Re: info utility: buggy resolution of cross references

On 25.02.26 Gavin Smith ([email protected]) wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 10:37:35AM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > On 2026-02-24 18:55:47 +0000, Gavin Smith wrote:

Hello,

> > > I think that recommendation is too strict.  It's natural to have
> > > the .texi and .info files in the same directory as well as other
> > > build system files.
> > > 
> > > The problem with the "libtool" program being in the same directory
> > > as an Info file referencing libtool.info is a very specific case.
> > 
> > Concerning GNU MPFR, this no longer occurs since the source tree
> > has been reorganized in 2010 (in particular with a "doc" directory
> > for the documentation). But I suppose that this could still occur
> > for some libraries.
> 
> I've had second thoughts and reverted the change (on principle).  It wil
> be fine to make the change after the release.
> 
> We don't want to be making changes for rare or speculative cases so soon
> to the release.
> 

Reminder. Are you willing to re-apply the patch?

Hilmar

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