Package: libxt-dev
Version: 1:1.2.1-1.3+b1
Severity: minor
Tags: patch, upstream
Dear Maintainer,
>From "/usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt.gz":
Don't file bugs upstream
If you file a bug in Debian, don't send a copy to the upstream software
maintainers yourself, as it is possible that the bug exists only in
Debian. If necessary, the maintainer of the package will forward the
bug upstream.
-.-
I do not send reports upstream if I have to get an account there.
The Debian maintainers have one already.
If I get a negative (or no) response from upstream, I send henceforth
bugs to Debian.
-.-
* What led up to the situation?
Checking for defects with a new version
test-[g|n]roff -mandoc -t -K utf8 -rF0 -rHY=0 -rCHECKSTYLE=0 -ww -z < "man page"
[Use
grep -n -e ' $' -e '\\~$' -e ' \\f.$' -e ' \\"' <file>
to find (most) trailing spaces.]
["test-groff" is a script in the repository for "groff"; is not shipped]
(local copy and "troff" slightly changed by me).
[The fate of "test-nroff" was decided in groff bug #55941.]
* What was the outcome of this action?
Output from "test-groff -mandoc -t -K utf8 -rF0 -rHY=0 -rCHECKSTYLE=0 -ww -z ":
troff:<stdin>:45: warning: trailing space in the line
* What outcome did you expect instead?
No output (no warnings).
-.-
General remarks and further material, if a diff-file exist, are in the
attachments.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: forky/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.17.13+deb14-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=is_IS.iso88591, LC_CTYPE=is_IS.iso88591 (charmap=ISO-8859-1),
LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
Versions of packages libxt-dev depends on:
ii libsm-dev 2:1.2.6-1+b1
ii libx11-dev 2:1.8.12-1+b1
ii libxt6t64 1:1.2.1-1.3+b1
ii x11proto-dev 2024.1-1
libxt-dev recommends no packages.
Versions of packages libxt-dev suggests:
pn libxt-doc <none>
-- no debconf information
Input file is XtAddInput.3
Output from "mandoc -T lint XtAddInput.3": (shortened list)
1 STYLE: input text line longer than 80 bytes:
1 STYLE: whitespace at end of input line
1 WARNING: skipping paragraph macro: PP empty
Find most trailing spaces with:
grep -n -e ' $' -e ' \\f.$' -e ' \\"' <man page>
-.-.
Output from
test-nroff -mandoc -t -ww -z XtAddInput.3: (shortened list)
1 line(s) with a trailing space
Find most trailing spaces with:
grep -n -e ' $' -e ' \\f.$' -e ' \\"' <man page>
-.-.
Input file is XtAddInput.3
Remove space characters (whitespace) at the end of lines.
Use "git apply ... --whitespace=fix" to fix extra space issues, or use
global configuration "core.whitespace".
Number of lines affected is
1
-.-.
Reduce space between words.
XtAddInput.3:1:.\" Copyright (c) 1993, 1994 X Consortium
-.-.
The name of a man page is typeset in bold (or italic) and the section in
roman (see man-pages(7)).
76:XtAppAddInput(3), XtAppAddTimeOut(3), XtAppAddWorkProc(3)
-.-.
Name of a manual is set in bold (or italic), the section in roman.
See man-pages(7).
76:XtAppAddInput(3), XtAppAddTimeOut(3), XtAppAddWorkProc(3)
-.-.
Split a punctuation from a single argument, if a two-font macro is meant.
66:.B XtAppAddInput.
70:.B XtAppAddTimeOut.
-.-.
Change comment lines of type '.\" ====' (and an empty '.\"' line) to
a single period, as they contain no information and waste work each time
they are processed.
2:.\"
9:.\"
12:.\"
20:.\"
25:.\"
-.-.
Output from "test-groff -mandoc -t -K utf8 -rF0 -rHY=0 -rCHECKSTYLE=0 -ww -z ":
troff:<stdin>:45: warning: trailing space in the line
-.-
Generally:
Split (sometimes) lines after a punctuation mark; before a conjunction.
--- XtAddInput.3 2026-01-25 18:11:29.656962945 +0000
+++ XtAddInput.3.new 2026-01-25 18:26:00.777479521 +0000
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-.\" Copyright (c) 1993, 1994 X Consortium
-.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1993, 1994 X Consortium
+.
.\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
.\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
.\" to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
.\" the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
.\" and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
.\" Software furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-.\"
+.
.\" The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
.\" all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-.\"
+.
.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
.\" IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
.\" FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
.\" WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
.\" SOFTWARE.
-.\"
+.
.\" Except as contained in this notice, the name of the X Consortium shall not
.\" be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
.\" dealing in this Software without prior written authorization from the
.\" X Consortium.
-.\"
+.
.ds tk X Toolkit
.ds xT X Toolkit Intrinsics \- C Language Interface
.ds xI Intrinsics
@@ -42,12 +42,11 @@ XtAddInput, XtAddTimeOut, XtAddWorkProc
XtInputId XtAddInput(int \fIsource\fP, XtPointer \fIcondition\fP,
XtInputCallbackProc \fIproc\fP, XtPointer \fIclient_data\fP);
.HP
-XtIntervalId XtAddTimeOut(unsigned long \fIinterval\fP, XtTimerCallbackProc
+XtIntervalId XtAddTimeOut(unsigned long \fIinterval\fP, XtTimerCallbackProc
\fIproc\fP, XtPointer \fIclient_data\fP);
.HP
XtWorkProcId XtAddWorkProc(XtWorkProc \fIproc\fP, XtPointer
\fIclient_data\fP);
-.LP
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP \fIclient_data\fP 1i
Specifies the argument that is to be passed to the specified procedure
@@ -63,17 +62,17 @@ or other operating system dependent devi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B XtAddInput
has been replaced by
-.B XtAppAddInput.
+.BR XtAppAddInput .
.LP
.B XtAddTimeOut
has been replaced by
-.B XtAppAddTimeOut.
+.BR XtAppAddTimeOut .
.LP
.B XtAddWorkProc
has been replaced by
.BR XtAppAddWorkProc .
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-XtAppAddInput(3), XtAppAddTimeOut(3), XtAppAddWorkProc(3)
+.BR XtAppAddInput "(3), " XtAppAddTimeOut "(3), " XtAppAddWorkProc (3)
.br
\fI\*(xT\fP
.br
Any program (person), that produces man pages, should check the output
for defects by using (both groff and nroff)
[gn]roff -mandoc -t -ww -b -z -K utf8 <man page>
To find trailing space use
grep -n -e ' $' -e ' \\f.$' -e ' \\"' <man page>
The same goes for man pages that are used as an input.
-.-
For a style guide use
mandoc -T lint
-.-
For general input conventions consult the man page "nroff(7)" (item
"Input conventions") or the Texinfo manual about the same item.
-.-
Any "autogenerator" should check its products with the above mentioned
'groff', 'mandoc', and additionally with 'nroff ...'.
It should also check its input files for too long (> 80) lines.
This is just a simple quality control measure.
The "autogenerator" may have to be corrected to get a better man page,
the source file may, and any additional file may.
-.-
Common defects:
Not removing trailing spaces (in in- and output).
The reason for these trailing spaces should be found and eliminated.
"git" has a "tool" to point out whitespace,
see for example "git-apply(1)" and git-config(1)")
-.-
Not beginning each input sentence on a new line.
Line length and patch size should thus be reduced when that has been fixed.
The script "reportbug" uses 'quoted-printable' encoding when a line is
longer than 1024 characters in an 'ascii' file.
See man-pages(7), item "semantic newline".
-.-
The difference between the formatted output of the original
and patched file can be seen with:
nroff -mandoc <file1> > <out1>
nroff -mandoc <file2> > <out2>
diff -d -u <out1> <out2>
and for groff, using
\"printf '%s\n%s\n' '.kern 0' '.ss 12 0' | groff -mandoc -Z - \"
instead of 'nroff -mandoc'
Add the option '-t', if the file contains a table.
Read the output from 'diff -d -u ...' with 'less -R' or similar.
-.-.
If 'man' (man-db) is used to check the manual for warnings,
the following must be set:
The option "-warnings=w"
The environmental variable:
export MAN_KEEP_STDERR=yes (or any non-empty value)
or
(produce only warnings):
export MANROFFOPT="-ww -b -z"
export MAN_KEEP_STDERR=yes (or any non-empty value)
-.-
