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version 1.194, 2014/12/10 21:54:13 version 1.202, 2015/03/11 13:11:22
Line 60  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
Line 60  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
 - .fc (field control)  - .fc (field control)
   found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1)    found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1)
   loc **  exist ***  algo *  size *  imp *    loc **  exist ***  algo *  size *  imp *
   
 - .nr third argument (auto-increment step size, requires \n+)  - .nr third argument (auto-increment step size, requires \n+)
   found by bentley@ in sbcl(1)  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:36:57 -0700    found by bentley@ in sbcl(1)  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:36:57 -0700
   loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp **    loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp **
Line 69  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
Line 69  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   reported by brad@  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:45:23 -0500    reported by brad@  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:45:23 -0500
   loc ***  exist ***  algo ***  size **  imp *    loc ***  exist ***  algo ***  size **  imp *
   
 - .ta (tab settings) occurs in ircbug(1) and probably gnats(1)  - .ta (tab settings)
   reported by brad@  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:50:51 -0500    #1 most important issue naddy@ Mon, 16 Feb 2015 20:59:17 +0100
     ircbug(1) gnats(1) 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
   also posix2time(3) Carsten Kunze  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 13:03:10 +0100    also posix2time(3) Carsten Kunze  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 13:03:10 +0100
   loc **  exist ***  algo **  size **  imp ***    loc **  exist ***  algo **  size **  imp ***
   
 - .ti (temporary indent)  - .ti (temporary indent)
   found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1)    found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1) [devel/libvstr] vstr(3)
   found by bentley@ in nmh(1)  Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:38:28 -0600    found by bentley@ in nmh(1)  Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:38:28 -0600
   loc **  exist **  algo **  size *  imp ** (parser reorg helps a lot)    loc **  exist **  algo **  size *  imp ** (parser reorg helps a lot)
   
 - .while and .shift  - .while and .shift
   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 **
   
 - \h horizontal move  - \h horizontal move
   found in cclive(1) and nasm(1) asciidoc/DocBook output    #2 most important issue naddy@  Mon, 16 Feb 2015 20:59:17 +0100
     found in cclive(1) nasm(1) bogofilter(1) asciidoc/DocBook output
   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    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
   found by bentley@ in sbcl(1)  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:36:57 -0700    found by bentley@ in sbcl(1)  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:36:57 -0700
   loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp **    loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp **
   
   - \n(.$ macro argument count number register; ocserv(8) by autogen
     found by sthen@  Thu, 19 Feb 2015 22:03:01 +0000
     loc *  exist **  algo *  size *  imp **
   
 - \w'' improve width measurements  - \w'' improve width measurements
   would not be very useful without an expression parser, see below    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    needed for Tcl_NewStringObj(3) via wiz@  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 22:27:43 +0100
Line 105  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
Line 111  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   
 --- missing mdoc features ----------------------------------------------  --- missing mdoc features ----------------------------------------------
   
 - fix bad block nesting involving multiple identical explicit blocks  
   see the OpenBSD mdoc_macro.c 1.47 commit message  
   loc *  exist ***  algo ***  size *  imp **  
   
 - .Bl -column .Xo support is missing  - .Bl -column .Xo support is missing
   ultimate goal:    ultimate goal:
   restore .Xr and .Dv to    restore .Xr and .Dv to
Line 255  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
Line 257  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   
 --- 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
   
Line 299  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
Line 305  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 338  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
Line 353  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   reminded by jmc@  Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:13:39 +0059    reminded by jmc@  Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:13:39 +0059
   loc *  exist **  algo ***  size *  imp ***    loc *  exist **  algo ***  size *  imp ***
   
   - a line starting with "\fB something" counts as starting with whitespace
     and triggers a line break; found in audio/normalize-mp3(1)
     loc **  exist *  algo **  size *  imp **
   
 - formatting /usr/local/man/man1/latex2man.1 with groff and mandoc  - formatting /usr/local/man/man1/latex2man.1 with groff and mandoc
   reveals lots of bugs both in groff and mandoc...    reveals lots of bugs both in groff and mandoc...
   reported by bentley@  Wed, 22 May 2013 23:49:30 -0600    reported by bentley@  Wed, 22 May 2013 23:49:30 -0600
Line 448  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
Line 467  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp *    loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp *
   
 - 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
     \fBdig \fR      \fBdig \fR
     operate in batch mode      operate in batch mode
Line 522  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
Line 541  are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   How does SQLITE_CONFIG_PAGECACHE actually work?  Document it!    How does SQLITE_CONFIG_PAGECACHE actually work?  Document it!
   from kristaps@  Sat, 09 Aug 2014 13:51:36 +0200    from kristaps@  Sat, 09 Aug 2014 13:51:36 +0200
   
 Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even faster.  These are  Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even faster.  These are
   
 - improve hashing mechanism for macros (quite important: performance)  - improve hashing mechanism for macros (quite important: performance)
   
Line 531  Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa
Line 550  Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa
 - 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
   
 - instead of re-initialising the roff predefined-strings set before each  - instead of re-initialising the roff predefined-strings set before each
   parse, create a read-only version the first time and copy it    parse, create a read-only version the first time and copy it
   loc *  exist **  algo **  size *  imp **    loc *  exist **  algo **  size *  imp **
   
 ************************************************************************  ************************************************************************
 * structural issues  * structural issues
 ************************************************************************  ************************************************************************
   
   - Improve -O suboption parsing.  Do it in the main program such that
     errors can be reported.  Pay attention to distinguishing the
     mandoc(1) and apropos(1) styles of both options.
     loc **  exist *  algo **  size **  imp ***
   
 - Use libz directly instead of forking gunzip(1).  - Use libz directly instead of forking gunzip(1).
   Suggested by bapt at FreeBSD among others.    Suggested by bapt at FreeBSD among others.
   
Line 547  Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa
Line 571  Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa
   
 - 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.
   
 - Finish cleanup of date handling.  - Finish cleanup of date handling.
   Decide which formats should be recognized where.    Decide which formats should be recognized where.
   Update both mdoc(7) and man(7) documentation.    Update both mdoc(7) and man(7) documentation.
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