Re: @hashchar{}, --dvi/--pdf #line

[Patrice Dumas]

On Tue, Jan 03, 2012 at 10:40:20AM -0800, Karl Berry wrote:
> I implemented @hashchar{}.  I blindly added it in the same places as
> @backslashchar{}, which seemed to work ok, but didn't add it to any
> tests.  

Seems right.  I forgot to add all the others to tests too.

>        Hope that doesn't disturb.  If you'd rather I stay out of tp/,
> just let me know :).

No problem, that please me.  I reread the patches anyway.

> Regarding #line and texi2any --dvi/--pdf, looking at the old mail, I
> guess we concluded that there was no way for tp to pass a temp file with
> just the #line's stripped.  Instead, either the user has to arrange for
> #line's not to be generated when making dvi/pdf, or has to use
> texi2any -E.  Right?  Just making sure before I try to write the
> documentation.

That's what I recall too, because of @include, mostly.  If I really manage
to do something smart with marksource, maybe this could be possible to
improve over the situation, but that'll be for later.

-- 
Pat