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From: schwarze@mdocml.bsd.lv
To: source@mdocml.bsd.lv
Subject: mdocml: .Nm in-line/block issues reported by uqs@
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:41:36 -0400 (EDT)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201106111541.p5BFfaHj006837@krisdoz.my.domain> (raw)

Log Message:
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.Nm in-line/block issues reported by uqs@

Modified Files:
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    mdocml:
        TODO

Revision Data
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Index: TODO
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/vhosts/mdocml.bsd.lv/cvs/mdocml/TODO,v
retrieving revision 1.108
retrieving revision 1.109
diff -LTODO -LTODO -u -p -r1.108 -r1.109
--- TODO
+++ TODO
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@
   (e.g., NetBSD mDNSShared/dns-sd.1)
   (mdoc_html.c and mdoc_term.c `Nm' handlers can be slightly simplified)
 
+- When there is free text in the SYNOPSIS and that free text contains
+  the .Nm macro, groff somehow understands to treat the .Nm as an in-line
+  macro, while mandoc treats it as a block macro and breaks the line.
+  No idea how the logic for distinguishing in-line and block instances
+  should be, needs investigation.
+  uqs@  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 11:03:51 +0200
+  uqs@  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 11:33:35 +0200
+
 --- missing man features -----------------------------------------------
 
 - .RS/.RE can be nested, see e.g. the x11/fluxbox manuals
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