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bug#8071: Please rename automake invocation node


From: Stefano Lattarini
Subject: bug#8071: Please rename automake invocation node
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:33:44 +0100

On 12/28/2011 01:50 PM, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 12/26/2011 12:34 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>>> While on this subject; all the other autotools entitle their
>>> invocation nodes "autofoo Invocation", whereas automake calls its
>>> "Invoking Automake".
>>>
>> I haven't changed this, because that could break existing third-party links
>> to our HTML documentation (OK, that could probably be fixed with an update
>> to the .symlinks file in the CVS repository of the Automake web pages, but
>> IMHO it's not worth the hassle).
> 
> This can be fixed by using an @anchor{} to the old name at the same
> location as you switch to the new consistent node name.  The tools will
> then keep the old link live by virtue of the anchor, without having to
> mess with .symlinks.
> 
Good idea.  What about the attached patch?  I'm not very familiar with
the translation of @anchor directives in the HTML output, so I'd like an
explicit ACK before pushing.

Thanks,
  Stefano

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