From: Jason McIntyre <jmc@kerhand.co.uk>
To: discuss@mdocml.bsd.lv
Subject: Re: mdoc.7: tweak skeleton file
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:38:33 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100828223857.GH25626@bramka.kerhand.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4C7988EC.2050603@bsd.lv>
On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 12:08:44AM +0200, Kristaps Dzonsons wrote:
> >>I like the idea of moving the "next section..." stuff. I always
> >>hiccuped on that.
> >>
> >>But it makes more sense to say "not OpenBSD" than "for x, y, and z only"
> >>because the latter covers an open interval.
> >>
> >>Enclosed is a patch that uses "not OpenBSD".
> >>
> >>Thoughts?
> >>
> >>If it's good, I'll put it in man.7 also.
> >>
> >>Kristaps
> >
> >aye. ok too.
>
> Done. Got mdoc.7, man.7, and mdoc.template fixed up.
>
oops, except all our section ordering is mad. is this diff correct?
please note some very suble changes ;(
on a side note, there is an IMPLEMENTATION NOTES section, which is not
recognised by us or mdoclint. can we kill it?
jmc
Index: misc/mdoc.template
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/share/misc/mdoc.template,v
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -r1.10 mdoc.template
--- misc/mdoc.template 31 May 2007 22:10:19 -0000 1.10
+++ misc/mdoc.template 28 Aug 2010 22:38:21 -0000
@@ -19,16 +19,18 @@
.Nm
utility processes files ...
.\" The following requests should be uncommented and used where appropriate.
-.\" This next request is for sections 2, 3, and 9 function return values only.
+.\" .Sh EXIT STATUS
+.\" For sections 1, 6, & 8 only.
.\" .Sh RETURN VALUES
-.\" This next request is for sections 1, 6, 7 & 8 only.
+.\" For sections 2, 3, and 9 function return values only.
.\" .Sh ENVIRONMENT
+.\" For sections 1, 6, 7 & 8 only.
.\" .Sh FILES
.\" .Sh EXAMPLES
-.\" This next request is for sections 1, 4, 6, and 8 only.
.\" .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
-.\" The next request is for sections 2, 3, and 9 error and signal handling only.
+.\" For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, and 8 only.
.\" .Sh ERRORS
+.\" For sections 2, 3, and 9 error and signal handling only.
.\" .Sh SEE ALSO
.\" .Xr foobar 1
.\" .Sh STANDARDS
Index: man/man7/man.7
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man7/man.7,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.7 man.7
--- man/man7/man.7 22 Aug 2010 11:39:18 -0000 1.7
+++ man/man7/man.7 28 Aug 2010 22:38:21 -0000
@@ -221,23 +221,24 @@
\efBfoo\efR \e(en a description goes here
\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 2 & 3 only.
\&.\e\*q .SH LIBRARY
+\&.\e\*q Not used in OpenBSD.
\&.SH SYNOPSIS
\efBfoo\efR [\efB\e-options\efR] arguments...
\&.SH DESCRIPTION
The \efBfoo\efR utility processes files...
\&.\e\*q .SH IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
-\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
+\&.\e\*q .SH EXIT STATUS
+\&.\e\*q For sections 1, 6, & 8 only.
\&.\e\*q .SH RETURN VALUES
-\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 1, 6, 7, & 8 only.
+\&.\e\*q For sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
\&.\e\*q .SH ENVIRONMENT
+\&.\e\*q For sections 1, 6, 7, & 8 only.
\&.\e\*q .SH FILES
-\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 1 & 8 only.
-\&.\e\*q .SH EXIT STATUS
\&.\e\*q .SH EXAMPLES
-\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 1, 4, 6, 7, & 8 only.
\&.\e\*q .SH DIAGNOSTICS
-\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
+\&.\e\*q For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, & 8 only.
\&.\e\*q .SH ERRORS
+\&.\e\*q For sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
\&.\e\*q .SH SEE ALSO
\&.\e\*q .BR foo ( 1 )
\&.\e\*q .SH STANDARDS
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@
\&.\e\*q .SH CAVEATS
\&.\e\*q .SH BUGS
\&.\e\*q .SH SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
+\&.\e\*q Not used in OpenBSD.
.Ed
.Pp
The sections in a
Index: man/man7/mdoc.7
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man7/mdoc.7,v
retrieving revision 1.49
diff -u -r1.49 mdoc.7
--- man/man7/mdoc.7 22 Aug 2010 11:39:18 -0000 1.49
+++ man/man7/mdoc.7 28 Aug 2010 22:38:23 -0000
@@ -331,8 +331,9 @@
\&.Sh NAME
\&.Nm foo
\&.Nd a description goes here
-\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
\&.\e\*q .Sh LIBRARY
+\&.\e\*q For sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
+\&.\e\*q Not used in OpenBSD.
\&.Sh SYNOPSIS
\&.Nm foo
\&.Op Fl options
@@ -342,18 +343,18 @@
\&.Nm
utility processes files ...
\&.\e\*q .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
-\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
+\&.\e\*q .Sh EXIT STATUS
+\&.\e\*q For sections 1, 6, & 8 only.
\&.\e\*q .Sh RETURN VALUES
-\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 1, 6, 7, & 8 only.
+\&.\e\*q For sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
\&.\e\*q .Sh ENVIRONMENT
+\&.\e\*q For sections 1, 6, 7, & 8 only.
\&.\e\*q .Sh FILES
-\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 1, 6 & 8 only.
-\&.\e\*q .Sh EXIT STATUS
\&.\e\*q .Sh EXAMPLES
-\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 1, 4, 6, 7, & 8 only.
\&.\e\*q .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
-\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
+\&.\e\*q For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, & 8 only.
\&.\e\*q .Sh ERRORS
+\&.\e\*q For sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
\&.\e\*q .Sh SEE ALSO
\&.\e\*q .Xr foobar 1
\&.\e\*q .Sh STANDARDS
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@
\&.\e\*q .Sh CAVEATS
\&.\e\*q .Sh BUGS
\&.\e\*q .Sh SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
+\&.\e\*q Not used in OpenBSD.
.Ed
.Pp
The sections in an
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Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-08-26 18:24 Jason McIntyre
2010-08-28 21:12 ` Kristaps Dzonsons
2010-08-28 22:01 ` Jason McIntyre
2010-08-28 22:08 ` Kristaps Dzonsons
2010-08-28 22:18 ` Jason McIntyre
2010-08-28 22:38 ` Jason McIntyre [this message]
2010-08-28 23:14 ` Kristaps Dzonsons
2010-08-29 9:10 ` Jason McIntyre
2010-08-29 10:50 ` Thomas Klausner
2010-08-29 11:33 ` Jason McIntyre
2010-08-29 12:09 ` Thomas Klausner
2010-08-29 16:17 ` Jason McIntyre
2010-08-29 17:26 ` Kristaps Dzonsons
2010-08-29 18:06 ` Ulrich Spörlein
2010-08-29 18:28 ` Jason McIntyre
2010-08-29 20:57 ` Thomas Klausner
2010-08-30 6:43 ` Jason McIntyre
2010-08-30 9:01 ` Thomas Klausner
2010-08-30 12:16 ` Jason McIntyre
2010-08-30 12:21 ` Thomas Klausner
2010-08-30 12:29 ` Kristaps Dzonsons
2010-08-31 17:54 ` Jason McIntyre
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