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+++ b/manual/texinfo.tex
@@ -1,32 +1,40 @@
-%% TeX macros to handle Texinfo files.
-%% $Id: texinfo.tex,v 2.212 1997/08/04 14:14:11 drepper Exp $
-
-% Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93,
-% 94, 95, 96, 97 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
-%This texinfo.tex file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-%modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
-%published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at
-%your option) any later version.
-
-%This texinfo.tex file is distributed in the hope that it will be
-%useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
-%of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
-%General Public License for more details.
-
-%You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-%along with this texinfo.tex file; see the file COPYING. If not, write
-%to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
-%Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-
-
-%In other words, you are welcome to use, share and improve this program.
-%You are forbidden to forbid anyone else to use, share and improve
-%what you give them. Help stamp out software-hoarding!
-
-
-% Send bug reports to bug-texinfo@prep.ai.mit.edu.
-% Please include a *precise* test case in each bug report.
+% texinfo.tex -- TeX macros to handle Texinfo files.
+% $Id: texinfo.tex,v 2.213 1998/03/04 17:13:03 drepper Exp $
+%
+% Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
+% Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+%
+% This texinfo.tex file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+% modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+% published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at
+% your option) any later version.
+%
+% This texinfo.tex file is distributed in the hope that it will be
+% useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
+% of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+% General Public License for more details.
+%
+% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+% along with this texinfo.tex file; see the file COPYING. If not, write
+% to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+% Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+%
+% In other words, you are welcome to use, share and improve this program.
+% You are forbidden to forbid anyone else to use, share and improve
+% what you give them. Help stamp out software-hoarding!
+%
+% Please try the latest version of texinfo.tex before submitting bug
+% reports; you can get the latest version from:
+% ftp://ftp.cs.umb.edu/pub/tex/texinfo.tex
+% /home/gd/gnu/doc/texinfo.tex on the GNU machines.
+%
+% Send bug reports to bug-texinfo@gnu.org.
+% Please include a precise test case in each bug report,
+% including a complete document with which we can reproduce the problem.
+%
+% Texinfo macros (with @macro) are *not* supported by texinfo.tex. You
+% have to run makeinfo -E to expand macros first; the texi2dvi script
+% does this.
% Make it possible to create a .fmt file just by loading this file:
@@ -36,7 +44,7 @@
% This automatically updates the version number based on RCS.
\def\deftexinfoversion$#1: #2 ${\def\texinfoversion{#2}}
-\deftexinfoversion$Revision: 2.212 $
+\deftexinfoversion$Revision: 2.213 $
\message{Loading texinfo package [Version \texinfoversion]:}
% If in a .fmt file, print the version number
@@ -54,7 +62,8 @@
\let\ptexdot=\.
\let\ptexdots=\dots
\let\ptexend=\end
-\let\ptexequiv = \equiv
+\let\ptexequiv=\equiv
+\let\ptexexclam=\!
\let\ptexi=\i
\let\ptexlbrace=\{
\let\ptexrbrace=\}
@@ -441,14 +450,11 @@
% @. is an end-of-sentence period.
\def\.{.\spacefactor=3000 }
-% @enddots{} is an end-of-sentence ellipsis.
-\gdef\enddots{$\mathinner{\ldotp\ldotp\ldotp\ldotp}$\spacefactor=3000}
-
% @! is an end-of-sentence bang.
-\gdef\!{!\spacefactor=3000 }
+\def\!{!\spacefactor=3000 }
% @? is an end-of-sentence query.
-\gdef\?{?\spacefactor=3000 }
+\def\?{?\spacefactor=3000 }
% @w prevents a word break. Without the \leavevmode, @w at the
% beginning of a paragraph, when TeX is still in vertical mode, would
@@ -573,9 +579,27 @@ where each line of input produces a line of output.}
\let\br = \par
-% @dots{} output some dots
+% @dots{} output an ellipsis using the current font.
+% We do .5em per period so that it has the same spacing in a typewriter
+% font as three actual period characters.
+%
+\def\dots{\hbox to 1.5em{%
+ \hskip 0pt plus 0.25fil minus 0.25fil
+ .\hss.\hss.%
+ \hskip 0pt plus 0.5fil minus 0.5fil
+}}
+
+% @enddots{} is an end-of-sentence ellipsis.
+%
+\def\enddots{%
+ \hbox to 2em{%
+ \hskip 0pt plus 0.25fil minus 0.25fil
+ .\hss.\hss.\hss.%
+ \hskip 0pt plus 0.5fil minus 0.5fil
+ }%
+ \spacefactor=3000
+}
-\def\dots{$\ldots$}
% @page forces the start of a new page
@@ -1236,7 +1260,7 @@ where each line of input produces a line of output.}
\let\tensf=\titlesf \let\teni=\titlei \let\tensy=\titlesy
\let\tenttsl=\titlettsl
\resetmathfonts \setleading{25pt}}
-\def\titlefont#1{{\titlefonts #1}}
+\def\titlefont#1{{\titlefonts\rm #1}}
\def\chapfonts{%
\let\tenrm=\chaprm \let\tenit=\chapit \let\tensl=\chapsl
\let\tenbf=\chapbf \let\tentt=\chaptt \let\smallcaps=\chapsc
@@ -1263,6 +1287,10 @@ where each line of input produces a line of output.}
%
\textfonts
+% Define these so they can be easily changed for other fonts.
+\def\angleleft{$\langle$}
+\def\angleright{$\rangle$}
+
% Count depth in font-changes, for error checks
\newcount\fontdepth \fontdepth=0
@@ -1300,15 +1328,15 @@ where each line of input produces a line of output.}
\null
}
\let\ttfont=\t
-\def\samp #1{`\tclose{#1}'\null}
+\def\samp#1{`\tclose{#1}'\null}
\setfont\smallrm\rmshape{8}{1000}
\font\smallsy=cmsy9
\def\key#1{{\smallrm\textfont2=\smallsy \leavevmode\hbox{%
- \raise0.4pt\hbox{$\langle$}\kern-.08em\vtop{%
+ \raise0.4pt\hbox{\angleleft}\kern-.08em\vtop{%
\vbox{\hrule\kern-0.4pt
- \hbox{\raise0.4pt\hbox{\vphantom{$\langle$}}#1}}%
+ \hbox{\raise0.4pt\hbox{\vphantom{\angleleft}}#1}}%
\kern-0.4pt\hrule}%
- \kern-.06em\raise0.4pt\hbox{$\rangle$}}}}
+ \kern-.06em\raise0.4pt\hbox{\angleright}}}}
% The old definition, with no lozenge:
%\def\key #1{{\ttsl \nohyphenation \uppercase{#1}}\null}
\def\ctrl #1{{\tt \rawbackslash \hat}#1}
@@ -1421,7 +1449,7 @@ where each line of input produces a line of output.}
% rms does not like the angle brackets --karl, 17may97.
% So now @email is just like @uref.
-%\def\email#1{$\langle${\tt #1}$\rangle$}
+%\def\email#1{\angleleft{\tt #1}\angleright}
\let\email=\uref
% Check if we are currently using a typewriter font. Since all the
@@ -2043,10 +2071,7 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi
% @multitablelinespace is space to leave between table items, baseline
% to baseline.
% 0pt means it depends on current normal line spacing.
-
-%%%%
-% Dimensions
-
+%
\newskip\multitableparskip
\newskip\multitableparindent
\newdimen\multitablecolspace
@@ -2056,15 +2081,15 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi
\multitablecolspace=12pt
\multitablelinespace=0pt
-%%%%
% Macros used to set up halign preamble:
+%
\let\endsetuptable\relax
\def\xendsetuptable{\endsetuptable}
\let\columnfractions\relax
\def\xcolumnfractions{\columnfractions}
\newif\ifsetpercent
-%% 2/1/96, to allow fractions to be given with more than one digit.
+% 2/1/96, to allow fractions to be given with more than one digit.
\def\pickupwholefraction#1 {\global\advance\colcount by1 %
\expandafter\xdef\csname col\the\colcount\endcsname{.#1\hsize}%
\setuptable}
@@ -2090,80 +2115,84 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi
\ifx\go\pickupwholefraction\else\let\go\setuptable\fi%
\fi\go}
-%%%%
% multitable syntax
\def\tab{&\hskip1sp\relax} % 2/2/96
% tiny skip here makes sure this column space is
% maintained, even if it is never used.
-
-%%%%
% @multitable ... @end multitable definitions:
\def\multitable{\parsearg\dotable}
-
\def\dotable#1{\bgroup
-\let\item\cr
-\tolerance=9500
-\hbadness=9500
-\setmultitablespacing
-\parskip=\multitableparskip
-\parindent=\multitableparindent
-\overfullrule=0pt
-\global\colcount=0\relax%
-\def\Emultitable{\global\setpercentfalse\global\everycr{}\cr\egroup\egroup}%
- % To parse everything between @multitable and @item :
-\setuptable#1 \endsetuptable
- % Need to reset this to 0 after \setuptable.
-\global\colcount=0\relax%
- %
- % This preamble sets up a generic column definition, which will
- % be used as many times as user calls for columns.
- % \vtop will set a single line and will also let text wrap and
- % continue for many paragraphs if desired.
-\halign\bgroup&\global\advance\colcount by 1\relax%
-\multistrut\vtop{\hsize=\expandafter\csname col\the\colcount\endcsname
- % In order to keep entries from bumping into each other
- % we will add a \leftskip of \multitablecolspace to all columns after
- % the first one.
- % If a template has been used, we will add \multitablecolspace
- % to the width of each template entry.
- % If user has set preamble in terms of percent of \hsize
- % we will use that dimension as the width of the column, and
- % the \leftskip will keep entries from bumping into each other.
- % Table will start at left margin and final column will justify at
- % right margin.
-\ifnum\colcount=1
-\else
- \ifsetpercent
+ \vskip\parskip
+ \let\item\crcr
+ \tolerance=9500
+ \hbadness=9500
+ \setmultitablespacing
+ \parskip=\multitableparskip
+ \parindent=\multitableparindent
+ \overfullrule=0pt
+ \global\colcount=0
+ \def\Emultitable{\global\setpercentfalse\cr\egroup\egroup}%
+ %
+ % To parse everything between @multitable and @item:
+ \setuptable#1 \endsetuptable
+ %
+ % \everycr will reset column counter, \colcount, at the end of
+ % each line. Every column entry will cause \colcount to advance by one.
+ % The table preamble
+ % looks at the current \colcount to find the correct column width.
+ \everycr{\noalign{%
+ %
+ % \filbreak%% keeps underfull box messages off when table breaks over pages.
+ % Maybe so, but it also creates really weird page breaks when the table
+ % breaks over pages. Wouldn't \vfil be better? Wait until the problem
+ % manifests itself, so it can be fixed for real --karl.
+ \global\colcount=0\relax}}%
+ %
+ % This preamble sets up a generic column definition, which will
+ % be used as many times as user calls for columns.
+ % \vtop will set a single line and will also let text wrap and
+ % continue for many paragraphs if desired.
+ \halign\bgroup&\global\advance\colcount by 1\relax
+ \multistrut\vtop{\hsize=\expandafter\csname col\the\colcount\endcsname
+ %
+ % In order to keep entries from bumping into each other
+ % we will add a \leftskip of \multitablecolspace to all columns after
+ % the first one.
+ %
+ % If a template has been used, we will add \multitablecolspace
+ % to the width of each template entry.
+ %
+ % If the user has set preamble in terms of percent of \hsize we will
+ % use that dimension as the width of the column, and the \leftskip
+ % will keep entries from bumping into each other. Table will start at
+ % left margin and final column will justify at right margin.
+ %
+ % Make sure we don't inherit \rightskip from the outer environment.
+ \rightskip=0pt
+ \ifnum\colcount=1
+ % The first column will be indented with the surrounding text.
+ \advance\hsize by\leftskip
\else
- % If user has <not> set preamble in terms of percent of \hsize
- % we will advance \hsize by \multitablecolspace
- \advance\hsize by \multitablecolspace
+ \ifsetpercent \else
+ % If user has not set preamble in terms of percent of \hsize
+ % we will advance \hsize by \multitablecolspace.
+ \advance\hsize by \multitablecolspace
+ \fi
+ % In either case we will make \leftskip=\multitablecolspace:
+ \leftskip=\multitablecolspace
\fi
- % In either case we will make \leftskip=\multitablecolspace:
-\leftskip=\multitablecolspace
-\fi
- % Ignoring space at the beginning and end avoids an occasional spurious
- % blank line, when TeX decides to break the line at the space before the
- % box from the multistrut, so the strut ends up on a line by itself.
- % For example:
- % @multitable @columnfractions .11 .89
- % @item @code{#}
- % @tab Legal holiday which is valid in major parts of the whole country.
- % Is automatically provided with highlighting sequences respectively marking
- % characters.
- \noindent\ignorespaces##\unskip\multistrut}\cr
- % \everycr will reset column counter, \colcount, at the end of
- % each line. Every column entry will cause \colcount to advance by one.
- % The table preamble
- % looks at the current \colcount to find the correct column width.
-\global\everycr{\noalign{%
-% \filbreak%% keeps underfull box messages off when table breaks over pages.
-% Maybe so, but it also creates really weird page breaks when the table
-% breaks over pages Wouldn't \vfil be better? Wait until the problem
-% manifests itself, so it can be fixed for real --karl.
-\global\colcount=0\relax}}
+ % Ignoring space at the beginning and end avoids an occasional spurious
+ % blank line, when TeX decides to break the line at the space before the
+ % box from the multistrut, so the strut ends up on a line by itself.
+ % For example:
+ % @multitable @columnfractions .11 .89
+ % @item @code{#}
+ % @tab Legal holiday which is valid in major parts of the whole country.
+ % Is automatically provided with highlighting sequences respectively marking
+ % characters.
+ \noindent\ignorespaces##\unskip\multistrut}\cr
}
\def\setmultitablespacing{% test to see if user has set \multitablelinespace.
@@ -2510,6 +2539,11 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
\indexbreaks
%
% See if the index file exists and is nonempty.
+ % Change catcode of @ here so that if the index file contains
+ % \initial {@}
+ % as its first line, TeX doesn't complain about mismatched braces
+ % (because it thinks @} is a control sequence).
+ \catcode`\@ = 11
\openin 1 \jobname.#1s
\ifeof 1
% \enddoublecolumns gets confused if there is no text in the index,
@@ -2531,7 +2565,6 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
% to make right now.
\def\indexbackslash{\rawbackslashxx}%
\catcode`\\ = 0
- \catcode`\@ = 11
\escapechar = `\\
\begindoublecolumns
\input \jobname.#1s
@@ -3427,11 +3460,12 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
% the index entries, but we want to suppress hyphenation here. (We
% can't do that in the \entry macro, since index entries might consist
% of hyphenated-identifiers-that-do-not-fit-on-a-line-and-nothing-else.)
-%
-% \turnoffactive is for the sake of @" used for umlauts.
\def\tocentry#1#2{\begingroup
\vskip 0pt plus1pt % allow a little stretch for the sake of nice page breaks
- \entry{\turnoffactive #1}{\turnoffactive #2}%
+ % Do not use \turnoffactive in these arguments. Since the toc is
+ % typeset in cmr, so characters such as _ would come out wrong; we
+ % have to do the usual translation tricks.
+ \entry{#1}{#2}%
\endgroup}
% Space between chapter (or whatever) number and the title.
@@ -3497,30 +3531,35 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
% But \@ or @@ will get a plain tex @ character.
\def\tex{\begingroup
-\catcode `\\=0 \catcode `\{=1 \catcode `\}=2
-\catcode `\$=3 \catcode `\&=4 \catcode `\#=6
-\catcode `\^=7 \catcode `\_=8 \catcode `\~=13 \let~=\tie
-\catcode `\%=14
-\catcode 43=12 % plus
-\catcode`\"=12
-\catcode`\==12
-\catcode`\|=12
-\catcode`\<=12
-\catcode`\>=12
-\escapechar=`\\
-%
-\let\,=\ptexcomma
-\let\{=\ptexlbrace
-\let\}=\ptexrbrace
-\let\.=\ptexdot
-\let\*=\ptexstar
-\let\dots=\ptexdots
-\def\endldots{\mathinner{\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots}}%
-\def\enddots{\relax\ifmmode\endldots\else$\mathsurround=0pt \endldots\,$\fi}%
-\def\@{@}%
-\let\bullet=\ptexbullet
-\let\b=\ptexb \let\c=\ptexc \let\i=\ptexi \let\t=\ptext
-%
+ \catcode `\\=0 \catcode `\{=1 \catcode `\}=2
+ \catcode `\$=3 \catcode `\&=4 \catcode `\#=6
+ \catcode `\^=7 \catcode `\_=8 \catcode `\~=13 \let~=\tie
+ \catcode `\%=14
+ \catcode 43=12 % plus
+ \catcode`\"=12
+ \catcode`\==12
+ \catcode`\|=12
+ \catcode`\<=12
+ \catcode`\>=12
+ \escapechar=`\\
+ %
+ \let\b=\ptexb
+ \let\bullet=\ptexbullet
+ \let\c=\ptexc
+ \let\,=\ptexcomma
+ \let\.=\ptexdot
+ \let\dots=\ptexdots
+ \let\equiv=\ptexequiv
+ \let\!=\ptexexclam
+ \let\i=\ptexi
+ \let\{=\ptexlbrace
+ \let\}=\ptexrbrace
+ \let\*=\ptexstar
+ \let\t=\ptext
+ %
+ \def\endldots{\mathinner{\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots}}%
+ \def\enddots{\relax\ifmmode\endldots\else$\mathsurround=0pt \endldots\,$\fi}%
+ \def\@{@}%
\let\Etex=\endgroup}
% Define @lisp ... @endlisp.
@@ -4373,7 +4412,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
\def\refx#1#2{%
\expandafter\ifx\csname X#1\endcsname\relax
% If not defined, say something at least.
- $\langle$un\-de\-fined$\rangle$%
+ \angleleft un\-de\-fined\angleright
\ifhavexrefs
\message{\linenumber Undefined cross reference `#1'.}%
\else
@@ -4390,10 +4429,13 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
}
% This is the macro invoked by entries in the aux file.
-\def\xrdef #1#2{{%
- \catcode`\'=\other
- \expandafter\gdef\csname X#1\endcsname{#2}%
-}}
+%
+\def\xrdef#1{\begingroup
+ % Reenable \ as an escape while reading the second argument.
+ \catcode`\\ = 0
+ \afterassignment\endgroup
+ \expandafter\gdef\csname X#1\endcsname
+}
% Read the last existing aux file, if any. No error if none exists.
\def\readauxfile{\begingroup
@@ -4617,7 +4659,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
% Check for and read epsf.tex up front. If we read it only at @image
% time, we might be inside a group, and then its definitions would get
% undone and the next image would fail.
-\openin 1 = xepsf.tex
+\openin 1 = epsf.tex
\ifeof 1 \else
\closein 1
\def\epsfannounce{\toks0 = }% do not bother showing banner