Fix Bug #876:

(info-insert-file-contents, Info-insert-dir): Bind inhibit-null-byte-detection
to non-nil.

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 91bd9efe560..3c02c10709a 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2009-01-10  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
+
+        Fix Bug #876:
+
+        * info.el (info-insert-file-contents, Info-insert-dir): Bind
+        inhibit-null-byte-detection to non-nil.
+
 2009-01-10  Martin Rudalics  <rudalics@gmx.at>
 
         * tool-bar.el (tool-bar-mode): Modify all frame parameters when
diff --git a/lisp/info.el b/lisp/info.el
index 96c7b9d972f..9ee468f311d 100644
--- a/lisp/info.el
+++ b/lisp/info.el
@@ -461,13 +461,15 @@ Do the right thing if the file has been compressed or zipped."
           (insert-file-contents-literally fullname visit)
           (let ((inhibit-read-only t)
                 (coding-system-for-write 'no-conversion)
+                (inhibit-null-byte-detection t) ; Index nodes include null bytes
                 (default-directory (or (file-name-directory fullname)
                                        default-directory)))
             (or (consp decoder)
                 (setq decoder (list decoder)))
             (apply 'call-process-region (point-min) (point-max)
                    (car decoder) t t nil (cdr decoder))))
-      (insert-file-contents fullname visit))))
+      (let ((inhibit-null-byte-detection t)) ; Index nodes include null bytes
+        (insert-file-contents fullname visit)))))
 
 (defun Info-file-supports-index-cookies (&optional file)
   "Return non-nil value if FILE supports Info index cookies.
@@ -1094,7 +1096,10 @@ a case-insensitive match is tried."
                       (or buffers
                           (message "Composing main Info directory..."))
                       (condition-case nil
-                          (progn
+                          ;; Index nodes include null bytes.  DIR
+                          ;; files should not have indices, but who
+                          ;; knows...
+                          (let ((inhibit-null-byte-detection t))
                             (insert-file-contents file)
                             (set (make-local-variable 'Info-dir-file-name)
                                  file)