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Fix minor typos noted by makeinfo (GNU texinfo) 4.1.

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In particular, Info cannot handle `:' in index entries.
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Paul Eggert 2002-03-19 07:00:18 +00:00
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@ -6737,11 +6737,12 @@ the one they were implemented with.
@node Quadrigraphs
@subsection Quadrigraphs
@cindex quadrigraphs
@cindex @samp{@@<:@@}
@cindex @samp{@@:>@@}
@cindex @samp{@@S|@@}
@cindex @samp{@@%:@@}
@cindex @samp{@@&t@@}
@c Info cannot handle `:' in index entries.
@c @cindex @samp{@@<:@@}
@c @cindex @samp{@@:>@@}
@c @cindex @samp{@@%:@@}
When writing an autoconf macro you may occasionally need to generate
special characters that are difficult to express with the standard
@ -7425,6 +7426,7 @@ Make the directory @var{filename}, including intervening directories
as necessary. This is equivalent to @samp{mkdir -p @var{filename}},
except that it is portable to older versions of @command{mkdir} that
lack support for the @option{-p} option.
@end defmac
@c=================================================== Writing Autoconf Macros.
@ -8445,7 +8447,8 @@ Unix 4.0 and 5.0, will then replace it with an empty argument. To be
portable, use @samp{$@{1+"$@@"@}}.
@item $@{@var{var}:-@var{value}@}
@cindex $@{@var{var}:-@var{value}@}
@c Info cannot handle `:' in index entries.
@c @cindex $@{@var{var}:-@var{value}@}
Old @sc{bsd} shells, including the Ultrix @code{sh}, don't accept the
colon for any shell substitution, and complain and die.
@ -9328,7 +9331,8 @@ Fortunately, this bug only affects @command{trap}.
@item @command{true}
@c -----------------
@prindex @command{true}
@prindex @command{:}
@c Info cannot handle `:' in index entries.
@c @prindex @command{:}
Don't worry: as far as we know @command{true} is portable.
Nevertheless, it's not always a builtin (e.g., Bash 1.x), and the
portable shell community tends to prefer using @command{:}. This has a
@ -11979,7 +11983,8 @@ $
@node New Macros
@subsection New Macros
@cindex @code{undefined macro: _m4_divert_diversion}
@cindex undefined macro
@cindex @code{_m4_divert_diversion}
Because Autoconf has been dormant for years, Automake provided
Autoconf-like macros for a while. Autoconf 2.50 now provides better