version 1.111, 2011/06/18 16:18:04 |
version 1.125, 2011/11/17 17:41:07 |
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* parser bugs |
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- .TP before .SH is still FATAL in man(7) |
- ".\}" on its own line gets translated to bare ".\&" |
reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:54:54 -0500 |
which forces pset() into man(7) |
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and then triggers an unknown macro error |
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reported by naddy@ Sun, 3 Jul 2011 21:52:24 +0200 |
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- .It is parsed in general, except in .Bl -diag |
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deraadt@ Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:10:52 -0700 |
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* formatter bugs |
* formatter bugs |
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--- missing roff features ---------------------------------------------- |
--- missing roff features ---------------------------------------------- |
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- .if n \{ |
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.br\} |
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should cause an extra space to be raised. |
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- .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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- .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 |
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- pod2man expects `tr' to be implemented for \*(-- to work |
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- \c (interrupted text) occurs in chat(8) |
- \c (interrupted text) occurs in chat(8) |
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- using undefined strings or macros defines them to be empty |
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wl@ Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:37:01 +0000 |
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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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--- missing man features ----------------------------------------------- |
--- missing man features ----------------------------------------------- |
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- .RS/.RE can be nested, see e.g. the x11/fluxbox manuals |
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noticed by dcoppa@ Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 04:58:14PM +0200: |
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also affects p5-Net-SFTP-Foreign-1.65 |
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as reported by gsoares@ Wed, 18 May 2011 09:59:06 -0300 |
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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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- -T[x]html doesn't stipulate non-collapsing spaces in literal mode |
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--- missing tbl features ----------------------------------------------- |
--- missing tbl features ----------------------------------------------- |
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- implement basic non-parametric .de to support e.g. sox(1) |
- implement basic non-parametric .de to support e.g. sox(1) |
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.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, |
see OpenBSD iked.conf(5). |
see OpenBSD iked.conf(5). |
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reported again Nicolas Joly via wiz@ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:20:00 +0200 |
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- empty phrases in .Bl column produce too few blanks |
- empty phrases in .Bl column produce too few blanks |
try e.g. .Bl -column It Ta Ta |
try e.g. .Bl -column It Ta Ta |
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- When .Fn arguments exceed one output line, all but the first |
- When .Fn arguments exceed one output line, all but the first |
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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reported again by Nicolas Joly via wiz@ Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:24:40 +0200 |
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Also, we don't want to break the line within the argument of: |
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.Fa "chtype tl" |
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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): |
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see for example named-checkconf(8). |
see for example named-checkconf(8). |
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- In man(7), the sequence |
- In man(7), the sequence |
regular text |
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.RS |
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.IP |
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should have a blank line between the text and the beginning of the |
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indented paragraph, see for example sudo(1). |
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- In man(7), the sequence |
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.SH HEADER |
.SH HEADER |
<blank line> |
<blank line> |
.PP |
.PP |
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- In man(7), the sequence |
- In man(7), the sequence |
regular text |
regular text |
.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 |
.IP |
.IP "tag" |
.IP "tag" |
indented text |
indented text |
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should produce one, not three blank lines. |
should produce one, not three blank lines. |
Reported by naddy@ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:45:42 +0200 |
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). |
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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, |
see for example |
see for example |
makes |
makes |
Line 357 Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa |
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Line 345 Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa |
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- the PDF file is HUGE: this can be reduced by using relative offsets |
- the PDF file is HUGE: this can be reduced by using relative offsets |
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- instead of re-initialising the roff predefined-strings set before each |
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parse, create a read-only version the first time and copy it |
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* structural issues |
* structural issues |
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- We use the input line number at several places to distinguish |
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same-line from different-line input. That plainly doesn't work |
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with user-defined macros, leading to random breakage. |
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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. |