On 12/28/25 23:26, Bernhard Voelker wrote:
On 11/19/25 04:45, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
diff --git a/find/find.1 b/find/find.1
[...]
.SH SYNOPSIS
+.HP
This triggers a 'make check' error:
env GROFF=groff ../build-aux/man-lint.sh . find.1
check_manpages_format_without_error_messages ( find.1): OK
check_manpages_with_groff_checkstyle_2 ( find.1): FAILED
an.tmac:./find.1:23: style: use of deprecated macro: .HP
make[3]: *** [Makefile:3112: findutils-check-manpages] Error 1
Should we replace .HP by a simple .P?
> Or better just remove it?
According to groff_man_style(7), the better replacement seems to be .TP,
which also caters better for the hanging indentation of the lines
following ...
diff --git a/locate/locate.1 b/locate/locate.1
[...]
+.HP
Likewise here:
env GROFF=groff ../build-aux/man-lint.sh . locate.1 updatedb.1 locatedb.5
check_manpages_format_without_error_messages ( locate.1): OK
check_manpages_format_without_error_messages ( updatedb.1): OK
check_manpages_format_without_error_messages ( locatedb.5): OK
check_manpages_with_groff_checkstyle_2 ( locate.1): FAILED
an.tmac:./locate.1:18: style: use of deprecated macro: .HP
make[3]: *** [Makefile:3287: findutils-check-manpages] Error 1
make[3]: Target 'check-local' not remade because of errors.
... which matters at least here in locate.1.
Thanks & have a nice day,
Berny
