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Re: [help-texinfo] preferred way to change output for a macro
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Robert Dodier |
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Re: [help-texinfo] preferred way to change output for a macro |
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Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:29:29 -0700 |
On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Karl Berry <address@hidden> wrote:
> It's intentional that redefining a Texinfo command gives a warning. The
> idea is to use new names if you want different behavior, instead of
> redefining existing ones.
OK, I guess, although that doesn't really seem consistent with
the description of @var and similar macros. [1]
>From what I remember, Texinfo 4 didn't give a warning about
redefining @var. Has anything changed in Texinfo 5 that would
affect how the macro works? (Aside from printing a warning.)
Maybe it's just that the code and documentation were written
by authors with different agendas?
best
Robert Dodier
[1] http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/manual/texinfo/texinfo.html#Indicating
- [help-texinfo] preferred way to change output for a macro, Robert Dodier, 2013/04/26
- Re: [help-texinfo] preferred way to change output for a macro, Karl Berry, 2013/04/26
- Re: [help-texinfo] preferred way to change output for a macro,
Robert Dodier <=
- Re: [help-texinfo] preferred way to change output for a macro, Patrice Dumas, 2013/04/27
- Re: [help-texinfo] preferred way to change output for a macro, Robert Dodier, 2013/04/27
- Re: [help-texinfo] preferred way to change output for a macro, Patrice Dumas, 2013/04/28
- Re: [help-texinfo] preferred way to change output for a macro, Karl Berry, 2013/04/28
- Re: [help-texinfo] preferred way to change output for a macro, Patrice Dumas, 2013/04/29
- Re: [help-texinfo] preferred way to change output for a macro, Patrice Dumas, 2013/04/29
- Re: [help-texinfo] preferred way to change output for a macro, Karl Berry, 2013/04/28
- Re: [help-texinfo] preferred way to change output for a macro, Robert Dodier, 2013/04/29
- Re: [help-texinfo] preferred way to change output for a macro, Karl Berry, 2013/04/29