> @format > @exampleindent 0 > @verbatim > \relative { > a4 b c d > } > @end verbatim > @end format > > [...] > > What I do not understand here: The @verbatim environment is not > indented by default, as far as I can see. What is the reason to set > '@exampleindent 0', here? > > (And the enclosing @format environment to scope the effect of > @exampleindent 0)
I think this was implemented to work around bugs in older texinfo distributions. In particular, the `makeinfo` binary and the `texinfo.tex` file often did different things; IIRC, the code above ensured identical behaviour for HTML, info, and PDF output. This has improved a lot meanwhile and could be simplified. Werner