On Mon, Oct 12, 2026 at 03:36:27PM +0300, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:57:05 +0200 > > From: Patrice Dumas <[email protected]> > > > > Hello, > > > > This is a follow-up to > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-texinfo/2025-06/msg00079.html > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-texinfo/2025-06/msg00104.html > > > > I propose that the Info reader scans all the nodes of an Info file for > > index markers if the currently implemented method, based on having > > "Index" in the node name to find indices does not find any index. This > > would handle languages where "Index" does not mean the same as in > > English. This was something Gavin and myself proposed, with the caveat > > that this could be time consuming. > > > > Would that be ok? > > Is it possible to come up with a less expensive solution? E.g., how > about adding something to the tag table? We can add there anything, > since that table is never shown to the user.
This was discussed here, a new tag breaks the standalone Info reader: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-texinfo/2025-06/msg00074.html This has been corrected in 7.3, but it is too early to use: 2025-07-07 Patrice Dumas <[email protected]> Skip unknown tag in Info tag table Gavin objected to adding new local variables: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-texinfo/2025-06/msg00103.html I objected to using Index in an @anchor: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-texinfo/2025-06/msg00104.html Unless there are other ideas, this leaves the scan. -- Pat
