On 08/11/2011 12:54 PM, Ricardo Signes wrote:
* Marc Greenpongu...@gmail.com [2011-08-11T06:40:17]
perlpodspec states Pod processors must tolerate a bare =item as if it
were =item *. Is Pod::Checker's behavior still in line with perlpodspec?
Is the use of '=item' without any parameters
On Aug 12, 2011, at 9:17 AM, Karl Williamson wrote:
I agree with this that there shouldn't be a warning if there are things
within the =over/=back that aren't =item's. I'm not sure about if there is
only white space. I could be persuaded it is a useful warning, which Marc
was originally
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Shawn H Corey shawnhco...@gmail.comwrote:
On 11/08/11 10:37 AM, Russ Allbery wrote:
Marc Greenpongu...@gmail.com writes:
Pod::Checker currently warns if there is an '=item' directive with no
argument (as opposed to '=item *', for example). The
On Aug 11, 2011, at 7:37 AM, Russ Allbery wrote:
=item without any parameters is deprecated. It should either be followed by
* to indicate an unordered list, by a number (optionally followed by a dot)
to indicate an ordered (numbered) list or simple text for a definition
list.
perlpodspec
On 11/08/11 11:45 AM, Marc Green wrote:
I agree that a POD checker should report *all* errors/warnings, but is
having an argumentless =item really a warning?
By Pod::Checker's defintion, a warning indicates bad style, so that
would mean that having an argumentless =item is bad style.
On 11/08/11 12:17 PM, David E. Wheeler wrote:
what if I want my block quote to contain a list, just nest them?
Yup.
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On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 12:19:45PM -0400, Shawn H Corey wrote:
You're correct. Under Pod Commands, =item is listed as a bare item.
I don't know why there is a note for being forgiving for a valid
structure, but it's confusing. And, of course, if it's valid, it can't
be bad style.
What?
* Marc Green pongu...@gmail.com [2011-08-11T06:40:17]
perlpodspec states Pod processors must tolerate a bare =item as if it
were =item *. Is Pod::Checker's behavior still in line with perlpodspec?
Is the use of '=item' without any parameters deprecated? Or should that
warning be removed from
