GNU bug report logs - #7685
Man-follow-manual-reference should try harder

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:05:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug, wontfix

Merged with 5568

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

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Man-follow-manual-reference should try harder
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:47:37 +0800

  r runs the command Man-follow-manual-reference, which is an
  interactive compiled Lisp function in `man.el'.

  It is bound to r.

  (Man-follow-manual-reference REFERENCE)

  Get one of the manpages referred to in the "SEE ALSO" section.
  Specify which REFERENCE to use; default is based on word at point.

OK, but I see this reference starting me in the face

  SEE ALSO
         WWW::Mechanize

but Man-follow-manual-reference doesn't, like it or not.
emacs-version "24.0.50.1"
Merged 5568 7685. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:09:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 5568 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and jidanni <at> jidanni.org Request was from Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:37:02 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. (Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:24:06 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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