2004-08-19  Stepan Kasal  <address@hidden>

	* doc/texinfo.tex (\scanmacro): Make backslash active, not other,
	  as this is the edfault when processing texinfo files.

--- texinfo.tex.a0	2004-08-19 11:58:23.072232787 +0200
+++ texinfo.tex	2004-08-19 12:59:27.116786706 +0200
@@ -5453,7 +5453,11 @@
     \newlinechar`\^^M
     \let\xeatspaces\eatspaces
     % Undo catcode changes of \startcontents and \doprintindex
-    address@hidden \catcode`\\=\other \escapechar=`\@
+    % When called from @instercopying or (short)caption, we need active
+    % backslash to get it printed correctly.  Previously, we had
+    % \catcode`\\=\other instead.  We'll see whether a problem appears
+    % with macro expansion.				--kasal, 19aug04
+    address@hidden \catcode`\\=\active \escapechar=`\@
     % ... and \example
     \spaceisspace
     %