=================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/TODO,v retrieving revision 1.308 retrieving revision 1.321 diff -u -p -r1.308 -r1.321 --- mandoc/TODO 2020/11/12 20:46:28 1.308 +++ mandoc/TODO 2022/01/12 00:16:46 1.321 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ ************************************************************************ * Official mandoc TODO. -* $Id: TODO,v 1.308 2020/11/12 20:46:28 schwarze Exp $ +* $Id: TODO,v 1.321 2022/01/12 00:16:46 schwarze Exp $ ************************************************************************ Many issues are annotated for difficulty as follows: @@ -47,7 +47,34 @@ are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. which risks causing more severe bugs. loc * exist *** algo *** size * imp * + ************************************************************************ +* bugs: invalid output +************************************************************************ + +- wrong number of layout columns in tbl(7) code generated by -T man + https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?57720 + The reason likely is that tbl(7) does not support the -Bl -column + feature of not explicitly specifying the last table column. + loc ** exist * algo ** size * imp *** + +- eqn(7) delimiters cause conditional lines to misbehave + nabijaczleweli 8 Sep 2021 15:24:48 +0200 + loc * exist *** algo *** size * imp * + +- roff.c, roff_expand() should not remove blanks before comments + to Oliver Corff, Sep 7, 2021 + loc * exist * algo * size * imp * + but watch out for regressions in the high-level parsers + maybe it should not even remove comments? - consider T{\" + +- tag.c, tag_put() should not put ASCII_HYPH into the tag file, + which happens when the tag contains "-" on the input side + weerd@ 28 Sep 2021 12:44:07 +0200 + loc * exist * algo * size * imp *** + + +************************************************************************ * missing features ************************************************************************ @@ -121,6 +148,10 @@ are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. some can possibly be supported kamil at netbsd 12 Nov 2020 17:27:09 +0100 + reply +- \s with arbitrary arg delimiters as already supported for other escapes + found following jmc@'s mail 28 Apr 2021 18:31:41 +0100 + loc * exist * algo * size * imp * + --- missing mdoc features ---------------------------------------------- - .Sh and .Ss should be parsed and partially callable, see groff_mdoc(7) @@ -195,6 +226,13 @@ are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. --- missing man features ----------------------------------------------- +- MANWIDTH + Markus Waldeck 9 Jun 2015 05:49:56 +0200 + Laura Morales 26 Apr 2018 08:15:55 +0200 + Kamil Rytarowski 13 Nov 2020 00:19:36 +0100 + patch from Kamil 13 Nov 2020 22:37:07 +0100 + loc * exist * algo * size * imp * + - groff_www(7) .MTO and .URL These macros were used by the GNU grep(1) man page. The groff_www(7) manual page itself uses them, too. @@ -259,8 +297,25 @@ are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. --- missing misc features ---------------------------------------------- +- conisder whether man(1) fallback code in main.c/fs_*() can find files + like man3c/fopen.3c (illumos, Solaris) and man3p/fopen.3p (POSIX) + discussed with Robert Mustacchi 21 Sep 2021 10:39:40 -0700 + loc * exist * algo ** size * imp ** + +- let makewhatis(8) follow symbolic links to dirs below READ_ALLOWED_PATH + this may be feasible using fts_set(FTS_FOLLOW) + mail to sternenseemann 19 Aug 2021 19:11:50 +0200 + loc * exist ** algo ** size * imp ** + +- tag.c, tag_put() and callers like man_validate.c, check_tag() + should not mistake "\-" as a word-ending escape sequence but + instead translate it to plain "-" in the tag name + weerd@ 28 Sep 2021 12:44:07 +0200 + loc ** exist * algo * size * imp *** + - -T man does not handle eqn(7) and tbl(7) Stephen Gregoratto 16 Feb 2020 01:28:07 +1100 + also https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901636 loc ** exist ** algo ** size *** imp ** - man -ks 1,8 route; kn@ Jul 13, 2018 orally @@ -337,6 +392,10 @@ are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. - check features of the Slackware man.conf(5) format Carsten Kunze Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:57:24 +0100 +- look at http://www.snake.net/software/troffcvt/ (troff to HTML) + mentioned by Oliver Corff 22 Jan 2021 01:36:49 +0100 + + ************************************************************************ * formatting issues: ugly output ************************************************************************ @@ -416,10 +475,28 @@ are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. add a new <> block to the PDF files with /BaseFont /Courier and change the /Name from /F0 to the new font (/F5 (?)). re-reported by tb@ Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:47:21 +0100 - loc * exist ** algo ** size * imp ** + loc ** exist ** algo ** size * imp ** --- HTML issues -------------------------------------------------------- +- make the HTML scaffolding customozable with -O skip=... + mail to Oliver Corff 3 Jun 2021 17:28:02 +0200 + more feedback from Oliver 3 Jun 2021 18:27:56 +0200 + more feedback from Oliver 3 Jun 2021 23:37:18 +0200 + +- .Bd -unfilled should not use monospaced font + anton@ 4 Mar 2021 08:19:35 +0100 + loc ** exist * algo * size * imp ** + +- HTML formatting of .nf should avoid
+ and not close and re-open 
 on .P
+  my mail to ports@ 27 Jun 2021 16:09:20 +0200
+  loc **  exist **  algo *  size *  imp **
+
+- tbl(7) HTML output does not implement column width specifications
+  reported by Ted Bullock 11 Jan 2022 16:00:44 -0700
+  loc *  exist *  algo ?  size ?  imp *
+
 - get rid of the last handful of style= attributes such that
   Content-Security-Policy: can be enabled without unsafe-inline
   suggested by bentley@  Nov 10, 2019 at 06:02:49AM -0700
@@ -564,6 +641,10 @@ are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   of a text line, if it is likely intended to follow the preceding
   output without intervening whitespace, in particular after a
   macro line (from the mdoclint TODO)
+
+- report double .TH in man(7) as an ERROR and let the first win
+  kristaps@  28 Mar 2021 13:30:41 +0200
+  loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp *
 
 - makewhatis -p complains about language subdirectories:
   /usr/local/man//ru: Unknown directory part