> From: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0...@gmail.com> > Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 19:06:36 +0100 > > I saw this line had been added to NEWS: > > . Info: > . Output a single hyphen at the start of a definition line > > This change was in commit 3ee7ac39a8 (dated 2024-07-06, applied 2024-09-29). > > The effect of this change is to have one hyphen rather than two: > > - -- Library Function: int foobar (int F---OO, float B--AR) > + - Library Function: int foobar (int F---OO, float B--AR) > > I'm concerned whether this change to Info output for definition > commands is necessary. Wouldn't it be better just to leave this output > alone as people will be used to having it with two hyphens? Was it ever > only one hyphen in the past (e.g. with Texinfo 4.13, before the Perl > rewrite)?
AFAICT, it changed from a single hyphen to 2 hyphens in or before Texinfo 4.8.
