branch master updated: * tp/Texinfo/Convert/Plaintext.pm (_convert) <@listoffloats>: Eliminate default of ':' for "float entry text" as it does not appear to be used for valid input and would produce malformed Info output if used. Simply skip the entry if the "entry text" cannot be obtained.

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     new 8158cc5979 * tp/Texinfo/Convert/Plaintext.pm (_convert) 
<@listoffloats>: Eliminate default of ':' for "float entry text" as it does not 
appear to be used for valid input and would produce malformed Info output if 
used.  Simply skip the entry if the "entry text" cannot be obtained.
8158cc5979 is described below

commit 8158cc59792c4b28be63e390942a2dc804e43fd4
Author: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Fri Dec 8 20:28:44 2023 +0000

    * tp/Texinfo/Convert/Plaintext.pm (_convert) <@listoffloats>:
    Eliminate default of ':' for "float entry text" as it does
    not appear to be used for valid input and would produce malformed
    Info output if used.  Simply skip the entry if the "entry text"
    cannot be obtained.
---
 ChangeLog                       |  8 ++++++++
 tp/Texinfo/Convert/Plaintext.pm | 13 +++++++------
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ab5dfc89b7..53ca0f63fd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2023-12-08  Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
+
+       * tp/Texinfo/Convert/Plaintext.pm (_convert) <@listoffloats>:
+       Eliminate default of ':' for "float entry text" as it does
+       not appear to be used for valid input and would produce malformed
+       Info output if used.  Simply skip the entry if the "entry text"
+       cannot be obtained.
+
 2023-12-08  Patrice Dumas  <pertusus@free.fr>
 
        * tp/Texinfo/XS/convert/convert_html.c (convert_no_arg_command)
diff --git a/tp/Texinfo/Convert/Plaintext.pm b/tp/Texinfo/Convert/Plaintext.pm
index 3376f677bd..4fc36349a0 100644
--- a/tp/Texinfo/Convert/Plaintext.pm
+++ b/tp/Texinfo/Convert/Plaintext.pm
@@ -2975,14 +2975,15 @@ sub _convert($$)
           next if !$float->{'args'} or !$float->{'args'}->[1]
                    or !$float->{'args'}->[1]->{'contents'}
                    or !@{$float->{'args'}->[1]->{'contents'}};
+
+          my $float_entry = $self->float_type_number($float);
+          next if !defined($float_entry);
+          $float_entry->{'type'} = 'frenchspacing';
+          my $float_entry_text = $self->convert_line($float_entry);
+
           my $float_label_text = $self->convert_line({'type' => '_code',
              'contents' => [$float->{'args'}->[1]]});
-          my $float_entry = $self->float_type_number($float);
-          my $float_entry_text = ':';
-          if (defined($float_entry)) {
-            $float_entry->{'type'} = 'frenchspacing';
-            $float_entry_text = $self->convert_line($float_entry);
-          }
+
           # no translation here, this is required Info format.
           my $float_line = "* $float_entry_text: $float_label_text.";
           my $line_width