From: Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
To: tech@mdocml.bsd.lv
Cc: Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@usta.de>
Subject: Re: Add support for `OP', one of the extended man macros.
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:58:00 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F71C768.4030403@bsd.lv> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120226195520.GK5977@iris.usta.de>
> I have just merged this to OpenBSD, with one small tweak (see below).
>
> I agree that we should support GNU extensions for compatibilty
> if they occur in practice and unless they cause too much bloat;
> but i insist in discouraging their use more strongly.
>
> Obviously, esr was very misguided in proposing these extensions.
> He combines the worst parts of both worlds: The clunkyness of
> the ancient man(7) macros, which cannot be repaired by adding
> a few more macros, and the portability problems still haunting
> mdoc(7). If man(7) has any excuse to still exist, it's
> portability, and man-ext clearly gives that last asset away.
>
> So, we should handle these macros as deprecated, not list them
> in the MACRO OVERVIEW, and prominently discourage their use
> up front, not only below COMPATIBILITY where the warning can
> easily be missed.
>
> OK to commit this tweak to bsd.lv as well?
Ingo, if you haven't already done this already, please do so! I agree
completely.
Best,
Kristaps
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2012-02-26 19:55 ` Ingo Schwarze
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