[6806] remove some \chardef

[Gavin D. Smith]

Revision: 6806
          http://svn.sv.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=texinfo&revision=6806
Author:   gavin
Date:     2015-11-24 17:36:49 +0000 (Tue, 24 Nov 2015)
Log Message:
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remove some \chardef

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/ChangeLog
    trunk/doc/texinfo.tex

Modified: trunk/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- trunk/ChangeLog     2015-11-22 22:58:23 UTC (rev 6805)
+++ trunk/ChangeLog     2015-11-24 17:36:49 UTC (rev 6806)
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2015-11-24  Gavin Smith  <address@hidden>
+
+       * doc/texinfo.tex (\spaceisspace): Comment changed and \chardef 
+       removed.
+       (\ampChar, \colonChar, \commaChar, \dotChar, \questChar)
+       (\semiChar, \hashChar, \lquoteChar, \rquoteChar): Remove these 
+       \chardef's, and use literal constants instead.
+
 2015-11-22  Gavin Smith  <address@hidden>
 
        * info/terminal.h

Modified: trunk/doc/texinfo.tex
===================================================================
--- trunk/doc/texinfo.tex       2015-11-22 22:58:23 UTC (rev 6805)
+++ trunk/doc/texinfo.tex       2015-11-24 17:36:49 UTC (rev 6806)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 % Load plain if necessary, i.e., if running under initex.
 \expandafter\ifx\csname fmtname\endcsname\relax\input plain\fi
 %
-\def\texinfoversion{2015-11-22.14}
+\def\texinfoversion{2015-11-24.17}
 %
 % Copyright 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
 % 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
@@ -158,22 +158,10 @@
 \ifx\putwordDefopt\undefined    \gdef\putwordDefopt{User Option}\fi
 \ifx\putwordDeffunc\undefined   \gdef\putwordDeffunc{Function}\fi
 
-% Since the category of space is not known, we have to be careful.
-\chardef\spacecat = 10
-\def\spaceisspace{\catcode`\ =\spacecat}
+% Give the space character the catcode for a space.
+\def\spaceisspace{\catcode`\ =10\relax}
 
-% sometimes characters are active, so we need control sequences.
-\chardef\ampChar   = `\&
-\chardef\colonChar = `\:
-\chardef\commaChar = `\,
 \chardef\dashChar  = `\-
-\chardef\dotChar   = `\.
-\chardef\exclamChar= `\!
-\chardef\hashChar  = `\#
-\chardef\lquoteChar= `\`
-\chardef\questChar = `\?
-\chardef\rquoteChar= `\'
-\chardef\semiChar  = `\;
 \chardef\slashChar = `\/
 \chardef\underChar = `\_
 
@@ -2452,8 +2440,8 @@
 %
 address@hidden
   \def\plainfrenchspacing{%
-    \sfcode\dotChar  address@hidden address@hidden address@hidden
-    address@hidden \sfcode\semiChar address@hidden \sfcode\commaChar 
address@hidden
+    address@hidden address@hidden address@hidden
+    \sfcode`\:address@hidden \sfcode`\;address@hidden \sfcode`\,address@hidden
     \def\endofsentencespacefactor{1000}% for @. and friends
   }
   \def\plainnonfrenchspacing{%
@@ -2641,9 +2629,9 @@
 
 % Allow line breaks around only a few characters (only).
 \def\urefcatcodes{%
-  \catcode\ampChar=\active   \catcode\dotChar=\active
-  \catcode\hashChar=\active  \catcode\questChar=\active
-  \catcode\slashChar=\active
+  \catcode`\&=\active \catcode`\.=\active
+  \catcode`\#=\active \catcode`\?=\active
+  \catcode`\/=\active
 }
 {
   \urefcatcodes