URL: <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?67916>
Summary: [gropdf] formats the word "Unknown" when `pdhref W`
used with `-D` argument but no explicit link text
Group: GNU roff
Submitter: gbranden
Submitted: Fri 16 Jan 2026 05:05:33 AM UTC
Category: Driver gropdf
Severity: 3 - Normal
Item Group: Incorrect behaviour
Status: None
Privacy: Public
Assigned to: None
Open/Closed: Open
Discussion Lock: Unlocked
Planned Release: None
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Date: Fri 16 Jan 2026 05:05:33 AM UTC By: G. Branden Robinson <gbranden>
I think that in this situation, _pdf.tmac_ should format the URI (the argument
after `-D`) *as* the link text.
Exhibit:
$ cat ATTIC/pdfhref_W.groff
.sp
I'm a raw
\fIgroff\fP
document.
.sp
.nf
Link 1: \c
.pdfhref W https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/
Link 2: \c
.pdfhref W -D https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/
Link 3: \c
.pdfhref W -D https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/ "link text"
Link 4: \c
.pdfhref W -D https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/ -- "link text"
$ ~/groff-HEAD/bin/groff -a -T pdf ATTIC/pdfhref_W.groff
<beginning of page>
I'm a raw groff document.
Link 1: https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/
Link 2: Unknown
Link 3: link text
Link 4: link text
"Link 2" is the case at issue.
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