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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index 292adb2b..8e94b98e 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ +2021-01-23 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> + + * gawktexi.in: A number of small fixes, thanks to + Antonio Columbo. + + Unrelated: + + * texinfo.tex: Updated via GNULIB. + 2021-01-21 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> * gawktexi.in (Other Versions): Add information on more diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info index 89fe1ebb..12b712c6 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.info +++ b/doc/gawk.info @@ -18043,14 +18043,14 @@ overlap with 'gawk''s, a '--' is needed to tell 'gawk' to stop looking for options. Next comes the code that handles the 'egrep'-specific behavior. -'egrep' uses the first nonoption on the command line is used. if no -pattern is supplied with '-e'. If the pattern is empty, that means no -pattern was supplied, so it's necessary to print an error message and -exit. The 'awk' command-line arguments up to 'ARGV[Optind]' are -cleared, so that 'awk' won't try to process them as files. If no files -are specified, the standard input is used, and if multiple files are -specified, we make sure to note this so that the file names can precede -the matched lines in the output: +'egrep' uses the first nonoption on the command line if no pattern is +supplied with '-e'. If the pattern is empty, that means no pattern was +supplied, so it's necessary to print an error message and exit. The +'awk' command-line arguments up to 'ARGV[Optind]' are cleared, so that +'awk' won't try to process them as files. If no files are specified, +the standard input is used, and if multiple files are specified, we make +sure to note this so that the file names can precede the matched lines +in the output: if (pattern == "") pattern = ARGV[Optind++] @@ -21823,16 +21823,16 @@ source code, it will appear that way in the output. File: gawk.info, Node: Extension Philosophy, Next: Advanced Features Summary, Prev: Profiling, Up: Advanced Features -12.6 Builtin Features vs. Extensions -==================================== +12.6 Builtin Features versus Extensions +======================================= As this and subsequent major nodes show, 'gawk' has a large number of extensions over standard 'awk' built-in to the program. These have developed over time. More recently, the focus has moved to using the extension mechanism (*note Dynamic Extensions::) for adding features. This minor node discusses the "guiding philosophy" behind what should be -added to the interpreter as a built-in feature vs. what should be done -in extensions. +added to the interpreter as a built-in feature versus what should be +done in extensions. There are several goals: @@ -21847,9 +21847,8 @@ in extensions. 4. Extend the core interpreter only if some feature is: A. Truly desirable. - B. Cannot be done via (2) or (3) above. + B. Cannot be done via library files or loadable extensions. C. Can be implemented without too much pain in the core. - Combining modules with 'awk' files is a powerful technique. Some of the sample extensions demonstrate this. @@ -21899,7 +21898,8 @@ File: gawk.info, Node: Advanced Features Summary, Prev: Extension Philosophy, * You can also just "pretty-print" the program. * New features should be developed using the extension mechansim if - possible, and added to the core interpreter only as a last resort. + possible; they should be added to the core interpreter only as a + last resort. File: gawk.info, Node: Internationalization, Next: Debugger, Prev: Advanced Features, Up: Top @@ -34762,7 +34762,7 @@ Index * .pot files: Explaining gettext. (line 31) * / (forward slash), to enclose regular expressions: Regexp. (line 10) * / (forward slash), /= operator: Assignment Ops. (line 129) -* / (forward slash), /= operator, vs. /=.../ regexp constant: Assignment Ops. +* / (forward slash), /= operator, vs. /=.../ regexp constant: Assignment Ops. (line 149) * / (forward slash), / operator: Precedence. (line 54) * / (forward slash), /= operator <1>: Precedence. (line 94) @@ -35609,7 +35609,7 @@ Index (line 17) * dark corner, regexp constants, /= operator and: Assignment Ops. (line 149) -* dark corner, /= operator vs. /=.../ regexp constant: Assignment Ops. +* dark corner, /= operator vs. /=.../ regexp constant: Assignment Ops. (line 149) * dark corner, "0" is actually true: Truth Values. (line 24) * dark corner, range patterns, line continuation and: Ranges. (line 64) @@ -36247,7 +36247,7 @@ Index * formatting, strings: String Functions. (line 395) * forward slash (/), to enclose regular expressions: Regexp. (line 10) * forward slash (/), /= operator: Assignment Ops. (line 129) -* forward slash (/), /= operator, vs. /=.../ regexp constant: Assignment Ops. +* forward slash (/), /= operator, vs. /=.../ regexp constant: Assignment Ops. (line 149) * forward slash (/), / operator: Precedence. (line 54) * forward slash (/), /= operator <1>: Precedence. (line 94) @@ -38399,276 +38399,276 @@ Node: Running Examples728274 Node: Clones729002 Node: Cut Program730226 Node: Egrep Program740366 -Node: Id Program749377 -Node: Split Program759324 -Ref: Split Program-Footnote-1769214 -Node: Tee Program769387 -Node: Uniq Program772177 -Node: Wc Program779765 -Node: Bytes vs. Characters780162 -Node: Using extensions781710 -Node: wc program782464 -Node: Miscellaneous Programs787329 -Node: Dupword Program788542 -Node: Alarm Program790572 -Node: Translate Program795427 -Ref: Translate Program-Footnote-1799992 -Node: Labels Program800262 -Ref: Labels Program-Footnote-1803613 -Node: Word Sorting803697 -Node: History Sorting807769 -Node: Extract Program809994 -Node: Simple Sed818048 -Node: Igawk Program821122 -Ref: Igawk Program-Footnote-1835453 -Ref: Igawk Program-Footnote-2835655 -Ref: Igawk Program-Footnote-3835777 -Node: Anagram Program835892 -Node: Signature Program838954 -Node: Programs Summary840201 -Node: Programs Exercises841415 -Ref: Programs 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@code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex @code{/} (forward slash) @subentry @code{/=} operator @subentry vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex forward slash (@code{/}) @subentry @code{/=} operator @subentry vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant @cindex regexp constants @subentry @code{/=@dots{}/} @subentry @code{/=} operator and @c derived from email from "Nelson H. F. Beebe" <beebe@math.utah.edu> @c Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 13:38:35 -0600 (MDT) -@cindex dark corner @subentry @code{/=} operator vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant -@cindex ambiguity, syntactic: @code{/=} operator vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant -@cindex syntactic ambiguity: @code{/=} operator vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant -@cindex @code{/=} operator vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex dark corner @subentry @code{/=} operator vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex ambiguity, syntactic: @code{/=} operator vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex syntactic ambiguity: @code{/=} operator vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex @code{/=} operator vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant There is a syntactic ambiguity between the @code{/=} assignment operator and regexp constants whose first character is an @samp{=}. @value{DARKCORNER} @@ -12786,17 +12786,17 @@ and @command{mawk} also do not. @cindex dark corner @subentry regexp constants @subentry @code{/=} operator and -@cindex @code{/} (forward slash) @subentry @code{/=} operator @subentry vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant -@cindex forward slash (@code{/}) @subentry @code{/=} operator @subentry vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex @code{/} (forward slash) @subentry @code{/=} operator @subentry vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex forward slash (@code{/}) @subentry @code{/=} operator @subentry vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant @cindex regexp constants @subentry @code{/=@dots{}/} @subentry @code{/=} operator and @c derived from email from "Nelson H. F. Beebe" <beebe@math.utah.edu> @c Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 13:38:35 -0600 (MDT) -@cindex dark corner @subentry @code{/=} operator vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant -@cindex ambiguity, syntactic: @code{/=} operator vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant -@cindex syntactic ambiguity: @code{/=} operator vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant -@cindex @code{/=} operator vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex dark corner @subentry @code{/=} operator vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex ambiguity, syntactic: @code{/=} operator vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex syntactic ambiguity: @code{/=} operator vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex @code{/=} operator vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant There is a syntactic ambiguity between the @code{/=} assignment operator and regexp constants whose first character is an @samp{=}. @value{DARKCORNER} @@ -25598,7 +25598,7 @@ with @command{gawk}'s, a @option{--} is needed to tell @command{gawk} to stop looking for options. Next comes the code that handles the @command{egrep}-specific behavior. -@command{egrep} uses the first nonoption on the command line is used. +@command{egrep} uses the first nonoption on the command line if no pattern is supplied with @option{-e}. If the pattern is empty, that means no pattern was supplied, so it's necessary to print an error message and exit. @@ -30565,7 +30565,7 @@ constants; if you used an octal or hexadecimal value in your source code, it will appear that way in the output. @node Extension Philosophy -@section Builtin Features vs.@: Extensions +@section Builtin Features versus Extensions As this and subsequent @value{CHAPTER}s show, @command{gawk} has a large number of extensions over standard @command{awk} built-in to @@ -30573,7 +30573,7 @@ the program. These have developed over time. More recently, the focus has moved to using the extension mechanism (@pxref{Dynamic Extensions}) for adding features. This @value{SECTION} discusses the ``guiding philosophy'' behind what should be added to the interpreter as a built-in -feature vs.@: what should be done in extensions. +feature versus what should be done in extensions. There are several goals: @@ -30598,12 +30598,11 @@ Extend the core interpreter only if some feature is: @item Truly desirable. @item -Cannot be done via (2) or (3) above. +Cannot be done via library files or loadable extensions. @item Can be implemented without too much pain in the core. @end enumerate @end enumerate - Combining modules with @command{awk} files is a powerful technique. Some of the sample extensions demonstrate this. @@ -30653,8 +30652,8 @@ you tune them more easily. Sending the @code{USR1} signal while profiling cause You can also just ``pretty-print'' the program. @item -New features should be developed using the extension mechansim if possible, and added -to the core interpreter only as a last resort. +New features should be developed using the extension mechansim if possible; +they should be added to the core interpreter only as a last resort. @end itemize diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in index 4228d098..6e9930d1 100644 --- a/doc/gawktexi.in +++ b/doc/gawktexi.in @@ -12086,17 +12086,17 @@ For maximum portability, do not use the @samp{**=} operator. @sidebar Syntactic Ambiguities Between @samp{/=} and Regular Expressions @cindex dark corner @subentry regexp constants @subentry @code{/=} operator and -@cindex @code{/} (forward slash) @subentry @code{/=} operator @subentry vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant -@cindex forward slash (@code{/}) @subentry @code{/=} operator @subentry vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex @code{/} (forward slash) @subentry @code{/=} operator @subentry vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex forward slash (@code{/}) @subentry @code{/=} operator @subentry vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant @cindex regexp constants @subentry @code{/=@dots{}/} @subentry @code{/=} operator and @c derived from email from "Nelson H. F. Beebe" <beebe@math.utah.edu> @c Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 13:38:35 -0600 (MDT) -@cindex dark corner @subentry @code{/=} operator vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant -@cindex ambiguity, syntactic: @code{/=} operator vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant -@cindex syntactic ambiguity: @code{/=} operator vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant -@cindex @code{/=} operator vs. @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex dark corner @subentry @code{/=} operator vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex ambiguity, syntactic: @code{/=} operator vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex syntactic ambiguity: @code{/=} operator vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant +@cindex @code{/=} operator vs.@: @code{/=@dots{}/} regexp constant There is a syntactic ambiguity between the @code{/=} assignment operator and regexp constants whose first character is an @samp{=}. @value{DARKCORNER} @@ -24534,7 +24534,7 @@ with @command{gawk}'s, a @option{--} is needed to tell @command{gawk} to stop looking for options. Next comes the code that handles the @command{egrep}-specific behavior. -@command{egrep} uses the first nonoption on the command line is used. +@command{egrep} uses the first nonoption on the command line if no pattern is supplied with @option{-e}. If the pattern is empty, that means no pattern was supplied, so it's necessary to print an error message and exit. @@ -29501,7 +29501,7 @@ constants; if you used an octal or hexadecimal value in your source code, it will appear that way in the output. @node Extension Philosophy -@section Builtin Features vs.@: Extensions +@section Builtin Features versus Extensions As this and subsequent @value{CHAPTER}s show, @command{gawk} has a large number of extensions over standard @command{awk} built-in to @@ -29509,7 +29509,7 @@ the program. These have developed over time. More recently, the focus has moved to using the extension mechanism (@pxref{Dynamic Extensions}) for adding features. This @value{SECTION} discusses the ``guiding philosophy'' behind what should be added to the interpreter as a built-in -feature vs.@: what should be done in extensions. +feature versus what should be done in extensions. There are several goals: @@ -29534,12 +29534,11 @@ Extend the core interpreter only if some feature is: @item Truly desirable. @item -Cannot be done via (2) or (3) above. +Cannot be done via library files or loadable extensions. @item Can be implemented without too much pain in the core. @end enumerate @end enumerate - Combining modules with @command{awk} files is a powerful technique. Some of the sample extensions demonstrate this. @@ -29589,8 +29588,8 @@ you tune them more easily. Sending the @code{USR1} signal while profiling cause You can also just ``pretty-print'' the program. @item -New features should be developed using the extension mechansim if possible, and added -to the core interpreter only as a last resort. +New features should be developed using the extension mechansim if possible; +they should be added to the core interpreter only as a last resort. @end itemize diff --git a/doc/texinfo.tex b/doc/texinfo.tex index 3c7051d1..dac7ae3d 100644 --- a/doc/texinfo.tex +++ b/doc/texinfo.tex @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ % Load plain if necessary, i.e., if running under initex. \expandafter\ifx\csname fmtname\endcsname\relax\input plain\fi % -\def\texinfoversion{2020-10-24.12} +\def\texinfoversion{2020-11-25.18} % % Copyright 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. % @@ -572,10 +572,9 @@ \fi } -% @end foo executes the definition of \Efoo. -% But first, it executes a specialized version of \checkenv -% -\parseargdef\end{% + +% @end foo calls \checkenv and executes the definition of \Efoo. +\parseargdef\end{ \if 1\csname iscond.#1\endcsname \else % The general wording of \badenverr may not be ideal. @@ -2673,8 +2672,6 @@ end \definetextfontsizexi -\message{markup,} - % Check if we are currently using a typewriter font. Since all the % Computer Modern typewriter fonts have zero interword stretch (and % shrink), and it is reasonable to expect all typewriter fonts to have @@ -2682,68 +2679,14 @@ end % \def\ifmonospace{\ifdim\fontdimen3\font=0pt } -% Markup style infrastructure. \defmarkupstylesetup\INITMACRO will -% define and register \INITMACRO to be called on markup style changes. -% \INITMACRO can check \currentmarkupstyle for the innermost -% style. - -\let\currentmarkupstyle\empty - -\def\setupmarkupstyle#1{% - \def\currentmarkupstyle{#1}% - \markupstylesetup -} - -\let\markupstylesetup\empty - -\def\defmarkupstylesetup#1{% - \expandafter\def\expandafter\markupstylesetup - \expandafter{\markupstylesetup #1}% - \def#1% -} - -% Markup style setup for left and right quotes. -\defmarkupstylesetup\markupsetuplq{% - \expandafter\let\expandafter \temp - \csname markupsetuplq\currentmarkupstyle\endcsname - \ifx\temp\relax \markupsetuplqdefault \else \temp \fi -} - -\defmarkupstylesetup\markupsetuprq{% - \expandafter\let\expandafter \temp - \csname markupsetuprq\currentmarkupstyle\endcsname - \ifx\temp\relax \markupsetuprqdefault \else \temp \fi -} - { \catcode`\'=\active \catcode`\`=\active -\gdef\markupsetuplqdefault{\let`\lq} -\gdef\markupsetuprqdefault{\let'\rq} - -\gdef\markupsetcodequoteleft{\let`\codequoteleft} -\gdef\markupsetcodequoteright{\let'\codequoteright} +\gdef\setcodequotes{\let`\codequoteleft \let'\codequoteright} +\gdef\setregularquotes{\let`\lq \let'\rq} } -\let\markupsetuplqcode \markupsetcodequoteleft -\let\markupsetuprqcode \markupsetcodequoteright -% -\let\markupsetuplqexample \markupsetcodequoteleft -\let\markupsetuprqexample \markupsetcodequoteright -% -\let\markupsetuplqkbd \markupsetcodequoteleft -\let\markupsetuprqkbd \markupsetcodequoteright -% -\let\markupsetuplqsamp \markupsetcodequoteleft -\let\markupsetuprqsamp \markupsetcodequoteright -% -\let\markupsetuplqverb \markupsetcodequoteleft -\let\markupsetuprqverb \markupsetcodequoteright -% -\let\markupsetuplqverbatim \markupsetcodequoteleft -\let\markupsetuprqverbatim \markupsetcodequoteright - % Allow an option to not use regular directed right quote/apostrophe % (char 0x27), but instead the undirected quote from cmtt (char 0x0d). % The undirected quote is ugly, so don't make it the default, but it @@ -2906,7 +2849,7 @@ end } % @samp. -\def\samp#1{{\setupmarkupstyle{samp}\lq\tclose{#1}\rq\null}} +\def\samp#1{{\setcodequotes\lq\tclose{#1}\rq\null}} % @indicateurl is \samp, that is, with quotes. \let\indicateurl=\samp @@ -2949,8 +2892,7 @@ end \global\let'=\rq \global\let`=\lq % default definitions % \global\def\code{\begingroup - \setupmarkupstyle{code}% - % The following should really be moved into \setupmarkupstyle handlers. + \setcodequotes \catcode\dashChar=\active \catcode\underChar=\active \ifallowcodebreaks \let-\codedash @@ -3104,7 +3046,7 @@ end \urefcatcodes % \global\def\urefcode{\begingroup - \setupmarkupstyle{code}% + \setcodequotes \urefcatcodes \let&\urefcodeamp \let.\urefcodedot @@ -3225,8 +3167,8 @@ end \def\kbdsub#1#2#3\par{% \def\one{#1}\def\three{#3}\def\threex{??}% \ifx\one\xkey\ifx\threex\three \key{#2}% - \else{\tclose{\kbdfont\setupmarkupstyle{kbd}\look}}\fi - \else{\tclose{\kbdfont\setupmarkupstyle{kbd}\look}}\fi + \else{\tclose{\kbdfont\setcodequotes\look}}\fi + \else{\tclose{\kbdfont\setcodequotes\look}}\fi } % definition of @key that produces a lozenge. Doesn't adjust to text size. @@ -3243,7 +3185,7 @@ end % monospace, don't change it; that way, we respect @kbdinputstyle. But % if it isn't monospace, then use \tt. % -\def\key#1{{\setupmarkupstyle{key}% +\def\key#1{{\setregularquotes \nohyphenation \ifmonospace\else\tt\fi #1}\null} @@ -3373,16 +3315,20 @@ end {\obeylines \globaldefs=1 \envdef\displaymath{% -\tex +\tex% \def\thisenv{\displaymath}% +\begingroup\let\end\displaymathend% $$% } -\def\Edisplaymath{$$ +\def\displaymathend{$$\endgroup\end}% + +\def\Edisplaymath{% \def\thisenv{\tex}% \end tex }} + % @inlinefmt{FMTNAME,PROCESSED-TEXT} and @inlineraw{FMTNAME,RAW-TEXT}. % Ignore unless FMTNAME == tex; then it is like @iftex and @tex, % except specified as a normal braced arg, so no newlines to worry about. @@ -7144,7 +7090,7 @@ might help (with 'rm \jobname.?? \jobname.??s')% % But \@ or @@ will get a plain @ character. \envdef\tex{% - \setupmarkupstyle{tex}% + \setregularquotes \catcode `\\=0 \catcode `\{=1 \catcode `\}=2 \catcode `\$=3 \catcode `\&=4 \catcode `\#=6 \catcode `\^=7 \catcode `\_=8 \catcode `\~=\active \let~=\tie @@ -7370,7 +7316,7 @@ might help (with 'rm \jobname.?? \jobname.??s')% % If you want all examples etc. small: @set dispenvsize small. % If you want even small examples the full size: @set dispenvsize nosmall. % This affects the following displayed environments: -% @example, @display, @format, @lisp +% @example, @display, @format, @lisp, @verbatim % \def\smallword{small} \def\nosmallword{nosmall} @@ -7416,9 +7362,9 @@ might help (with 'rm \jobname.?? \jobname.??s')% % \maketwodispenvdef{lisp}{example}{% \nonfillstart - \tt\setupmarkupstyle{example}% + \tt\setcodequotes \let\kbdfont = \kbdexamplefont % Allow @kbd to do something special. - \gobble % eat return + \parsearg\gobble } % @display/@smalldisplay: same as @lisp except keep current font. % @@ -7576,7 +7522,7 @@ might help (with 'rm \jobname.?? \jobname.??s')% \def\setupverb{% \tt % easiest (and conventionally used) font for verbatim \def\par{\leavevmode\endgraf}% - \setupmarkupstyle{verb}% + \setcodequotes \tabeightspaces % Respect line breaks, % print special symbols as themselves, and @@ -7617,7 +7563,7 @@ might help (with 'rm \jobname.?? \jobname.??s')% \tt % easiest (and conventionally used) font for verbatim \def\par{\egroup\leavevmode\box\verbbox\endgraf\starttabbox}% \tabexpand - \setupmarkupstyle{verbatim}% + \setcodequotes % Respect line breaks, % print special symbols as themselves, and % make each space count. @@ -8036,7 +7982,7 @@ might help (with 'rm \jobname.?? \jobname.??s')% % leave the code in, but it's strange for @var to lead to typewriter. % Nowadays we recommend @code, since the difference between a ttsl hyphen % and a tt hyphen is pretty tiny. @code also disables ?` !`. - \def\var##1{{\setupmarkupstyle{var}\ttslanted{##1}}}% + \def\var##1{{\setregularquotes\ttslanted{##1}}}% #1% \sl\hyphenchar\font=45 } @@ -8145,11 +8091,18 @@ might help (with 'rm \jobname.?? \jobname.??s')% } \fi +\let\E=\expandafter + % Used at the time of macro expansion. % Argument is macro body with arguments substituted \def\scanmacro#1{% \newlinechar`\^^M - \def\xeatspaces{\eatspaces}% + % expand the expansion of \eatleadingcr twice to maybe remove a leading + % newline (and \else and \fi tokens), then call \eatspaces on the result. + \def\xeatspaces##1{% + \E\E\E\E\E\E\E\eatspaces\E\E\E\E\E\E\E{\eatleadingcr##1% + }}% + \def\xempty##1{}% % % Process the macro body under the current catcode regime. \scantokens{#1@comment}% @@ -8202,6 +8155,11 @@ might help (with 'rm \jobname.?? \jobname.??s')% \unbrace{\gdef\trim@@@ #1 } #2@{#1} } +{\catcode`\^^M=\other% +\gdef\eatleadingcr#1{\if\noexpand#1\noexpand^^M\else\E#1\fi}}% +% Warning: this won't work for a delimited argument +% or for an empty argument + % Trim a single trailing ^^M off a string. {\catcode`\^^M=\other \catcode`\Q=3% \gdef\eatcr #1{\eatcra #1Q^^MQ}% @@ -8368,6 +8326,7 @@ might help (with 'rm \jobname.?? \jobname.??s')% \let\hash\relax % \hash is redefined to `#' later to get it into definitions \let\xeatspaces\relax + \let\xempty\relax \parsemargdefxxx#1,;,% \ifnum\paramno<10\relax\else \paramno0\relax @@ -8379,9 +8338,11 @@ might help (with 'rm \jobname.?? \jobname.??s')% \else \let\next=\parsemargdefxxx \advance\paramno by 1 \expandafter\edef\csname macarg.\eatspaces{#1}\endcsname - {\xeatspaces{\hash\the\paramno}}% + {\xeatspaces{\hash\the\paramno\noexpand\xempty{}}}% \edef\paramlist{\paramlist\hash\the\paramno,}% \fi\next} +% the \xempty{} is to give \eatleadingcr an argument in the case of an +% empty macro argument. % \parsemacbody, \parsermacbody % @@ -9107,20 +9068,22 @@ might help (with 'rm \jobname.?? \jobname.??s')% % output the `[mynode]' via the macro below so it can be overridden. \xrefprintnodename\printedrefname % - % But we always want a comma and a space: - ,\space - % - % output the `page 3'. - \turnoffactive \putwordpage\tie\refx{#1-pg}{}% - % Add a , if xref followed by a space - \if\space\noexpand\tokenafterxref ,% - \else\ifx\ \tokenafterxref ,% @TAB - \else\ifx\*\tokenafterxref ,% @* - \else\ifx\ \tokenafterxref ,% @SPACE - \else\ifx\ - \tokenafterxref ,% @NL - \else\ifx\tie\tokenafterxref ,% @tie - \fi\fi\fi\fi\fi\fi + \expandafter\ifx\csname SETtxiomitxrefpg\endcsname\relax + % But we always want a comma and a space: + ,\space + % + % output the `page 3'. + \turnoffactive \putwordpage\tie\refx{#1-pg}{}% + % Add a , if xref followed by a space + \if\space\noexpand\tokenafterxref ,% + \else\ifx\ \tokenafterxref ,% @TAB + \else\ifx\*\tokenafterxref ,% @* + \else\ifx\ \tokenafterxref ,% @SPACE + \else\ifx\ + \tokenafterxref ,% @NL + \else\ifx\tie\tokenafterxref ,% @tie + \fi\fi\fi\fi\fi\fi + \fi \fi\fi \fi \endlink @@ -9550,7 +9513,7 @@ might help (with 'rm \jobname.?? \jobname.??s')% \def\imagexxx#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6\finish{\begingroup \catcode`\^^M = 5 % in case we're inside an example \normalturnoffactive % allow _ et al. in names - \def\xprocessmacroarg{\eatspaces}% in case we are being used via a macro + \makevalueexpandable % If the image is by itself, center it. \ifvmode \imagevmodetrue @@ -11603,7 +11566,7 @@ directory should work if nowhere else does.} \let> = \activegtr \let~ = \activetilde \let^ = \activehat - \markupsetuplqdefault \markupsetuprqdefault + \setregularquotes \let\b = \strong \let\i = \smartitalic % in principle, all other definitions in \tex have to be undone too. @@ -11662,8 +11625,7 @@ directory should work if nowhere else does.} @let|=@normalverticalbar @let~=@normaltilde @let\=@ttbackslash - @markupsetuplqdefault - @markupsetuprqdefault + @setregularquotes @unsepspaces } } @@ -11756,8 +11718,7 @@ directory should work if nowhere else does.} @c Do this last of all since we use ` in the previous @catcode assignments. @catcode`@'=@active @catcode`@`=@active -@markupsetuplqdefault -@markupsetuprqdefault +@setregularquotes @c Local variables: @c eval: (add-hook 'before-save-hook 'time-stamp) |