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- .fc (field control) |
- .fc (field control) |
found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1) |
found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1) |
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loc ** exist *** algo * size * imp * |
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- .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 |
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- .ns (no-space mode) occurs in xine-config(1) |
- .ns (no-space mode) occurs in xine-config(1) |
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when implementing this, also let .TH set it |
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 * |
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- .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 |
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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 |
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also posix2time(3) Carsten Kunze Mon, 1 Dec 2014 13:03:10 +0100 |
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- .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) |
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- .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 ** |
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- \c (interrupted text) should prevent the line break |
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even inside .Bd literal; that occurs in chat(8) |
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also found in cclive(1) - DocBook output |
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loc ** exist *** algo ** size * imp * |
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- \h horizontal move |
- \h horizontal move |
found in cclive(1) DocBook output |
#2 most important issue naddy@ Mon, 16 Feb 2015 20:59:17 +0100 |
Anthony J. Bentley on discuss@ Sat, 21 Sep 2013 22:29:34 -0600 |
found in cclive(1) nasm(1) bogofilter(1) asciidoc/DocBook output |
loc ** exist ** algo ** size * imp ** (parser reorg helps a lot) |
bentley@ on discuss@ Sat, 21 Sep 2013 22:29:34 -0600 |
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naddy@ Thu, 4 Dec 2014 16:26:41 +0100 |
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loc ** exist ** algo ** size * imp *** (parser reorg helps a lot) |
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- \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 |
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loc * exist * algo * size * imp ** |
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- \n(.$ macro argument count number register; ocserv(8) by autogen |
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found by sthen@ Thu, 19 Feb 2015 22:03:01 +0000 |
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- \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 |
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loc ** exist *** algo *** size * imp *** |
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- \\ in high-level macro arguments |
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Currently, \\ is expanded in two situations: |
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1) macro and string definition (roff.c setstrn()) |
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2) macro argument parsing (mandoc.c mandoc_getarg()) |
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For user defined macros, the second happens in time because of ROFF_REPARSE. |
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But for standard high-level macros, it only happens after entering the |
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high level parsers, which is too late because the code doesn't get |
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back to roff.c roff_res() from that point. Because this requires |
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distinguishing requests, user-defined macros and standard macros |
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on the roff_res() level, it is hard to solve without the parser reorg. |
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Found by naddy@ in devel/cutils cobfusc(1) Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:10:52 +0100 |
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- using undefined strings or macros defines them to be empty |
- using undefined strings or macros defines them to be empty |
wl@ Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:37:01 +0000 |
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 |
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see the OpenBSD mdoc_macro.c 1.47 commit message |
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- .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 125 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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Line 138 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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from jmc@ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:10:32 +0100 |
from jmc@ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:10:32 +0100 |
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- \\ is now implemented correctly |
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* when defining strings and macros using .ds and .de |
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* when parsing roff(7) and man(7) macro arguments |
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It does not yet work in mdoc(7) macro arguments |
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because libmdoc does not yet use mandoc_getarg(). |
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Also check what happens in plain text, it must be identical to \e. |
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- .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. |
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Line 178 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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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 ." |
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- set a meaningful default if no `Bl' list type is assigned |
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loc * exist * algo * size * imp ** (already done?) |
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- have a blank `It' head for `Bl -tag' not puke |
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loc * exist * algo * size * imp ** (already done?) |
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- 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 ** |
Line 208 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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Line 208 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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--- missing tbl features ----------------------------------------------- |
--- missing tbl features ----------------------------------------------- |
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- support mdoc(7) and man(7) macros inside tbl(7) code; |
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probably requires the parser reorg and letting tbl(7) |
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use roff_node such that macro sets can mix; |
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informed by bapt@ that FreeBSD needs this. |
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- look at the POSIX manuals in the books/man-pages-posix port, |
- look at the POSIX manuals in the books/man-pages-posix port, |
they use some unsupported tbl(7) features. |
they use some unsupported tbl(7) features. |
loc * exist ** algo ** size ** imp *** |
loc * exist ** algo ** size ** imp *** |
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Line 230 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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--- missing eqn features ----------------------------------------------- |
--- missing eqn features ----------------------------------------------- |
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- delim |
- In a matrix, break the output line after each matrix line. |
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Found in the discussion at CDBUG 2015. |
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Suggested by Avi Weinstock. |
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- The "size" keyword is parsed, but ignored by the formatter. |
- The "size" keyword is parsed, but ignored by the formatter. |
loc * exist * algo * size * imp * |
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Line 280 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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- kettenis wants base roff, ms, and me Fri, 1 Jan 2010 22:13:15 +0100 (CET) |
- kettenis wants base roff, ms, and me Fri, 1 Jan 2010 22:13:15 +0100 (CET) |
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loc ** exist ** algo ** size *** imp * |
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- Some FreeBSD people need either a markdown output formatter |
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for mandoc -mdoc or a markdown to mdoc converter because they |
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have to maintain manuals needed both in markdown and mdoc format. |
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--- compatibility checks ----------------------------------------------- |
--- compatibility checks ----------------------------------------------- |
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- write a configure check for [[:<:]] support and provide some |
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fallback for whatis(1) when it doesn't work; |
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Svyatoslav Mishyn Wed, 17 Dec 2014 11:07:10 +0200 |
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- 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 322 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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http://swtch.com/plan9port/man/man7/man.html |
http://swtch.com/plan9port/man/man7/man.html |
"Anthony J. Bentley" <anthonyjbentley@gmail.com> 28 Dec 2010 21:58:40 -0700 |
"Anthony J. Bentley" <anthonyjbentley@gmail.com> 28 Dec 2010 21:58:40 -0700 |
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- check compatibility with COHERENT troff: |
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http://www.nesssoftware.com/home/mwc/source.php |
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- check compatibility with the man(7) formatter |
- check compatibility with the man(7) formatter |
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rofl0r/hardcore-utils/master/man.c |
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rofl0r/hardcore-utils/master/man.c |
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- check compatibility with |
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http://ikiwiki.info/plugins/contrib/mandoc/ |
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https://github.com/schmonz/ikiwiki/compare/mandoc |
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Amitai Schlair Mon, 19 May 2014 14:05:53 -0400 |
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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 |
- revisit empty in-line macros |
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look at the difference between "Em x Em ." and "Sq x Em ." |
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Carsten Kunze Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:15:41 +0100 |
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- a column list with blank `Ta' cells triggers a spurious |
start-with-whitespace printing of a newline |
start-with-whitespace printing of a newline |
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- In .Bl -column, .It a<tab>"b<tab>c" |
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shows the quotes in groff, but not in mandoc |
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- 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, |
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Line 385 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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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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- a line starting with "\fB something" counts as starting with whitespace |
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and triggers a line break; found in audio/normalize-mp3(1) |
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- 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 |
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Line 400 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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Search the text "Routing tables". |
Search the text "Routing tables". |
Also check what PostScript mode does when fixing this. |
Also check what PostScript mode does when fixing this. |
reported by juanfra@ Wed, 04 Jun 2014 21:44:58 +0200 |
reported by juanfra@ Wed, 04 Jun 2014 21:44:58 +0200 |
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instructions from juanfra@ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 02:21:01 +0200 |
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add a new <</Type /Font>> block to the PDF files with /BaseFont /Courier |
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and change the /Name from /F0 to the new font (/F5 (?)). |
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--- HTML issues -------------------------------------------------------- |
--- HTML issues -------------------------------------------------------- |
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Line 413 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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see also matthew@ Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:25:12 -0700 |
see also matthew@ Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:25:12 -0700 |
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- jsg on icb, Nov 3, 2014: |
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try to guess Xr in man(7) for hyperlinking |
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- The tables used to render the three-part page headers actually force |
- The tables used to render the three-part page headers actually force |
the width of the <body> to the max-width given for <html>. |
the width of the <body> to the max-width given for <html>. |
Not yet sure how to fix that... |
Not yet sure how to fix that... |
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- consider whether <var> can be used for Ar Dv Er Ev Fa Va. |
- consider whether <var> can be used for Ar Dv Er Ev Fa Va. |
from bentley@ Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:17:55 -0600 |
from bentley@ Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:17:55 -0600 |
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- generate <img> tags in HTML |
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idea from florian@ Tue, 7 Apr 2015 00:26:28 +0000 |
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may be possible to implement with .Lk img://something.png alt_text |
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- check https://github.com/trentm/mdocml |
- check https://github.com/trentm/mdocml |
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* formatting issues: gratuitous differences |
* formatting issues: gratuitous differences |
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- .Rv (and probably .Ex) print different text if an `Nm' has been named |
- .Fn reopens a new scope after punctuation in mandoc, |
or not (run a manual without `Nm blah' to see this). I'm not sure |
but closes its scope for good in groff. |
that this exists in the wild, but it's still an error. |
Do we want to change mandoc or groff? |
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Steffen Nurpmeso Sat, 08 Nov 2014 13:34:59 +0100 |
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- In .Bl -bullet, the groff bullet is "+\b+\bo\bo", the mandoc bullet |
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is just "o\bo". The problem is to not break ps/pdf when fixing. |
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see for example OpenBSD ksh(1) |
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- 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 502 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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found while talking to Chris Bennett |
found while talking to Chris Bennett |
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- Sequences of multiple man(7) paragraphs (.PP, .IP) interspersed |
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with .ps and .nf/.fi produce execessive blank lines, see libJudy |
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and graphics/dcmtk. The parser reorg may help with this. |
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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 |
\fBdig \fR |
\fBdig \fR |
operate in batch mode |
operate in batch mode |
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Line 515 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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- word boundaries in regular expressions for whatis(1) |
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set up config tests to use [[:<:]], \<, or nothing |
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reminded by Peter Bray Fri, 03 Apr 2015 23:02:16 +1100 |
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* warning issues |
* warning issues |
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Line 479 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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Line 534 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:54:42 +0100 (CET) |
Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:54:42 +0100 (CET) |
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- warn about attempts to call non-callable macros |
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Steffen Nurpmeso Tue, 11 Nov 2014 22:55:16 +0100 |
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Note that formatting is inconsistent in groff. |
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.Fn Po prints "Po()", .Ar Sh prints "file ..." and no "Sh". |
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Relatively hard because the relevant code is scattered |
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all over mdoc_macro.c and all subtly different. |
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- warn about "new sentence, new line" |
- warn about "new sentence, new line" |
loc ** exist ** algo *** size * imp ** |
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Line 578 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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- mention /usr/share/misc/mdoc.template in mdoc(7)? |
- mention /usr/share/misc/mdoc.template in mdoc(7)? |
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- Is all the content from http://www.std.com/obi/BSD/doc/usd/28.tbl/tbl |
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covered in tbl(7)? |
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* performance issues |
* performance issues |
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Line 589 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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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 |
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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 |
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- improve hashing mechanism for macros (quite important: performance) |
- improve hashing mechanism for macros (quite important: performance) |
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Line 532 Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa |
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Line 598 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 |
- 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 |
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* structural issues |
* structural issues |
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- Improve -O suboption parsing. Do it in the main program such that |
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errors can be reported. Pay attention to distinguishing the |
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mandoc(1) and apropos(1) styles of both options. |
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- Use libz directly instead of forking gunzip(1). |
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Suggested by bapt at FreeBSD among others. |
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- 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. |
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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. |
- 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. |
Triggered by Tim van der Molen Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:30:45 +0100 |
Triggered by Tim van der Molen Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:30:45 +0100 |
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- struct mparse refactoring |
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Steffen Nurpmeso Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:50:00 +0200 |
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- Consider creating some views that will make the database more |
- Consider creating some views that will make the database more |
readable from the sqlite3 shell. Consider using them to |
readable from the sqlite3 shell. Consider using them to |
abstract from the database structure, too. |
abstract from the database structure, too. |
Line 570 Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa |
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Line 647 Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa |
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- 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. |
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- use uname(1) to set doc-default-operating-system at install time |
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tobimensch Mon, 1 Dec 2014 00:25:07 +0100 |