Re: Double hyphens in variable names.

[Lute Kamstra]

Luc Teirlinck <address@hidden> writes:

>    Still, even if it had worked, wouldn't it be best that the @defvr
>    macro treats multiple hyphens like @code does?
>
> Maybe, but what about 
>
> @defvar address@hidden|--|}index-alist
>
> I had my suspicions about using space, even though it would be OK
> according to the Texinfo manual, because LaTeX does _not_ allow space.

Identical results:

  ! Undefined control sequence.
  \tabeightspaces ->\catcode `\^^I=\active \def ^^I
                                                   {\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }
  \setupverb ...catcode `\`=\active \tabeightspaces 
                                                    \obeylines 
\uncatcodespeci...

  \verb ->\begingroup \setupverb 
                                 \doverb 
  <argument> imenu\verb 
                        {|--|}index-alist
  \code #1->#1

  \dosubind ...e \toks 0}\xdef \indexsorttmp {\temp 
                                                    }}\edef \temp {\write 
\csn...
  ...
  l.1850 @defvar address@hidden|--|}index-alist



  Lute.