Re: [PATCH] Doc corrections to gdb.texinfo

Nick Roberts
2007-02-18T08:06:05Z

> > The cross reference name `file' doesn't mean anything to me.
>
> It refers to the fact that you specify a file, as the surrounding text
> suggests. Moreover, at least in the stand-alone Info reader, the
> ``file'' thing causes it to look for the string "file" in the
> referenced node and put point there, if found. So it looks like in
> this case, whoever added that ``file'' part, actually knew what they
> were doing.

You're probably right. I keep thinking I'm looking directly at info in Emacs
and forget that, for some reason, it puts own unique spin on things.

> > In any case I think that the section name being linked to is
> > clearer.
>
> We can have them both: your change left the second argument of @pxref
> empty. How about leaving ``file'' in the second argument, and adding
> your 3rd arg?

OK, I've done that and committed the changes.