[PATCH] Arm/doc: separate @code from @item for older makeinfo

Jan Beulich jbeulich@suse.com
Fri Jan 5 11:20:13 GMT 2024


On 05.01.2024 12:12, Matthieu Longo wrote:
> I tested my changes with a more recent version (Jul 2021).
> $ makeinfo --version
> texi2any (GNU texinfo) 6.8
> 
> The version 4.12 dates back to April 2008 (more than 15 years ago).
> 
> Are there any guidelines regarding the minimum supported versions for tools ?

For makeinfo in particular top-level configure.ac has this:

    # For an installed makeinfo, we require it to be from texinfo 4.7 or
    # higher, else we use the "missing" dummy.

> What are the criteria for increasing the supported version of a tool ?

I have no idea, but I think it is in general a good idea to keep old
tools working when that's easy to arrange for.

Also - please don't top-post, and please trim reply context.

Jan


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