On 2/23/23 03:27, Arsen Arsenović via Gcc-patches wrote:
The GCC manual has multiple indices. By creating an appendix which
lists them, we help makeinfo present a more accessible way for the
reader to see all the indices.
gcc/ChangeLog:
* doc/gcc.texi: Add the Indices appendix, to make texinfo
generate nice indices overview page.
(@copying): Move "This file documents the use of the GNU
compilers" into @copying. Add quotations around cover texts.
I guess this patch is OK and is necessary to smooth over some misfeatures
in newer versions of Texinfo. In particular, comparing your sample output
https://www.aarsen.me/~arsen/final/gcc.html/index.html
to my own fresh Texinfo 6.7-generated version with your patches applied,
and the existing online documention like
https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-12.2.0/gcc/index.html
the order of the "Short Table of Contents" and longer "Table of
Contents" have been switched, so that in the new version you have to
scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page (ugh) to click on
"Option Index". (Frankly, this seems like a misfeature; the point of
having a "Short Table of Contents" is *not* to have to page through the
long one to find a particular chapter.)
I guess that is a Texinfo change? gcc.texi still has:
@summarycontents
@contents
in that order.
OTOH, I see that in your new version there is now a line with links
[Contents][Index] before the Introduction. If adding this new appendix
makes the [Index] link point at the indices, I think it is OK, although
I'm still worried that the overall effect (even without the new version
of Texinfo) is making the indices harder to find.
I wonder, could we add something to the Introduction text like
Tip: This manual is very long. If you're looking for something in
particular, try searching the @ref{Option Index} or @ref{Concept and
Symbol Index}.
???
-Sandra
