PATCH: Fix stupidity in makeinfo 3.12f

PATCH: Fix stupidity in makeinfo 3.12f

[Bart Schaefer]

I don't know what "3.12f" is -- I have 3.12 here, 3.12f is at work -- but
"makeinfo zsh.texi" dies with

./zsh.texi:976: Use braces to give a command as an argument to @'.
./zsh.texi:983: Use braces to give a command as an argument to @'.
./zsh.texi:983: Use braces to give a command as an argument to @'.
(repeats for every use of @value{dsq})

Apparently @'<letter> is now the way to insert an accented <letter>.  Same
for @" and @` for different accents.

It appears that the workaround for zsh is as follows (patch against 3.1.6):

Index: ztexi.yo
===================================================================
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   NOTRANS(@c %**end of header)NL()\
   NL()\
   NOTRANS(@ifinfo)NL()\
-  NOTRANS(@set dsq @'@')NL()\
+  NOTRANS(@set dsq '@:')NL()\
   NOTRANS(@end ifinfo)NL()\
   NOTRANS(@iftex)NL()\
   NOTRANS(@set dsq '{}')NL()\

If anyone knows of a better way to accomplish this, please let us know.

-- 
Bart Schaefer                                 Brass Lantern Enterprises
http://www.well.com/user/barts              http://www.brasslantern.com

Re: PATCH: Fix stupidity in makeinfo 3.12f

[Adam Spiers]

Bart Schaefer (schaefer@candle.brasslantern.com) wrote:
> I don't know what "3.12f" is -- I have 3.12 here, 3.12f is at work -- but
> "makeinfo zsh.texi" dies with
> 
> ./zsh.texi:976: Use braces to give a command as an argument to @'.
> ./zsh.texi:983: Use braces to give a command as an argument to @'.
> ./zsh.texi:983: Use braces to give a command as an argument to @'.
> (repeats for every use of @value{dsq})
> 
> Apparently @'<letter> is now the way to insert an accented <letter>.  Same
> for @" and @` for different accents.
> 
> It appears that the workaround for zsh is as follows (patch against 3.1.6):

Unfortunately this workaround didn't solve the problem for me at all -
exactly the same errors as before.  I'm on 3.12f too.  Any ideas?

Adam

Re: PATCH: Fix stupidity in makeinfo 3.12f

[Adam Spiers]

Adam Spiers, on thelonious (adam@thelonious.new.ox.ac.uk) wrote:
> Bart Schaefer (schaefer@candle.brasslantern.com) wrote:
> > I don't know what "3.12f" is -- I have 3.12 here, 3.12f is at work -- but
> > "makeinfo zsh.texi" dies with
> > 
> > ./zsh.texi:976: Use braces to give a command as an argument to @'.
> > ./zsh.texi:983: Use braces to give a command as an argument to @'.
> > ./zsh.texi:983: Use braces to give a command as an argument to @'.
> > (repeats for every use of @value{dsq})
> > 
> > Apparently @'<letter> is now the way to insert an accented <letter>.  Same
> > for @" and @` for different accents.
> > 
> > It appears that the workaround for zsh is as follows (patch against 3.1.6):
> 
> Unfortunately this workaround didn't solve the problem for me at all -
> exactly the same errors as before.  I'm on 3.12f too.  Any ideas?

This is presumably because I don't have yodl installed so zsh.texi
didn't get regenerated.  Excuse me while I crawl under a rock and
install yodl.

Re: PATCH: Fix stupidity in makeinfo 3.12f

[Bart Schaefer]

On Aug 11,  9:53pm, Adam Spiers wrote:
> Subject: Re: PATCH: Fix stupidity in makeinfo 3.12f
> 
> This is presumably because I don't have yodl installed so zsh.texi
> didn't get regenerated.  Excuse me while I crawl under a rock and
> install yodl.

Just edit zsh.texi and look for the @set dsq ... near the top, and replace
@'@' with '@:' on that line.  No need for yodl.