Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 13:12:13 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Francois Charton <deef AT pobox DOT oleane DOT com>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Problem with MakeInfo
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On Tue, 12 Nov 1996, Francois Charton wrote:

> current.fr:1506: Misplaced '{'.
> 
> Now, the number should be the line number where the error occurs, but 
> this line number is wrong: in the example above, the misplaced '{' will 
> not be in line 1506.

Is this Makeinfo from Texinfo 3.9?  I had problems like this in earlier 
versions, but I submitted patches for them and as far as I could see they 
are gone in the last version.  In particular, any errors that I do in the 
FAQ sources are reported with correct line numbers.

Can you post the shortest Texinfo source which exhibits this problem 
(preferably shorter than 1506 lines ;-)?
 
> Generally, the line number output by Makeinfo is too large. 

By how much?  Can you track down any Texinfo features whose use triggers 
the problem?