Re: [PATCH] @value{} expanding to @xref{}

[Karl Berry]

Hi Sergey,

    In GNU tar documentation we do not use @xref{} directly, instead we
    define a value to be an appropriate xref command and then use @value

I doubt this is reliable.  Especially with -'s in the variable name.
I'm sure that will fail in TeX in some contexts.  So, I strongly
recommend just using @xref in the source.  In general, trying to make
shortcuts for the base Texinfo commands with @macro or @value just leads
to grief.

    at makeinfo.c:2230 increments input_text_offset after calling
    pop_and_call_brace(), so that cm_xref(), when invoked, operates in

I installed the patch.  Thanks very much.  I'm not sure if it will have
any detrimental side effects, but I guess we'll see.

Happy hacking,
k