* man.el (Man-reference-regexp): Allow matching possible

word-wrapped references (bug#6289).

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 17f48ea7b12..112d7faacb0 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2011-07-03  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
+        * man.el (Man-reference-regexp): Allow matching possible
+        word-wrapped references (bug#6289).
+
         * vc/vc.el (vc-modify-change-comment): Change *VC-log* to *vc-log*
         for consistency with the other vc buffers (bug#6197).
         (vc-checkin): Ditto.
diff --git a/lisp/man.el b/lisp/man.el
index 7a9e6e3cca5..b5a70395e59 100644
--- a/lisp/man.el
+++ b/lisp/man.el
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ This regexp should not start with a `^' character.")
 This regular expression should start with a `^' character.")
 
 (defvar Man-reference-regexp
-  (concat "\\(" Man-name-regexp "\\)[ \t]*(\\(" Man-section-regexp "\\))")
+  (concat "\\(" Man-name-regexp
+          "\\(\n[ \t]+" Man-name-regexp "\\)*\\)[ \t]*(\\("
+          Man-section-regexp "\\))")
   "Regular expression describing a reference to another manpage.")
 
 (defvar Man-apropos-regexp
@@ -597,8 +599,8 @@ and the `Man-section-translations-alist' variables)."
     (cond
      ;; "chmod(2V)" case ?
      ((string-match (concat "^" Man-reference-regexp "$") ref)
-      (setq name (match-string 1 ref)
-            section (match-string 2 ref)))
+      (setq name (replace-regexp-in-string "[\n\t ]" "" (match-string 1 ref))
+            section (match-string 3 ref)))
      ;; "2v chmod" case ?
      ((string-match (concat "^\\(" Man-section-regexp
                             "\\) +\\(" Man-name-regexp "\\)$") ref)