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[gnu.org #1673209] [Coreutils manual] Broken page link (from and to gnu.org)

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From: "Therese Godefroy via RT" <webmasters-comment <at> gnu.org>
Cc: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: [gnu.org #1673209] [Coreutils manual] Broken page link (from and to
 gnu.org)
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2021 11:07:41 -0500

Hello Coreutils maintainers,

I think this ticket is for you. Thanks in advance!

Best regards,
Thérèse


Le Sam 09 Jan 2021 10:32:52, godef.th <at> free.fr a écrit :
> Le Ven 08 Jan 2021 15:54:33, ... a écrit :
> > Hello,
> > On the page (below),
> > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/String-
> > expressions.html#String-expressions
> > There is a link to the page:
> > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/regex/index.html#Top
> > The latter link leads to your 404 page regardless of whether you
> > include
> > '#Top'.
> > Thank you,
> > Mike
> 
> Hello Mike,
> 
> Thank you for reporting this dead link. The Coreutils maintainers
> are informed, and will fix it as soon as possible.
> 
> I suspect 'Regex' is the manual of the old regex package [0]. It is
> is now part of the Gnulib manual [1].
> 
> Best regards,
> Thérèse
> 
> [0] https://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/regex/
> [1] https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/gnulib.html#Regular-
> expressions

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: webmasters-comment <at> gnu.org
Cc: 45749-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, godef.th <at> free.fr
Subject: Re: bug#45749: [gnu.org #1673209] [Coreutils manual] Broken page link
 (from and to gnu.org)
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2021 13:08:31 -0800

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]

Thanks for reporting that. I fixed it in Coreutils master on Savannah by 
applying the attached patch, and this should propagate out to the 
website after the next Coreutils release. Closing the Coreutils bug report.

[0001-doc-modernize-and-fix-regexp-xref.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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