[debbugs-tracker] bug#16802: closed (@w for long option names)

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regarding @w for long option names
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> Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:57:29 GMT
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> In a couple places, coreutils.texi uses @w around (bare) long option
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> 621:@item @address@hidden
> 1268:The @address@hidden (@option{-t}) option allows the @command{cp},
> 1312:operating on it.  The @address@hidden option enables
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> I'm guess the point is to avoid line breaks at the internal hyphens
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> case, a cleaner/more general approach would be
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> @allowcodebreaks false
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> Then there is no need for sprinkling @w throughout the source.
> We added that in Texinfo 4.11, released 2007.
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> (It belatedly occurs to me that we should make @option, specifically,
> always disallow line breaks at hyphens.)
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> karl
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> OK, thanks, I installed it on savannah and am marking this as done.
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