Better support for =for

private-msgid: <Pine.LNX.3.93.961220163747.298T-100000@kjahds.com>

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/pod/pod2latex.PL b/pod/pod2latex.PL
index ebace22aef..4f79c1297f 100644
--- a/pod/pod2latex.PL
+++ b/pod/pod2latex.PL
@@ -124,11 +124,21 @@ open(LATEX,">$pod.tex");
 &do_hdr();
 
 $cutting = 1;
+$begun = "";
 while (<POD>) {
     if ($cutting) {
 	next unless /^=/;
 	$cutting = 0;
     }
+    if ($begun) {
+       if (/^=end\s+$begun/) {
+           $begun = "";
+       }
+       elsif ($begun =~ /^(tex|latex)$/) {
+           print LATEX $_;
+       }
+       next;
+    }
     chop;
     length || (print LATEX  "\n") && next;
 
@@ -146,6 +156,22 @@ while (<POD>) {
 	next;
     }
 
+    if (/^=for\s+(\S+)\s*/s) {
+	if ($1 eq "tex" or $1 eq "latex") {
+	    print LATEX $',"\n";
+	} else {
+	    # ignore unknown for
+	}
+	next;
+    }
+    elsif (/^=begin\s+(\S+)\s*/s) {
+	$begun = $1;
+	if ($1 eq "tex" or $1 eq "latex") {
+	    print LATEX $'."\n";
+	}
+	next;
+    }
+
     # preserve '=item' line with pod quotes as they are.
     if (/^=item/) {
 	($bareitem = $_) =~ s/^=item\s*//;