[7800] NEWS

[gavinsmith0123]

Revision: 7800
          http://svn.sv.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=texinfo&revision=7800
Author:   gavin
Date:     2017-05-20 09:27:50 -0400 (Sat, 20 May 2017)
Log Message:
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NEWS

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/ChangeLog
    trunk/NEWS

Modified: trunk/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- trunk/ChangeLog     2017-05-20 13:00:32 UTC (rev 7799)
+++ trunk/ChangeLog     2017-05-20 13:27:50 UTC (rev 7800)
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2017-05-20  Gavin Smith  <address@hidden>
 
+       * NEWS (info): Add item about the handling of Info files
+       with CR-LF line endings.
+
+2017-05-20  Gavin Smith  <address@hidden>
+
        * info/infodoc.c (replace_in_documentation): Use functions 
        operating on a struct text_buffer object to keep track of
        whether there is enough space in the output buffer.

Modified: trunk/NEWS
===================================================================
--- trunk/NEWS  2017-05-20 13:00:32 UTC (rev 7799)
+++ trunk/NEWS  2017-05-20 13:27:50 UTC (rev 7800)
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@
   . several other bugs fixed
   . better portability in test suite
   . do not fall back to showing the dir node if a manual isn't found
+  . Do not attempt any kind of conversion of CR LF line endings,
+    except on MS-DOS/Windows, when it is done unconditionally.  (This 
+    replaces a more complicated approach, where this conversion would 
+    take place if there was a problem finding a node in a file.)  The 
+    main effect of this change is that Info files with CR LF line 
+    endings, which would have been produced on MS-DOS/Windows with old 
+    versions of makeinfo, are only supported on such operating systems.
 
 * texinfo.tex
   . a DVI file with a single empty page can be output again, which