fix latex inline literals where `< > -` gobbled a space

CHANGES

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 * #777: LaTeX output "too deeply nested" (ref #3096)
 * Let LaTeX image inclusion obey ``scale`` before textwidth fit (ref #2865, #3059)
 * #3019: LaTeX fails on description of C function with arguments (ref #3083)
+* fix latex inline literals where ``< > -`` gobbled a space
 
 Release 1.5 alpha2 (released Oct 17, 2016)
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sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty

@@ -245,12 +245,19 @@
 \long\protected\def\sphinxcode#1{{\def\@tempa{alltt}%
   \ifx\@tempa\@currenvir\else
    \ifspx@opt@inlineliteralwraps
-      \def\verbatim@nolig@list {\do\`\do\<\do\>\do\'\do\-}%
       \sphinxbreaksviaactive\let\sphinxafterbreak\empty
+      % do not overwrite the comma set-up
+      \let\verbatim@nolig@list\sphinx@literal@nolig@list
    \fi
+   % fix a space-gobbling issue due to LaTeX's original \do@noligs
+   \let\do@noligs\sphinx@do@noligs
    \@noligs\endlinechar\m@ne\everyeof{\noexpand}%
    \expandafter\scantokens
   \fi {\texttt{#1}}}}
+\def\sphinx@do@noligs #1{\catcode`#1\active\begingroup\lccode`\~`#1\relax
+    \lowercase{\endgroup\def~{\leavevmode\kern\z@\char`#1 }}}
+\def\sphinx@literal@nolig@list {\do\`\do\<\do\>\do\'\do\-}%
+
 \long\protected\def\sphinxbfcode#1{\sphinxcode{\bfseries#1}}
 \long\protected\def\sphinxemail#1{\textsf{#1}}
 \long\protected\def\sphinxtablecontinued#1{\textsf{#1}}