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version 1.159, 2013/11/10 12:28:02 version 1.169, 2014/04/23 16:08:33
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 * crashes  * crashes
 ************************************************************************  ************************************************************************
   
 None known.  - The abort() in bufcat(), html.c, can be triggered via buffmt_includes()
     by running -Thtml -Oincludes on a file containing a long .In argument.
     Fixing this will probably require reworking the whole bufcat() concept.
   
 ************************************************************************  ************************************************************************
 * missing features  * missing features
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 --- missing roff features ----------------------------------------------  --- missing roff features ----------------------------------------------
   
 - roff.c should treat \n(.H>23 and \n(.V>19 in the pod2man(1)  
   preamble as true, see for example AUTHORS in MooseX::Getopt.3p  
   reported by Andreas Voegele <mail at andreasvoegele dot com>  
   Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:34:47 +0100 on ports@  
   
 - .ad (adjust margins)  - .ad (adjust margins)
   .ad l -- adjust left margin only (flush left)    .ad l -- adjust left margin only (flush left)
   .ad r -- adjust right margin only (flush right)    .ad r -- adjust right margin only (flush right)
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   .ad   -- re-enable adjustment without changing the mode    .ad   -- re-enable adjustment without changing the mode
   Adjustment mode is ignored while in no-fill mode (.nf).    Adjustment mode is ignored while in no-fill mode (.nf).
   
 - .as (append to string)  
   found by jca@ in ratpoison(1)  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:01:09 +0200  
   
 - .ce (center N lines)  
   found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1)  
   found by Juan Francisco Cantero Hurtado <iam at juanfra dot info>  
            in lang/racket(1)  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:19:11 +0200  
   
 - .fc (field control)  - .fc (field control)
   found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1)    found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1)
   
 - .ll (line length)  - .nr third argument (auto-increment step size, requires \n+)
   found by naddy@ in textproc/enchant(1)  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 03:27:10 +0200    found by bentley@ in sbcl(1)  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:36:57 -0700
   
 - .ns (no-space mode) occurs in xine-config(1)  - .ns (no-space mode) occurs in xine-config(1)
   reported by brad@  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:45:23 -0500    reported by brad@  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:45:23 -0500
   
 - .ta (tab settings) occurs in ircbug(1) and probably gnats(1)  - .ta (tab settings) occurs in ircbug(1) and probably gnats(1)
   reported by brad@  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:50:51 -0500    reported by brad@  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:50:51 -0500
     also Tcl_NewStringObj(3) via wiz@  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 22:27:43 +0100
   
 - .ti (temporary indent)  - .ti (temporary indent)
   found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1)    found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1)
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   found in cclive(1) DocBook output    found in cclive(1) DocBook output
   Anthony J. Bentley on discuss@  Sat, 21 Sep 2013 22:29:34 -0600    Anthony J. Bentley on discuss@  Sat, 21 Sep 2013 22:29:34 -0600
   
   - \n+ and \n- numerical register increment and decrement
     found by bentley@ in sbcl(1)  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:36:57 -0700
   
   - \w'' width measurements
     would not be very useful without an expression parser, see below
     needed for Tcl_NewStringObj(3) via wiz@  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 22:27:43 +0100
   
 - using undefined strings or macros defines them to be empty  - using undefined strings or macros defines them to be empty
   wl@  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:37:01 +0000    wl@  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:37:01 +0000
   
   - general expression parser, including arithmetics
     to be used at least for .if/.ie and .nr and maybe at other places
     could use J.T.Conklin's PD code in bin/expr/expr.c for inspiration
     needed for Tcl_NewStringObj(3) via wiz@  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 22:27:43 +0100
   
 --- missing mdoc features ----------------------------------------------  --- missing mdoc features ----------------------------------------------
   
 - fix bad block nesting involving multiple identical explicit blocks  - fix bad block nesting involving multiple identical explicit blocks
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 --- missing man features -----------------------------------------------  --- missing man features -----------------------------------------------
   
 - groff an-ext.tmac macros (.UR, .UE) occur in xine(5)  
   reported by brad@  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:45:23 -0500  
   also occur in freeciv-client(6) freeciv-server(6) freeciv-modpack(6)  
   reported by bentley@  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:05:57 -0600  
   
 - -T[x]html doesn't stipulate non-collapsing spaces in literal mode  - -T[x]html doesn't stipulate non-collapsing spaces in literal mode
   
 --- missing tbl features -----------------------------------------------  --- missing tbl features -----------------------------------------------
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   noted by stsp@  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:17:55 +0200    noted by stsp@  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:17:55 +0200
   reminded by nicm@  Mon, 3 May 2010 09:52:41 +0100    reminded by nicm@  Mon, 3 May 2010 09:52:41 +0100
   
   - look at pages generated from Texinfo source by yat2m, e.g. security/gnupg
     First impression is not that bad.
   
 - check compatibility with Plan9:  - check compatibility with Plan9:
   http://swtch.com/usr/local/plan9/tmac/tmac.an    http://swtch.com/usr/local/plan9/tmac/tmac.an
   http://swtch.com/plan9port/man/man7/man.html    http://swtch.com/plan9port/man/man7/man.html
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 - a column list with blank `Ta' cells triggers a spurrious  - a column list with blank `Ta' cells triggers a spurrious
   start-with-whitespace printing of a newline    start-with-whitespace printing of a newline
   
 - double quotes inside double quotes are escaped by doubling them  
   implement this in mdoc(7), too  
   so far, we only have it in roff(7) and man(7)  
   reminded by millert@  Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:29:52 -0500  
   
 - In .Bl -column,  - In .Bl -column,
   .It Em Authentication<tab>Key Length    .It Em Authentication<tab>Key Length
   ought to render "Key Length" with emphasis, too,    ought to render "Key Length" with emphasis, too,
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   That is, when it is alone on a line between two .Pp,    That is, when it is alone on a line between two .Pp,
   we want three blank lines, not two as in mandoc.    we want three blank lines, not two as in mandoc.
   
 - When .Fn arguments exceed one output line, all but the first  
   should be indented, see e.g. rpc(3);  
   reported by jmc@ on discuss@  Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:48:33 +0100  
   reported again by Nicolas Joly via wiz@  Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:24:40 +0200  
   Also, we don't want to break the line within the argument of:  
   .Fa "chtype tl"  
   
 - Header lines of excessive length:  - Header lines of excessive length:
   Port OpenBSD man_term.c rev. 1.25 to mdoc_term.c    Port OpenBSD man_term.c rev. 1.25 to mdoc_term.c
   and document it in mdoc(7) and man(7) COMPATIBILITY    and document it in mdoc(7) and man(7) COMPATIBILITY
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     \fBdig \fR      \fBdig \fR
     operate in batch mode      operate in batch mode
   in dig(1).    in dig(1).
   
   ************************************************************************
   * warning issues
   ************************************************************************
   
   - check that MANDOCERR_BADTAB is thrown in the right cases,
     i.e. when finding a literal tab character in fill mode,
     and possibly change the wording of the warning message
     to refer to fill mode, not literal mode
     See the mail from Werner LEMBERG on the groff list,
     Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:54:42 +0100 (CET)
   
 ************************************************************************  ************************************************************************
 * performance issues  * performance issues
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