Re: [Automake-NG] [PATCH 06/26] [ng] texi: be sure to only emit generic pattern rules once

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 06/17/2012 10:06 AM, Akim Demaille wrote:
> 
> Le 17 juin 2012 à 10:01, Stefano Lattarini a écrit :
> 
>> On 06/17/2012 08:48 AM, Akim Demaille wrote:
>>>
>>> Le 16 juin 2012 à 23:29, Stefano Lattarini a écrit :
>>>
>>>> @@ -3183,6 +3177,20 @@ sub handle_texinfo ()
>>>>  if ($info_texinfos)
>>>>    {
>>>>      define_verbose_texinfo;
>>>> +      # Keep this list in sync with the $infobase transform done
>>>> +      # in &handle_texinfo_helper.
>>>> +      foreach my $valid_texinfo_suf (qw/texi texinfo txi/)
>>>
>>> Wow.
>>>
>> Huh?
> 
> I had not realized there were so many extensions supported.
> 
Ah, OK.

Well, I guess '.txi' is there for the sake of 8+3 systems (which we
don't support anymore anyway), and .texinfo is there because, well,
once you have in place the code to support two extensions, it's
basically effortless to support three or more.

Since we are cleaning up corner cases and "unwarranted flexibility",
maybe we could drop support for the '.txi' and '.texinfo' extensions?
This would allow us a simplification that would make your objections
on [PATCH 10/26] moot ...

WDYT?

Stefano