1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/doc/misc/texinfo.tex b/doc/misc/texinfo.tex
index 0ad0e85a005..0f301a2a716 100644
--- a/doc/misc/texinfo.tex
+++ b/doc/misc/texinfo.tex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 % Load plain if necessary, i.e., if running under initex.
 \expandafter\ifx\csname fmtname\endcsname\relax\input plain\fi
 %
-\def\texinfoversion{2015-12-20.12}
+\def\texinfoversion{2015-12-17.20}
 %
 % Copyright 1985-1986, 1988, 1990-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 %
@@ -5407,9 +5407,6 @@ end
 }
 
 \def\begindoublecolumns{\begingroup % ended by \enddoublecolumns
-  % If not much space left on page, start a new page.
-  \ifdim\pagetotal>0.8\vsize\vfill\eject\fi
-  %
   % Grab any single-column material above us.
   \output = {%
     %
@@ -5467,7 +5464,7 @@ end
   % since nobody clobbers \vsize.)
   \global\doublecolumntopgap = \topskip
   \global\advance\doublecolumntopgap by -1\baselineskip
-  \advance\vsize by -1\doublecolumntopgap
+  \global\advance\vsize by -1\doublecolumntopgap
   \vsize = 2\vsize
   \topskip=0pt
   \global\entrylinedepth=0pt\relax
@@ -5537,20 +5534,23 @@ end
   \penalty0
   %
   \output = {%
-    % Split the last of the double-column material.
+    % Split the last of the double-column material.  Leave it on the
+    % current page, no automatic page break.
     \savemarks
     \balancecolumns
     %
-    % Having called \balancecolumns once, we do not
+    % If we end up splitting too much material for the current page,
+    % though, there will be another page break right after this \output
+    % invocation ends.  Having called \balancecolumns once, we do not
     % want to call it again.  Therefore, reset \output to its normal
-    % definition right away.
+    % definition right away.  (We hope \balancecolumns will never be
+    % called on to balance too much material, but if it is, this makes
+    % the output somewhat more palatable.)
     \global\output = {\onepageout{\pagecontents\PAGE}}%
   }%
   \eject
   \endgroup % started in \begindoublecolumns
   \restoremarks
-  % Leave the double-column material on the current page, no automatic
-  % page break.
   \box\balancedcolumns
   %
   % \pagegoal was set to the doubled \vsize above, since we restarted