bug#63337: [PATCH] package-vc--build-documentation: Fix relative @include statements

[Joseph Turner via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>]

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Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:

> Joseph Turner <joseph@breatheoutbreathe.in> writes:
>
>> Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:
>>
>>> Joseph Turner <joseph@breatheoutbreathe.in> writes:
>>>
>>>> Hello!
>>>>
>>>> Because package-vc--build-documentation exports the texinfo manual to a
>>>> temp file inside /tmp/ , any @include statements with relative paths
>>>> break the makeinfo call.
>>>>
>>>> I noticed this issue when attempting to use package-vc to install
>>>> org-transclusion, whose manual contains the line
>>>>
>>>> #+texinfo: @include fdl.texi
>>>>
>>>> See: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nobiot/org-transclusion/main/docs/org-transclusion-manual.org
>>>>
>>>> The attached patch solves this problem by passing the -I flag to
>>>> makeinfo. From makeinfo --help:
>>>>
>>>> -I DIR                        append DIR to the @include search path.

>>> According to the docs, makeinfo has -I to append the search path, and -P
>>> to prepend.  I don't know how well either of the two are supported, but
>>> assuming they are, shouldn't -P be preferred?  Or wouldn't it have any
>>> effect?
>>
>> I am not sure what difference it would make. I don't know if the default
>> @include search path includes anything besides the working directory.
>>
>> In the attached diff, I have changed -I to -P.
>
> I can confirm that this patch does the right thing, and I think we
> should apply it.

I think Eli suggested we prepend (-I) instead of append (-P), as in the
very first patch I sent, also attached here.


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From a41abce88ed3b833c5531208945474c9cd16284b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joseph Turner <joseph@breatheoutbreathe.in>
Date: Sat, 6 May 2023 14:49:43 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fix: (package-vc--build-documentation) Relative @include
 statements

---
 lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
index 489610e2a1e..63c10285ca7 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ FILE can be an Org file, indicated by its \".org\" extension,
 otherwise it's assumed to be an Info file."
   (let* ((pkg-name (package-desc-name pkg-desc))
          (default-directory (package-desc-dir pkg-desc))
+         (docs-directory (expand-file-name (file-name-directory file)))
          (output (expand-file-name (format "%s.info" pkg-name)))
          clean-up)
     (when (string-match-p "\\.org\\'" file)
@@ -395,7 +396,9 @@ otherwise it's assumed to be an Info file."
       (erase-buffer)
       (cond
        ((/= 0 (call-process "makeinfo" nil t nil
-                            "--no-split" file "-o" output))
+                            "-I" docs-directory
+                            "--no-split" file
+                            "-o" output))
         (message "Failed to build manual %s, see buffer %S"
                  file (buffer-name)))
        ((/= 0 (call-process "install-info" nil t nil
-- 
2.39.2