> Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:55:56 +0000 (UTC) > From: Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org> > > Consider this input file (the second line uses U+2019). > > ``` > \input texinfo > > c'''' > > c’’’’ > > @bye > ``` > > If processed with pdftex (or xetex), everything's fine. In the first > line, '''' gets resolved into two closing double quotes via TeX's > input ligature mechanism, as expected. In the second line, the four > U+2019 characters stay as-is. > > However, if I say > > ``` > PDFTEX=luatex texi2pdf ... > ``` > > I get incorrect output – as can be seen in the attached image, U+2019 > is mapped to ' and TeX's input ligature mechanism unexpectedly kicks > in. I think this is because luatex is a 'better' TeX than TeX itself: > it completely handles input manipulation before converting stuff to > glyphs. > > I suggest the following patch to `texinfo.tex` to fix this – maybe you > find something better.
Shouldn't you use @documentencoding if you include UTF-8 encoded characters verbatim? (I have no idea if that affects the problem.)
