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version 1.187, 2014/11/09 00:54:58 version 1.196, 2014/12/17 20:31:19
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Line 72  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
 - .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    also Tcl_NewStringObj(3) via wiz@  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 22:27:43 +0100
   loc **  exist ***  algo **  size **  imp **    also posix2time(3) Carsten Kunze  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 13:03:10 +0100
     loc **  exist ***  algo **  size **  imp ***
   
 - .ti (temporary indent)  - .ti (temporary indent)
   found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1)    found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1)
Line 83  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
Line 84  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   found by jca@ in ratpoison(1)  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:01:09 +0200    found by jca@ in ratpoison(1)  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:01:09 +0200
   loc *  exist **  algo **  size **  imp **    loc *  exist **  algo **  size **  imp **
   
 - \c (interrupted text) should prevent the line break  
   even inside .Bd literal; that occurs in chat(8)  
   also found in cclive(1) - DocBook output  
   loc **  exist ***  algo **  size *  imp *  
   
 - \h horizontal move  - \h horizontal move
   found in cclive(1) DocBook output    found in cclive(1) and nasm(1) asciidoc/DocBook output
   Anthony J. Bentley on discuss@  Sat, 21 Sep 2013 22:29:34 -0600    bentley@ on discuss@  Sat, 21 Sep 2013 22:29:34 -0600
     naddy@  Thu, 4 Dec 2014 16:26:41 +0100
   loc **  exist **  algo **  size *  imp ** (parser reorg helps a lot)    loc **  exist **  algo **  size *  imp ** (parser reorg helps a lot)
   
 - \n+ and \n- numerical register increment and decrement  - \n+ and \n- numerical register increment and decrement
Line 125  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
Line 122  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   from jmc@  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:10:32 +0100    from jmc@  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:10:32 +0100
   loc *  exist ***  algo ***  size **  imp **    loc *  exist ***  algo ***  size **  imp **
   
 - \\ is now implemented correctly  
   * when defining strings and macros using .ds and .de  
   * when parsing roff(7) and man(7) macro arguments  
   It does not yet work in mdoc(7) macro arguments  
   because libmdoc does not yet use mandoc_getarg().  
   Also check what happens in plain text, it must be identical to \e.  
   
 - .Bd -centered implies -filled, not -unfilled, which is not  - .Bd -centered implies -filled, not -unfilled, which is not
   easy to implement; it requires code similar to .ce, which    easy to implement; it requires code similar to .ce, which
   we don't have either.    we don't have either.
Line 172  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
Line 162  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   is not safe, e.g. `.Bl -column .It Pf a b .' gives "ab."    is not safe, e.g. `.Bl -column .It Pf a b .' gives "ab."
   but should give "ab ."    but should give "ab ."
   
 - set a meaningful default if no `Bl' list type is assigned  
   loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp **  (already done?)  
   
 - have a blank `It' head for `Bl -tag' not puke  
   loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp **  (already done?)  
   
 - check whether it is correct that `D1' uses INDENT+1;  - check whether it is correct that `D1' uses INDENT+1;
   does it need its own constant?    does it need its own constant?
   loc *  exist **  algo **  size *  imp **    loc *  exist **  algo **  size *  imp **
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 --- compatibility checks -----------------------------------------------  --- compatibility checks -----------------------------------------------
   
   - write a configure check for [[:<:]] support and provide some
     fallback for whatis(1) when it doesn't work;
     Svyatoslav Mishyn  Wed, 17 Dec 2014 11:07:10 +0200
   
 - is .Bk implemented correctly in modern groff?  - is .Bk implemented correctly in modern groff?
   sobrado@  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:12:55 +0200    sobrado@  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:12:55 +0200
   
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Line 303  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
 * formatting issues: ugly output  * formatting issues: ugly output
 ************************************************************************  ************************************************************************
   
 - a column list with blank `Ta' cells triggers a spurrious  - revisit empty in-line macros
     look at the difference between "Em x Em ." and "Sq x Em ."
     Carsten Kunze  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:15:41 +0100
     loc *** exist *** algo *** size * imp **
   
   - a column list with blank `Ta' cells triggers a spurious
   start-with-whitespace printing of a newline    start-with-whitespace printing of a newline
   
   - In .Bl -column, .It a<tab>"b<tab>c"
     shows the quotes in groff, but not in mandoc
     loc * exist *** algo ** size * imp **
   
 - 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,
Line 403  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
Line 400  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   Steffen Nurpmeso  Sat, 08 Nov 2014 13:34:59 +0100    Steffen Nurpmeso  Sat, 08 Nov 2014 13:34:59 +0100
   loc *  exist **  algo **  size *  imp **    loc *  exist **  algo **  size *  imp **
   
 - .Rv (and probably .Ex) print different text if an `Nm' has been named  
   or not (run a manual without `Nm blah' to see this).  I'm not sure  
   that this exists in the wild, but it's still an error.  
   loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp * (already done?)  
   
 - In .Bl -bullet, the groff bullet is "+\b+\bo\bo", the mandoc bullet  
   is just "o\bo".  The problem is to not break ps/pdf when fixing.  
   see for example OpenBSD ksh(1)  
   loc **  exist **  algo **  size *  imp **  
   
 - In .Bl -enum -width 0n, groff continues one the same line after  - In .Bl -enum -width 0n, groff continues one the same line after
   the number, mandoc breaks the line.    the number, mandoc breaks the line.
   mail to kristaps@  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:21:39 +0200    mail to kristaps@  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:21:39 +0200
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Line 480  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:54:42 +0100 (CET)    Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:54:42 +0100 (CET)
   loc *  exist **  algo **  size *  imp **    loc *  exist **  algo **  size *  imp **
   
   - warn about attempts to call non-callable macros
     Steffen Nurpmeso  Tue, 11 Nov 2014 22:55:16 +0100
     Note that formatting is inconsistent in groff.
     .Fn Po prints "Po()", .Ar Sh prints "file ..." and no "Sh".
     Relatively hard because the relevant code is scattered
     all over mdoc_macro.c and all subtly different.
     loc **  exist **  algo **  size **  imp **
   
 - warn about "new sentence, new line"  - warn about "new sentence, new line"
   loc **  exist **  algo ***  size *  imp **    loc **  exist **  algo ***  size *  imp **
   
Line 556  Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa
Line 551  Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa
 * structural issues  * structural issues
 ************************************************************************  ************************************************************************
   
   - Use libz directly instead of forking gunzip(1).
     Suggested by bapt at FreeBSD among others.
   
 - We use the input line number at several places to distinguish  - We use the input line number at several places to distinguish
   same-line from different-line input.  That plainly doesn't work    same-line from different-line input.  That plainly doesn't work
   with user-defined macros, leading to random breakage.    with user-defined macros, leading to random breakage.
Line 590  Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa
Line 588  Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa
  - Have Mac OSX systems automatically disable -static compilation of the   - Have Mac OSX systems automatically disable -static compilation of the
    CGI: -static isn't supported.     CGI: -static isn't supported.
   
   ************************************************************************
   * to improve in the groff_mdoc(7) macros
   ************************************************************************
   
   - use uname(1) to set doc-default-operating-system at install time
     tobimensch  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 00:25:07 +0100
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