> From: Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 31 Jan 2002 16:05:13 +0100
> | 
> | @item @var{r}@{@var{min},@ovar{max}@}
> | anywhere from @var{min} to @var{max} (defaulting to no bound) @var{r}'s.
> | @end table
> 
> to makeinfo -E leaves the ovar invocation above unexpanded, but given
> that the definition of ovar is now stripped, it no longer compiles:

Last time this was discussed, I suggested the following solution:

  @macro vitem{name}
  @item @var{r}@{@var{min},[@var{max}]@}
  @end macro

and then use @vitem instead of @item whenever you need something
special inside the @item.  What are the problems with using this
alternative approach?

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