Re: GTK documentation in Emacs

[Jan D.]

> 
> > From: "Jan D." <address@hidden>
> > Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 09:29:18 +0100 (CET)
> > 
> > When I use "@node Foo" only I get this:
> > ./xresources.texi:585: `GTK widget paths' has no Up field.
> > ./xresources.texi:636: `GTK names in Emacs' has no Up field.
> > ./xresources.texi:720: `GTK styles' has no Up field.
> > makeinfo: Removing output file `../info/emacs' due to errors; use --force 
> > to preserve.
> 
> This happens because your top-level GTK section has the @appendixsec
> directive in it, but all the other sections, which are subsections of
> the top-level section, always use @appendixsec.  You should instead
> use @appendixsubsec in the 3 subsections; then the problem will go
> away.  (Sorry I didn't mention this restriction in my message.)

I just figured this out :-)

> As the node "makeinfo Pointer Creation" in the Texinfo manual
> explains, makeinfo uses the sectioning commands to deduce the
> hierarchical structure of the document.  So you must use the
> sectioning commands, and you must mark each chapter and section
> correctly with sectioning commands, for the automatic pointer creation
> to work.

This makes sense.  I wish maekinfo said something about "sectioning
structure not consistent with menu structure" or something like
that.

        Jan D.