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 This file lists the most important changes in the mdocml.bsd.lv distribution.  This file lists the most important changes in the mdocml.bsd.lv distribution.
   
 Changes in version 1.13.4, to be released on July XXX, 2016  Changes in version 1.13.4, released on July 14, 2016
   
     --- MAJOR NEW FEATURES ---      --- MAJOR NEW FEATURES ---
  * man.conf(5): Design and implement a simpler configuration file format.   * man.conf(5): Design and implement a simpler configuration file format.
  * man(1): Leverage less(1) -T and :t in a way resembling ctags(1)   * man(1): Leverage less(1) -T and :t in a way resembling ctags(1)
    to jump to the definitions of various terms inside manual pages.     to jump to the definitions of various terms inside manual pages.
  * soelim(1): New implementation by Baptiste Daroussin.   * soelim(1): New implementation by Baptiste Daroussin.
  * pledge(2): Use the OpenBSD privilege limitation syscall when available.   * privilege limitation: Use OpenBSD pledge(2) or OS X sandbox_init(3)
  * man.cgi(8): Support short URIs.     when available.
    * man.cgi(8): Support short URIs like http://man.openbsd.org/mdoc .
  * mandoc.css: Use one unified stylesheet rather than three different ones.   * mandoc.css: Use one unified stylesheet rather than three different ones.
     --- MAJOR FUNCTIONALLY RELEVANT BUGFIXES ---      --- MAJOR FUNCTIONALLY RELEVANT BUGFIXES ---
  * mdoc(7): Fix multiple aspects of SYNOPSIS .Nm formatting.   * mdoc(7): Fix multiple aspects of SYNOPSIS .Nm formatting.
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    even when building without SQLite support.     even when building without SQLite support.
  * Add compat glue for building on Solaris 9 and 10.   * Add compat glue for building on Solaris 9 and 10.
  * Let ./configure select a supported RE syntax for word boundaries.   * Let ./configure select a supported RE syntax for word boundaries.
    * Support LDFLAGS, to be used for example for hardening options.
    * Avoid mixing putchar(3) and putwchar(3) on the same file descriptor,
      it resulted in output corruption on some platforms.
  * Avoid reusing va_lists, use va_copy(3) for better portability.   * Avoid reusing va_lists, use va_copy(3) for better portability.
  * Do not hardcode the path to the more(1) program.   * Do not hardcode the path to the more(1) program.
     --- MINOR NEW FEATURES ---      --- MINOR NEW FEATURES ---
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  * man.cgi(8): Support "header.html" and "footer.html".   * man.cgi(8): Support "header.html" and "footer.html".
  * man.cgi(8): Set the "autofocus" attribute on the query text box.   * man.cgi(8): Set the "autofocus" attribute on the query text box.
  * man.cgi(8): Simplify the search form, drop two useless buttons.   * man.cgi(8): Simplify the search form, drop two useless buttons.
    * man.cgi(8): Delete the pseudo-manpath "mandoc", assume that
      apropos(1) and man.cgi(8) are installed in the default manpath.
     --- RELIABILITY BUGFIXES ---      --- RELIABILITY BUGFIXES ---
  * mdoc(7): Avoid a use after free and an assertion failure when nodes   * mdoc(7): Avoid a use after free and an assertion failure when nodes
    are deleted during validation.     are deleted during validation.
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  * mdoc(7): Avoid an assertion when .Ta<tab> occurs in .Bl -column.   * mdoc(7): Avoid an assertion when .Ta<tab> occurs in .Bl -column.
  * mdoc(7): Avoid an assertion when a body gets broken and has a tail.   * mdoc(7): Avoid an assertion when a body gets broken and has a tail.
  * roff(7): Avoid an assertion caused by blanks inside \o.   * roff(7): Avoid an assertion caused by blanks inside \o.
    * roff(7): Make .so links to gziped manuals work without mandoc.db(5).
  * tbl(7): Avoid a use after free when the last line of a layout is empty.   * tbl(7): Avoid a use after free when the last line of a layout is empty.
  * eqn(7): Avoid an infinite loop caused by recursive "define".   * eqn(7): Avoid an infinite loop caused by recursive "define".
  * makewhatis(8): Avoid a segfault caused by unusual directory structures.   * makewhatis(8): Avoid a segfault caused by unusual directory structures.
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  * HTML output: Render ASCII_NBRSP as "&nbsp;", not "-".   * HTML output: Render ASCII_NBRSP as "&nbsp;", not "-".
  * man(1): Do not match the first part of a name if it continues with a dot.   * man(1): Do not match the first part of a name if it continues with a dot.
  * man(1): Keep working even if the current directory is unusable.   * man(1): Keep working even if the current directory is unusable.
  * man(1): Handle SIGPIPE to avoid ugly "Broken pipe" messages.  
  * man(1): Better error message when $PAGER is invalid.   * man(1): Better error message when $PAGER is invalid.
  * makewhatis(8): Improve handling of .Va and .Vt macros.   * makewhatis(8): Improve handling of .Va and .Vt macros.
  * apropos(1): Print "nothing appropriate" to stderr when appropriate.   * apropos(1): Print "nothing appropriate" to stderr when appropriate.
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  * mdoc(7) and man(7): Unified data structures struct roff_node etc.   * mdoc(7) and man(7): Unified data structures struct roff_node etc.
  * mdoc(7) and man(7): Unified node handling library in roff.c.   * mdoc(7) and man(7): Unified node handling library in roff.c.
  * mdoc(7) and man(7): Seperate validation phase from parsing.   * mdoc(7) and man(7): Seperate validation phase from parsing.
  * Replace all hand-rolled hash tables with ohash(3).   * roff(7): Major character table cleanup.
  * Link with libz rather than forking gunzip(1).   * Link with libz rather than forking gunzip(1).
     --- THANKS TO ---      --- THANKS TO ---
  * Baptiste Daroussin (FreeBSD) for the new soelim(1).   * Baptiste Daroussin (FreeBSD) for the new soelim(1)
      and for release testing.
  * Anthony Bentley (OpenBSD) for unifying mandoc.css, two nice   * Anthony Bentley (OpenBSD) for unifying mandoc.css, two nice
    patches for man.cgi(8), some documentation patches, some bug     patches for man.cgi(8), some documentation patches, some bug
    reports, and various useful discussions.     reports, and various useful discussions.
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    discussions.     discussions.
  * Jonathan Gray (OpenBSD) for yet more testing with afl(1)   * Jonathan Gray (OpenBSD) for yet more testing with afl(1)
    again resulting in more than half a dozen important bug reports.     again resulting in more than half a dozen important bug reports.
    * Svyatoslav Mishyn (Crux Linux) for some patches, several bug
      reports, and extensive release testing.
    * Christian Neukirchen (void Linux) for a number of compatibility
      patches and suggestions and several bug reports.
  * Christos Zoulas (NetBSD) for a bug fix patch and some useful   * Christos Zoulas (NetBSD) for a bug fix patch and some useful
    suggestions for cleanup.     suggestions for cleanup.
  * Florian Obser (OpenBSD) for a bugfix patch and some bug reports.   * Florian Obser (OpenBSD) for a bugfix patch and some bug reports.
  * Sevan Janiyan and Jan Holzhueter for help with Solaris compatibility,   * Sevan Janiyan for help with Solaris compatibility and release
    and to OpenCSW in general for providing me with a Solaris 9/10/11     testing on many platforms.
    testing environment.   * Jan Holzhueter and OpenCSW in general for help with Solaris
  * Christian Neukirchen for a number of compatibility patches and     compatibility, and for providing me with a Solaris 9/10/11 testing
    several bug reports.     environment.
  * Svyatoslav Mishyn (Crux Linux) for a compatibility patch  
    and a number of bug reports.  
  * Michael McConville (OpenBSD) for some simple cleanup patches.   * Michael McConville (OpenBSD) for some simple cleanup patches.
    * Thomas Klausner (NetBSD) for some bug reports and release testing.
  * Christian Weisgerber, Dmitrij Czarkoff, Igor Sobrado,   * Christian Weisgerber, Dmitrij Czarkoff, Igor Sobrado,
    Ken Westerback, Marc Espie, Mike Belopuhov, Ted Unangst,     Ken Westerback, Marc Espie, Mike Belopuhov, Rafael Neves,
    Tim van der Molen, Theo Buehler, Theo de Raadt (OpenBSD),     Ted Unangst, Tim van der Molen, Theo Buehler, Theo de Raadt
    Thomas Klausner (NetBSD), Kurt Jaeger, Dag Erling Smoergrav     (OpenBSD), Kurt Jaeger, Dag Erling Smoergrav (FreeBSD),
    (FreeBSD), Carsten Kunze (Heirloom troff), Daniel Levai,     Joerg Sonnenberger (NetBSD), Carsten Kunze (Heirloom troff),
    Fabian Raetz, Jan Stary, Jean-Yves Migeon, Joerg Sonnenberger,     Daniel Levai, Fabian Raetz, Jan Stary, Jean-Yves Migeon,
    Lorenzo Beretta, Markus Waldeck, Maxim Belooussov, Michael Reed,     Lorenzo Beretta, Markus Waldeck, Maxim Belooussov, Michael Reed,
    Peter Bray, and Serguey Parkhomovsky for bug reports and feature     Peter Bray, and Serguey Parkhomovsky for bug reports and feature
    suggestions.     suggestions.
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