific export settings"), I would've expected the
> below to work:
>
> #+begin_src diff
>   -#+TEXINFO_DIR_TITLE: m-buffer-doc
>   -#+TEXINFO_DIR_DESC: Manipulate the Contents of Emacs Buffers
>   +#+TEXINFO_FILENAME: m-buffer-doc.texi
>   +#+TEXINFO_DIR_NAME: m-buffer
> #+end_src

Agreed.  But I can't remember enough of how it worked in
Emacs<30 to be sure it also works there.


        Stefan





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