version 1.85, 2011/01/25 15:17:18 |
version 1.104, 2011/04/30 10:18:24 |
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- .TP before .SH is still FATAL in man(7) |
- .TP before .SH is still FATAL in man(7) |
reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:54:54 -0500 |
reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:54:54 -0500 |
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- The mdoc(7) parser should handle `\.' as punctuation: |
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.Ql .if ${VAR} op something \. |
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should produce |
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`.if ${VAR} op something'. |
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not |
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`.if ${VAR} op something .' |
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as seen in make(1). |
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To escape the dot, one would use `\&.'. |
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- the roff parser doesn't tolerate additional characters between |
- the roff parser doesn't tolerate additional characters between |
a macro and the \} terminating a conditional block, e.g. |
a macro and the \} terminating a conditional block, e.g. |
.if n \{ |
.if n \{ |
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* formatter bugs |
* formatter bugs |
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- tbl(7): Horizontal and vertical lines are formatted badly: |
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With the box option, there is too much white space at the end of cells. |
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Horizontal lines from "=" lines are a bit too long. |
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yuri dot pankov at gmail dot com Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:45:26 +0400 |
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* missing features |
* missing features |
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- \c (interrupted text) occurs in chat(8) |
- \c (interrupted text) occurs in chat(8) |
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- \f(CW (constant width font) occurs in rsyncd.conf(5). |
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I think we should treat unknown/unavailable fonts as \fR |
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such that switching back with \fP works correctly - |
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and doesn't revert the _previous_ \fP. |
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--- missing mdoc features ---------------------------------------------- |
--- missing mdoc features ---------------------------------------------- |
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- fix bad block nesting involving multiple identical explicit blocks |
- fix bad block nesting involving multiple identical explicit blocks |
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- explicitly disallow nested `Bl -column', which would clobber internal |
- explicitly disallow nested `Bl -column', which would clobber internal |
flags defined for struct mdoc_macro |
flags defined for struct mdoc_macro |
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- In .Bl -column .It, the end of the line probably has to be regarded |
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as an implicit .Ta, if there could be one, see the following mildly |
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ugly code from login.conf(5): |
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.Bl -column minpasswordlen program xetcxmotd |
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.It path Ta path Ta value of Dv _PATH_DEFPATH |
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.br |
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Default search path. |
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reported by Michal Mazurek <akfaew at jasminek dot net> |
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via jmc@ Thu, 7 Apr 2011 16:00:53 +0059 |
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- inside `.Bl -column' phrases, punctuation is handled like normal |
- inside `.Bl -column' phrases, punctuation is handled like normal |
text, e.g. `.Bl -column .It Fl x . Ta ...' should give "-x -." |
text, e.g. `.Bl -column .It Fl x . Ta ...' should give "-x -." |
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--- missing man features ----------------------------------------------- |
--- missing man features ----------------------------------------------- |
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- bashbug(1) complains "line scope broken" after |
- .RS/.RE can be nested, see e.g. the x11/fluxbox manuals |
.SM |
noticed by dcoppa@ Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 04:58:14PM +0200: |
.B something |
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should either just work or be a warning |
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reported by naddy@ |
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- groff an-ext.tmac macros (.UR, .UE) occur in xine(5) |
- groff an-ext.tmac macros (.UR, .UE) occur in xine(5) |
reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:45:23 -0500 |
reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:45:23 -0500 |
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* formatting issues: ugly output |
* formatting issues: ugly output |
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- a column list with blank `Ta' cells triggers a spurrious |
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start-with-whitespace printing of a newline |
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- double quotes inside double quotes are escaped by doubling them |
- double quotes inside double quotes are escaped by doubling them |
implement this in mdoc(7), too |
implement this in mdoc(7), too |
so far, we only have it in roff(7) and man(7) |
so far, we only have it in roff(7) and man(7) |
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reminded by jmc@ Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:13:39 +0059 |
reminded by jmc@ Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:13:39 +0059 |
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* formatting issues: gratuitious differences |
* formatting issues: gratuitous differences |
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- .Rv (and probably .Ex) print different text if an `Nm' has been named |
- .Rv (and probably .Ex) print different text if an `Nm' has been named |
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Also have `It' complain if `Pp' is invoked at certain times (not |
Also have `It' complain if `Pp' is invoked at certain times (not |
-compact?). |
-compact?). |
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- .Pp between two .It in .Bl -column should produce one, |
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not two blank lines, see e.g. login.conf(5). |
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reported by jmc@ Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:04:58 +0059 |
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- If the *first* line after .It is .Pp, break the line right after |
- If the *first* line after .It is .Pp, break the line right after |
the tag, do not pad with space characters before breaking. |
the tag, do not pad with space characters before breaking. |
See the description of the a, c, and i commands in sed(1). |
See the description of the a, c, and i commands in sed(1). |
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should be "NetBSD 1.0A", not "NetBSD 1.0a", |
should be "NetBSD 1.0A", not "NetBSD 1.0a", |
see OpenBSD ccdconfig(8). |
see OpenBSD ccdconfig(8). |
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- The space character joining .Dx .Fx .Nx .Ox (are these all?) to its |
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argument is non-breaking. See the cdio(1) HISTORY and many others. |
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- In .Bl -tag, if a tag exceeds the right margin and must be continued |
- In .Bl -tag, if a tag exceeds the right margin and must be continued |
on the next line, it must be indented by -width, not width+1; |
on the next line, it must be indented by -width, not width+1; |
see "rule block|pass" in OpenBSD ifconfig(8). |
see "rule block|pass" in OpenBSD ifconfig(8). |
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should be indented, see e.g. rpc(3); |
should be indented, see e.g. rpc(3); |
reported by jmc@ on discuss@ Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:48:33 +0100 |
reported by jmc@ on discuss@ Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:48:33 +0100 |
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- .Ns should only be effective when called by another macro, |
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not as a stand-alone macro at the beginning of a line; |
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see for example the awk(1) SYNOPSIS. |
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- .Ns should work when called at the end of an input line, see |
- .Ns should work when called at the end of an input line, see |
the following code in vi(1): |
the following code in vi(1): |
.It Xo |
.It Xo |
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should have a blank line between the text and the beginning of the |
should have a blank line between the text and the beginning of the |
indented paragraph, see for example sudo(1). |
indented paragraph, see for example sudo(1). |
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- In man(7), the sequence |
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.SH HEADER |
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<blank line> |
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.PP |
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regular text |
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should not produce any blank lines between the header and the text, |
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see for example rsync(1). |
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Reported by naddy@ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:45:42 +0200 |
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- In man(7), the sequence |
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regular text |
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.PP |
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.RS |
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indented text |
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should produce one blank line between the regular and indented texts, |
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see for example rsync(1), and |
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.RE |
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<blank line> |
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.PP |
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.RS |
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should produce two,not one blank lines. |
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Reported by naddy@ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:45:42 +0200 |
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- In man(7), the sequence |
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regular text |
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.IP |
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.IP "tag" |
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indented text |
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should produce one, not four blank lines between the regular text |
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and the tag, see for example rsync(1). |
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Likewise, |
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regular text |
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.IP |
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indented text |
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should produce one, not two blank lines in between, and |
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regular text |
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.IP |
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.RS |
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.IP tag |
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indented text |
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should produce one, not three blank lines. |
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Reported by naddy@ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:45:42 +0200 |
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- At least sometimes, .sp is ignored right after .SH; see named.conf(5). |
- At least sometimes, .sp is ignored right after .SH; see named.conf(5). |
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- trailing whitespace must be ignored even when followed by a font escape, |
- trailing whitespace must be ignored even when followed by a font escape, |
Line 309 Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa |
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Line 360 Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa |
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- Find better ways to prevent endless loops |
- Find better ways to prevent endless loops |
in roff(7) macro and string expansion. |
in roff(7) macro and string expansion. |
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- Finish cleanup of date handling. |
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Decide which formats should be recognized where. |
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Update both mdoc(7) and man(7) documentation. |
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Triggered by Tim van der Molen Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:30:45 +0100 |