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diff --git a/manual/maint.texi b/manual/maint.texi
index 7cb735534d..560b04e75b 100644
--- a/manual/maint.texi
+++ b/manual/maint.texi
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ Since no one has volunteered to test and fix the above configurations,
 these are not supported at the moment.  It's expected that these don't
 work anymore.  Porting the library is not hard.  If you are interested
 in doing a port, please contact the glibc maintainers by sending
-electronic mail to @email{bug-glibc@@prep.ai.mit.edu}.
+electronic mail to @email{bug-glibc@@gnu.org}.
 
 Each case of @samp{i@var{x}86} can be @samp{i386}, @samp{i486},
 @samp{i586}, or @samp{i686}.  All of those configurations produce a
@@ -369,8 +369,7 @@ conform to the ISO and POSIX standards (@pxref{Standards and
 Portability}), that is definitely a bug.  Report it!@refill
 
 Send bug reports to the Internet address
-@email{bug-glibc@@prep.ai.mit.edu} or the UUCP path
-@email{mit-eddie!prep.ai.mit.edu!bug-glibc}.  If you have other problems
+@email{bug-glibc@@gnu.org}.  If you have other problems
 with installation or use, please report those as well.@refill
 
 If you are not sure how a function should behave, and this manual
@@ -378,8 +377,7 @@ doesn't tell you, that's a bug in the manual.  Report that too!  If the
 function's behavior disagrees with the manual, then either the library
 or the manual has a bug, so report the disagreement.  If you find any
 errors or omissions in this manual, please report them to the Internet
-address @email{bug-glibc-manual@@prep.ai.mit.edu} or the UUCP path
-@email{mit-eddie!prep.ai.mit.edu!bug-glibc-manual}.
+address @email{bug-glibc-manual@@prep.ai.mit.edu}.
 
 @node Source Layout
 @appendixsec Adding New Functions
diff --git a/manual/texinfo.tex b/manual/texinfo.tex
index 35bc0b0c72..4ed3a5b8c5 100644
--- a/manual/texinfo.tex
+++ b/manual/texinfo.tex
@@ -1,32 +1,40 @@
-%% TeX macros to handle Texinfo files.
-%% $Id: texinfo.tex,v 2.212 1997/08/04 14:14:11 drepper Exp $
-
-%  Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93,
-%                94, 95, 96, 97 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
-%This texinfo.tex file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-%modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
-%published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at
-%your option) any later version.
-
-%This texinfo.tex file is distributed in the hope that it will be
-%useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
-%of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-%General Public License for more details.
-
-%You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-%along with this texinfo.tex file; see the file COPYING.  If not, write
-%to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
-%Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-
-
-%In other words, you are welcome to use, share and improve this program.
-%You are forbidden to forbid anyone else to use, share and improve
-%what you give them.   Help stamp out software-hoarding!
-
-
-% Send bug reports to bug-texinfo@prep.ai.mit.edu.
-% Please include a *precise* test case in each bug report.
+% texinfo.tex -- TeX macros to handle Texinfo files.
+% $Id: texinfo.tex,v 2.213 1998/03/04 17:13:03 drepper Exp $
+%
+% Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
+% Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+%
+% This texinfo.tex file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+% modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+% published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at
+% your option) any later version.
+%
+% This texinfo.tex file is distributed in the hope that it will be
+% useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
+% of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+% General Public License for more details.
+%
+% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+% along with this texinfo.tex file; see the file COPYING.  If not, write
+% to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+% Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+%
+% In other words, you are welcome to use, share and improve this program.
+% You are forbidden to forbid anyone else to use, share and improve
+% what you give them.   Help stamp out software-hoarding!
+%
+% Please try the latest version of texinfo.tex before submitting bug
+% reports; you can get the latest version from:
+% ftp://ftp.cs.umb.edu/pub/tex/texinfo.tex
+% /home/gd/gnu/doc/texinfo.tex on the GNU machines.
+% 
+% Send bug reports to bug-texinfo@gnu.org.
+% Please include a precise test case in each bug report,
+% including a complete document with which we can reproduce the problem.
+% 
+% Texinfo macros (with @macro) are *not* supported by texinfo.tex.  You
+% have to run makeinfo -E to expand macros first; the texi2dvi script
+% does this.
 
 
 % Make it possible to create a .fmt file just by loading this file:
@@ -36,7 +44,7 @@
 
 % This automatically updates the version number based on RCS.
 \def\deftexinfoversion$#1: #2 ${\def\texinfoversion{#2}}
-\deftexinfoversion$Revision: 2.212 $
+\deftexinfoversion$Revision: 2.213 $
 \message{Loading texinfo package [Version \texinfoversion]:}
 
 % If in a .fmt file, print the version number
@@ -54,7 +62,8 @@
 \let\ptexdot=\.
 \let\ptexdots=\dots
 \let\ptexend=\end
-\let\ptexequiv = \equiv
+\let\ptexequiv=\equiv
+\let\ptexexclam=\!
 \let\ptexi=\i
 \let\ptexlbrace=\{
 \let\ptexrbrace=\}
@@ -441,14 +450,11 @@
 % @. is an end-of-sentence period.
 \def\.{.\spacefactor=3000 }
 
-% @enddots{} is an end-of-sentence ellipsis.
-\gdef\enddots{$\mathinner{\ldotp\ldotp\ldotp\ldotp}$\spacefactor=3000}
-
 % @! is an end-of-sentence bang.
-\gdef\!{!\spacefactor=3000 }
+\def\!{!\spacefactor=3000 }
 
 % @? is an end-of-sentence query.
-\gdef\?{?\spacefactor=3000 }
+\def\?{?\spacefactor=3000 }
 
 % @w prevents a word break.  Without the \leavevmode, @w at the
 % beginning of a paragraph, when TeX is still in vertical mode, would
@@ -573,9 +579,27 @@ where each line of input produces a line of output.}
 
 \let\br = \par
 
-% @dots{}  output some dots
+% @dots{} output an ellipsis using the current font.
+% We do .5em per period so that it has the same spacing in a typewriter
+% font as three actual period characters.
+%
+\def\dots{\hbox to 1.5em{%
+  \hskip 0pt plus 0.25fil minus 0.25fil
+  .\hss.\hss.%
+  \hskip 0pt plus 0.5fil minus 0.5fil
+}}
+
+% @enddots{} is an end-of-sentence ellipsis.
+% 
+\def\enddots{%
+  \hbox to 2em{%
+    \hskip 0pt plus 0.25fil minus 0.25fil
+    .\hss.\hss.\hss.%
+    \hskip 0pt plus 0.5fil minus 0.5fil
+  }%
+  \spacefactor=3000
+}
 
-\def\dots{$\ldots$}
 
 % @page    forces the start of a new page
 
@@ -1236,7 +1260,7 @@ where each line of input produces a line of output.}
   \let\tensf=\titlesf \let\teni=\titlei \let\tensy=\titlesy
   \let\tenttsl=\titlettsl
   \resetmathfonts \setleading{25pt}}
-\def\titlefont#1{{\titlefonts #1}}
+\def\titlefont#1{{\titlefonts\rm #1}}
 \def\chapfonts{%
   \let\tenrm=\chaprm \let\tenit=\chapit \let\tensl=\chapsl
   \let\tenbf=\chapbf \let\tentt=\chaptt \let\smallcaps=\chapsc
@@ -1263,6 +1287,10 @@ where each line of input produces a line of output.}
 %
 \textfonts
 
+% Define these so they can be easily changed for other fonts.
+\def\angleleft{$\langle$}
+\def\angleright{$\rangle$}
+
 % Count depth in font-changes, for error checks
 \newcount\fontdepth \fontdepth=0
 
@@ -1300,15 +1328,15 @@ where each line of input produces a line of output.}
   \null
 }
 \let\ttfont=\t
-\def\samp #1{`\tclose{#1}'\null}
+\def\samp#1{`\tclose{#1}'\null}
 \setfont\smallrm\rmshape{8}{1000}
 \font\smallsy=cmsy9
 \def\key#1{{\smallrm\textfont2=\smallsy \leavevmode\hbox{%
-  \raise0.4pt\hbox{$\langle$}\kern-.08em\vtop{%
+  \raise0.4pt\hbox{\angleleft}\kern-.08em\vtop{%
     \vbox{\hrule\kern-0.4pt
-     \hbox{\raise0.4pt\hbox{\vphantom{$\langle$}}#1}}%
+     \hbox{\raise0.4pt\hbox{\vphantom{\angleleft}}#1}}%
     \kern-0.4pt\hrule}%
-  \kern-.06em\raise0.4pt\hbox{$\rangle$}}}}
+  \kern-.06em\raise0.4pt\hbox{\angleright}}}}
 % The old definition, with no lozenge:
 %\def\key #1{{\ttsl \nohyphenation \uppercase{#1}}\null}
 \def\ctrl #1{{\tt \rawbackslash \hat}#1}
@@ -1421,7 +1449,7 @@ where each line of input produces a line of output.}
 
 % rms does not like the angle brackets --karl, 17may97.
 % So now @email is just like @uref.
-%\def\email#1{$\langle${\tt #1}$\rangle$}
+%\def\email#1{\angleleft{\tt #1}\angleright}
 \let\email=\uref
 
 % Check if we are currently using a typewriter font.  Since all the
@@ -2043,10 +2071,7 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi
 % @multitablelinespace is space to leave between table items, baseline
 %                                                            to baseline.
 %   0pt means it depends on current normal line spacing.
-
-%%%%
-% Dimensions
-
+%
 \newskip\multitableparskip
 \newskip\multitableparindent
 \newdimen\multitablecolspace
@@ -2056,15 +2081,15 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi
 \multitablecolspace=12pt
 \multitablelinespace=0pt
 
-%%%%
 % Macros used to set up halign preamble:
+% 
 \let\endsetuptable\relax
 \def\xendsetuptable{\endsetuptable}
 \let\columnfractions\relax
 \def\xcolumnfractions{\columnfractions}
 \newif\ifsetpercent
 
-%% 2/1/96, to allow fractions to be given with more than one digit.
+% 2/1/96, to allow fractions to be given with more than one digit.
 \def\pickupwholefraction#1 {\global\advance\colcount by1 %
 \expandafter\xdef\csname col\the\colcount\endcsname{.#1\hsize}%
 \setuptable}
@@ -2090,80 +2115,84 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi
 \ifx\go\pickupwholefraction\else\let\go\setuptable\fi%
 \fi\go}
 
-%%%%
 % multitable syntax
 \def\tab{&\hskip1sp\relax} % 2/2/96
                            % tiny skip here makes sure this column space is
                            % maintained, even if it is never used.
 
-
-%%%%
 % @multitable ... @end multitable definitions:
 
 \def\multitable{\parsearg\dotable}
-
 \def\dotable#1{\bgroup
-\let\item\cr
-\tolerance=9500
-\hbadness=9500
-\setmultitablespacing
-\parskip=\multitableparskip
-\parindent=\multitableparindent
-\overfullrule=0pt
-\global\colcount=0\relax%
-\def\Emultitable{\global\setpercentfalse\global\everycr{}\cr\egroup\egroup}%
- % To parse everything between @multitable and @item :
-\setuptable#1 \endsetuptable
- % Need to reset this to 0 after \setuptable.
-\global\colcount=0\relax%
- %
- % This preamble sets up a generic column definition, which will
- % be used as many times as user calls for columns.
- % \vtop will set a single line and will also let text wrap and
- % continue for many paragraphs if desired.
-\halign\bgroup&\global\advance\colcount by 1\relax%
-\multistrut\vtop{\hsize=\expandafter\csname col\the\colcount\endcsname
- % In order to keep entries from bumping into each other
- % we will add a \leftskip of \multitablecolspace to all columns after
- % the first one.
- %  If a template has been used, we will add \multitablecolspace
- % to the width of each template entry.
- %  If user has set preamble in terms of percent of \hsize
- % we will use that dimension as the width of the column, and
- % the \leftskip will keep entries from bumping into each other.
- % Table will start at left margin and final column will justify at
- % right margin.
-\ifnum\colcount=1
-\else
-  \ifsetpercent
+  \vskip\parskip
+  \let\item\crcr
+  \tolerance=9500
+  \hbadness=9500
+  \setmultitablespacing
+  \parskip=\multitableparskip
+  \parindent=\multitableparindent
+  \overfullrule=0pt
+  \global\colcount=0
+  \def\Emultitable{\global\setpercentfalse\cr\egroup\egroup}%
+  %
+  % To parse everything between @multitable and @item:
+  \setuptable#1 \endsetuptable
+  %
+  % \everycr will reset column counter, \colcount, at the end of
+  % each line. Every column entry will cause \colcount to advance by one.
+  % The table preamble
+  % looks at the current \colcount to find the correct column width.
+  \everycr{\noalign{%
+  %
+  % \filbreak%% keeps underfull box messages off when table breaks over pages.
+  % Maybe so, but it also creates really weird page breaks when the table
+  % breaks over pages. Wouldn't \vfil be better?  Wait until the problem
+  % manifests itself, so it can be fixed for real --karl.
+    \global\colcount=0\relax}}%
+  %
+  % This preamble sets up a generic column definition, which will
+  % be used as many times as user calls for columns.
+  % \vtop will set a single line and will also let text wrap and
+  % continue for many paragraphs if desired.
+  \halign\bgroup&\global\advance\colcount by 1\relax
+    \multistrut\vtop{\hsize=\expandafter\csname col\the\colcount\endcsname
+  %
+  % In order to keep entries from bumping into each other
+  % we will add a \leftskip of \multitablecolspace to all columns after
+  % the first one.
+  % 
+  % If a template has been used, we will add \multitablecolspace
+  % to the width of each template entry.
+  % 
+  % If the user has set preamble in terms of percent of \hsize we will
+  % use that dimension as the width of the column, and the \leftskip
+  % will keep entries from bumping into each other.  Table will start at
+  % left margin and final column will justify at right margin.
+  % 
+  % Make sure we don't inherit \rightskip from the outer environment.
+  \rightskip=0pt
+  \ifnum\colcount=1
+    % The first column will be indented with the surrounding text.
+    \advance\hsize by\leftskip
   \else
-   % If user has <not> set preamble in terms of percent of \hsize
-   % we will advance \hsize by \multitablecolspace
-  \advance\hsize by \multitablecolspace
+    \ifsetpercent \else
+      % If user has not set preamble in terms of percent of \hsize
+      % we will advance \hsize by \multitablecolspace.
+      \advance\hsize by \multitablecolspace
+    \fi
+   % In either case we will make \leftskip=\multitablecolspace:
+  \leftskip=\multitablecolspace
   \fi
- % In either case we will make \leftskip=\multitablecolspace:
-\leftskip=\multitablecolspace
-\fi
- % Ignoring space at the beginning and end avoids an occasional spurious
- % blank line, when TeX decides to break the line at the space before the
- % box from the multistrut, so the strut ends up on a line by itself.
- % For example:
- % @multitable @columnfractions .11 .89
- % @item @code{#}
- % @tab Legal holiday which is valid in major parts of the whole country.
- % Is automatically provided with highlighting sequences respectively marking
- % characters.
- \noindent\ignorespaces##\unskip\multistrut}\cr
- % \everycr will reset column counter, \colcount, at the end of
- % each line. Every column  entry will cause \colcount to advance by one.
- % The table preamble
- % looks at the current \colcount to find the correct column width.
-\global\everycr{\noalign{%
-% \filbreak%% keeps underfull box messages off when table breaks over pages.
-% Maybe so, but it also creates really weird page breaks when the table
-% breaks over pages Wouldn't \vfil be better?  Wait until the problem
-% manifests itself, so it can be fixed for real --karl.
-\global\colcount=0\relax}}
+  % Ignoring space at the beginning and end avoids an occasional spurious
+  % blank line, when TeX decides to break the line at the space before the
+  % box from the multistrut, so the strut ends up on a line by itself.
+  % For example:
+  % @multitable @columnfractions .11 .89
+  % @item @code{#}
+  % @tab Legal holiday which is valid in major parts of the whole country.
+  % Is automatically provided with highlighting sequences respectively marking
+  % characters.
+  \noindent\ignorespaces##\unskip\multistrut}\cr
 }
 
 \def\setmultitablespacing{% test to see if user has set \multitablelinespace.
@@ -2510,6 +2539,11 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
   \indexbreaks
   %
   % See if the index file exists and is nonempty.
+  % Change catcode of @ here so that if the index file contains
+  % \initial {@}
+  % as its first line, TeX doesn't complain about mismatched braces
+  % (because it thinks @} is a control sequence).
+  \catcode`\@ = 11
   \openin 1 \jobname.#1s
   \ifeof 1
     % \enddoublecolumns gets confused if there is no text in the index,
@@ -2531,7 +2565,6 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
       % to make right now.
       \def\indexbackslash{\rawbackslashxx}%
       \catcode`\\ = 0
-      \catcode`\@ = 11
       \escapechar = `\\
       \begindoublecolumns
       \input \jobname.#1s
@@ -3427,11 +3460,12 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
 % the index entries, but we want to suppress hyphenation here.  (We
 % can't do that in the \entry macro, since index entries might consist
 % of hyphenated-identifiers-that-do-not-fit-on-a-line-and-nothing-else.)
-%
-% \turnoffactive is for the sake of @" used for umlauts.
 \def\tocentry#1#2{\begingroup
   \vskip 0pt plus1pt % allow a little stretch for the sake of nice page breaks
-  \entry{\turnoffactive #1}{\turnoffactive #2}%
+  % Do not use \turnoffactive in these arguments.  Since the toc is
+  % typeset in cmr, so characters such as _ would come out wrong; we
+  % have to do the usual translation tricks.
+  \entry{#1}{#2}%
 \endgroup}
 
 % Space between chapter (or whatever) number and the title.
@@ -3497,30 +3531,35 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
 % But \@ or @@ will get a plain tex @ character.
 
 \def\tex{\begingroup
-\catcode `\\=0 \catcode `\{=1 \catcode `\}=2
-\catcode `\$=3 \catcode `\&=4 \catcode `\#=6
-\catcode `\^=7 \catcode `\_=8 \catcode `\~=13 \let~=\tie
-\catcode `\%=14
-\catcode 43=12 % plus
-\catcode`\"=12
-\catcode`\==12
-\catcode`\|=12
-\catcode`\<=12
-\catcode`\>=12
-\escapechar=`\\
-%
-\let\,=\ptexcomma
-\let\{=\ptexlbrace
-\let\}=\ptexrbrace
-\let\.=\ptexdot
-\let\*=\ptexstar
-\let\dots=\ptexdots
-\def\endldots{\mathinner{\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots}}%
-\def\enddots{\relax\ifmmode\endldots\else$\mathsurround=0pt \endldots\,$\fi}%
-\def\@{@}%
-\let\bullet=\ptexbullet
-\let\b=\ptexb \let\c=\ptexc \let\i=\ptexi \let\t=\ptext
-%
+  \catcode `\\=0 \catcode `\{=1 \catcode `\}=2
+  \catcode `\$=3 \catcode `\&=4 \catcode `\#=6
+  \catcode `\^=7 \catcode `\_=8 \catcode `\~=13 \let~=\tie
+  \catcode `\%=14
+  \catcode 43=12 % plus
+  \catcode`\"=12
+  \catcode`\==12
+  \catcode`\|=12
+  \catcode`\<=12
+  \catcode`\>=12
+  \escapechar=`\\
+  %
+  \let\b=\ptexb
+  \let\bullet=\ptexbullet
+  \let\c=\ptexc
+  \let\,=\ptexcomma
+  \let\.=\ptexdot
+  \let\dots=\ptexdots
+  \let\equiv=\ptexequiv
+  \let\!=\ptexexclam
+  \let\i=\ptexi
+  \let\{=\ptexlbrace
+  \let\}=\ptexrbrace
+  \let\*=\ptexstar
+  \let\t=\ptext
+  %
+  \def\endldots{\mathinner{\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots}}%
+  \def\enddots{\relax\ifmmode\endldots\else$\mathsurround=0pt \endldots\,$\fi}%
+  \def\@{@}%
 \let\Etex=\endgroup}
 
 % Define @lisp ... @endlisp.
@@ -4373,7 +4412,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
 \def\refx#1#2{%
   \expandafter\ifx\csname X#1\endcsname\relax
     % If not defined, say something at least.
-    $\langle$un\-de\-fined$\rangle$%
+    \angleleft un\-de\-fined\angleright
     \ifhavexrefs
       \message{\linenumber Undefined cross reference `#1'.}%
     \else
@@ -4390,10 +4429,13 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
 }
 
 % This is the macro invoked by entries in the aux file.
-\def\xrdef #1#2{{%
-  \catcode`\'=\other
-  \expandafter\gdef\csname X#1\endcsname{#2}%
-}}
+% 
+\def\xrdef#1{\begingroup
+  % Reenable \ as an escape while reading the second argument.
+  \catcode`\\ = 0
+  \afterassignment\endgroup
+  \expandafter\gdef\csname X#1\endcsname
+}
 
 % Read the last existing aux file, if any.  No error if none exists.
 \def\readauxfile{\begingroup
@@ -4617,7 +4659,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
 % Check for and read epsf.tex up front.  If we read it only at @image
 % time, we might be inside a group, and then its definitions would get
 % undone and the next image would fail.
-\openin 1 = xepsf.tex
+\openin 1 = epsf.tex
 \ifeof 1 \else
   \closein 1
   \def\epsfannounce{\toks0 = }% do not bother showing banner