:On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Terry Lambert wrote:
:
:> Robert Watson wrote:
:> > I thought about it, but haven't had time to implement. Right now I just
:> > cat the messages together, render, and fix warnings and errors due to bad
:> > sgml in submissions. Oh, and write an introduction. It's actually a
:> ********************
:> > remarkably simple process [for me], but I agree we could make it easier
:> **************
:> > for developers.
:> **************
:>
:> Oh. I just have to laugh. I can't help it. 8-) 8-).
:
:I kid you not :-). About 40% of the SGML submissions I receive are broken
:in some form, despite a template that is correct. Usually it's unclosed
:tags, removal of a necessary tag, etc. If I had to guess, asking for
:nroff/mdoc submissions would result in a slightly higher success rate, as
:I suspect developers have a bit more experience with it, and also don't
:have to install a port to get syntax checking.
:
:Robert N M Watson FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Projects
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Associates Laboratories
You could create a port. e.g. 'senddevstat', which pops the person
into vi with a template and runs it through a checker when one
saves and quits, then asks whether to send it or not.
-Matt
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