> Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 13:07:56 +0000 > From: Gavin Smith <[email protected]> > Cc: Mathieu Lirzin <[email protected]>, Texinfo <[email protected]> > > Do you know whether the lines > > @c %**start of header > > and > > @c %**end of header > > are still useful for anyone? The manual says > > The @code{@@c ...header} lines above which surround the > @code{@@setfilename} and @code{@@settitle} lines allow you to process, > within Emacs, just part of the Texinfo source. (@xref{Start of > Header}.) > > but I've never really understood what this means.
These lines are still useful if one uses the commands in texinfmt.el to process a Texinfo source. However, those commands are most probably never used any longer, since they fell behind in supporting the new language features years ago.
