To: Stephen Turnbull <turnbull AT shako DOT sk DOT tsukuba DOT ac DOT jp>
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: Re: Problem with Info
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 95 17:32:20 +0200
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>

> There are conflicting reports on whether an info reader can be made to
> function properly (both getting references correct and doing it
> efficiently via tags) with files in both formats.  Some people say
> yes, some say no.  The issue is that the extra <CR> in each line
> changes byte offsets in the node tags index, leading to "node not
> found" errors in rare cases.

There is no need to think that this issue is something like
a ``rasemon'' (sp?).  At least, as far as I'm concerned, because
I have a version of GNU Info patched to read *both* Unix- and
DOS-style text files.  I need this because Info files have errors
which I'm used to correct with my editor, and I'm lazy to unzip
the TexInfo sources and run them through Makeinfo.  I tried to
convince DJ about a year ago that it can be done (after I actually
did it!), but failed.  Anyway, it works for me ever since, and
*believe* me, this doesn't disrupt the tag tables in any way
whatsoever!

Anybody who wants the patched version is welcome to drop me a note.