Re: [FYI] {branch-1.13.2} docs: '.txi' and '.texinfo' extensions are discouraged

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 01/22/2013 01:29 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> And future Automake versions will start warning about them (see
> commit 'v1.13.1-6-ge1ed314').
> 
> * doc/automake.texi (Txinfo): Adjust.
> * NEWS: Update.
> 
Scrap this, automake 1.13.2 will already give runtime warnings about
uses of the '.txi' and '.texinfo' extensions.  The correct patch is
below.

Sorry for the noise,
  Stefano

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Message-Id: <address@hidden>
From: Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:28:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: '.txi' and '.texinfo' extensions are deprecated

And Automake will warn about them (since commit 'v1.13.1-6-ge1ed314').

* doc/automake.texi (Texinfo): Adjust.

Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>
---
 doc/automake.texi | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi
index 26ff60e..337ef15 100644
--- a/doc/automake.texi
+++ b/doc/automake.texi
@@ -7823,9 +7823,9 @@ Currently Automake provides support for Texinfo and man 
pages.
 If the current directory contains Texinfo source, you must declare it
 with the @code{TEXINFOS} primary.  Generally Texinfo files are converted
 into info, and thus the @code{info_TEXINFOS} variable is most commonly used
-here.  Any Texinfo source file must end in the @file{.texi},
address@hidden, or @file{.texinfo} extension.  We recommend @file{.texi}
-for new manuals.
+here.  Any Texinfo source file should have the @file{.texi} extension.
+Automake also accept @file{.txi} or @file{.texinfo} extensions, but their
+use is discouraged now, and will elicit a runtime warnings.

 Automake generates rules to build @file{.info}, @file{.dvi},
 @file{.ps}, @file{.pdf} and @file{.html} files from your Texinfo
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