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avoid makeinfo problem with backslash in macro argument * macros.texi (xbackslashchar): New macro. * data.cc (Fmldivide, Fldivide): Use it.
author John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date Thu, 10 May 2012 11:48:48 -0400
parents 4e9dc46d4125
children 13cc11418393
files doc/interpreter/macros.texi src/data.cc
diffstat 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/doc/interpreter/macros.texi	Thu May 10 12:01:42 2012 -0400
+++ b/doc/interpreter/macros.texi	Thu May 10 11:48:48 2012 -0400
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
 @c along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, see
 @c <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+@c FIXME -- someday, we might replace this with @backslashchar, which
+@c has been added to Texinfo.
+
+@macro xbackslashchar
+\\
+@end macro
+
 @c The following macro is used for the on-line help system, but we don't
 @c want lots of `See also: foo, bar, and baz' strings cluttering the
 @c printed manual (that information should be in the supporting text for
--- a/src/data.cc	Thu May 10 12:01:42 2012 -0400
+++ b/src/data.cc	Thu May 10 11:48:48 2012 -0400
@@ -5477,7 +5477,7 @@
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
 @deftypefn {Built-in Function} {} mldivide (@var{x}, @var{y})\n\
 Return the matrix left division of @var{x} and @var{y}.\n\
-This function and @w{@xcode{x \\ y}} are equivalent.\n\
+This function and @w{@xcode{x @xbackslashchar{} y}} are equivalent.\n\
 @seealso{mrdivide, ldivide}\n\
 @end deftypefn")
 {
@@ -5594,7 +5594,7 @@
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
 @deftypefn {Built-in Function} {} ldivide (@var{x}, @var{y})\n\
 Return the element-by-element left division of @var{x} and @var{y}.\n\
-This function and @w{@xcode{x .\\ y}} are equivalent.\n\
+This function and @w{@xcode{x .@xbackslashchar{} y}} are equivalent.\n\
 @seealso{rdivide, mldivide}\n\
 @end deftypefn")
 {