Re: "Shadow targets" - an approach to linkable sections without @node

On Thu, Jul 23, 2026 at 03:08:58PM +0100, Gavin Smith wrote:
> It could make sense for texi2any to print a warning or error if an
> document tries to reference a shadow target that is ambiguous.

If it is a warning, it is ok for me.

> >  Also it would prevent having two
> > sectioning commands with the same name, which could be ok in a manual
> > without nodes at all.
> 
> It's fine for two sectioning commands to have the same name, as long as the
> manual doesn't try to reference them with @xref or similar.

Does it mean that you propose no warning unless there is an @xref?  I
think that there should always be a warning, be it only because external
manuals can do a cross-ref.

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Pat