From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lute Kamstra Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Double hyphens in variable names. Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 15:53:12 +0200 Organization: CWI, Amsterdam Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1065067783 27252 80.91.224.253 (2 Oct 2003 04:09:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 04:09:43 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Thu Oct 02 06:09:41 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1A4umb-000584-00 for ; Thu, 02 Oct 2003 06:09:41 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1A4umb-0004sE-00 for ; Thu, 02 Oct 2003 06:09:41 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1A4ulg-0001J7-0h for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Thu, 02 Oct 2003 00:08:44 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1A4ukZ-0000zR-BJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Oct 2003 00:07:35 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1A4mUU-0006tt-Iu for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Oct 2003 15:18:57 -0400 Original-Received: from [192.16.191.8] (helo=hera.cwi.nl) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1A4hPn-0001Pt-7K for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Oct 2003 09:53:15 -0400 Original-Received: from occarina.pna.cwi.nl (occarina.pna.cwi.nl [192.16.184.200]) by hera.cwi.nl with ESMTP id h91DrDoM018779 for ; Wed, 1 Oct 2003 15:53:13 +0200 (MEST) Original-Received: (from lute@localhost) by occarina.pna.cwi.nl (8.12.8/8.12.5) id h91DrD43029272; Wed, 1 Oct 2003 15:53:13 +0200 X-Authentication-Warning: occarina.pna.cwi.nl: lute set sender to Lute.Kamstra@cwi.nl using -f Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org User-Agent: Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) Original-Lines: 15 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:16851 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:16851 I'm trying to document the variable `imenu--index-alist' in the Lisp Reference Manual. When I write this in the Texinfo source file: @defvar imenu--index-alist Texinfo produces an info file that has this: - Variable: imenu-index-alist Note that the double hyphen is reduced to a single hyphen. Am I missing something, or is this a bug in Texinfo? What is the significance of a double hyphen in a symbol name anyway? Lute.