[bug #53043] [PATCH] an-old.tmac: Check the number of arguments for some macros

Follow-up Comment #8, bug #53043 (project groff): The CHECKSTYLE register remains undocumented. See bug #62042 for its possible future. commit 25d2a812faf52e4d952769920ccfbe5e61cb1b43 Author: G. Branden Robinson Date: Sat Nov 14 13:25:26 2020 +1100 tmac/an-old.tmac: Add style checks.

[bug #53043] [PATCH] an-old.tmac: Check the number of arguments for some macros

Update of bug #53043 (project groff): Item Group: Warning/Suspicious behaviour => New feature Status:None => Fixed Assigned to:None => gbranden Open/Closed

[bug #53043] [PATCH] an-old.tmac: Check the number of arguments for some macros

Follow-up Comment #6, bug #53043 (project groff): The idea was implemented in commit 25d2a812faf52e4d952769920ccfbe5e61cb1b43 (tmac/an-old.tmac: Add style checks). This ticket can thus be closed. ___ Reply to this item at:

[bug #53043] [PATCH] an-old.tmac: Check the number of arguments for some macros

Update of bug #53043 (project groff): Item Group: New feature => Warning/Suspicious behaviour ___ Reply to this item at: ___

[bug #53043] [PATCH] an-old.tmac: Check the number of arguments for some macros

Follow-up Comment #5, bug #53043 (project groff): I'm happy to improve groff(7) to be a better model of man(7) macro usage once I'm confident I won't break the build again. :-O (It's actually unlikely in that particular case but I still need to solidify my script for checking the 4 different buil

[bug #53043] [PATCH] an-old.tmac: Check the number of arguments for some macros

Follow-up Comment #4, bug #53043 (project groff): Branden: What you say is fair enough, but it doesn't apply to the question at hand. Using .BR with a single argument is valid syntax and has well-defined and obvious semantics. As a matter of fact, an example of a document making valid use of t

[bug #53043] [PATCH] an-old.tmac: Check the number of arguments for some macros

Follow-up Comment #3, bug #53043 (project groff): I'm going to +1 this problem report. groff is a low-level tool; it's for people who want a document in the GNU roff language compiled into some output format. Macro packages should, IMO, do argument checking and issue warnings. Viewers of post-p

[bug #53043] [PATCH] an-old.tmac: Check the number of arguments for some macros

Follow-up Comment #2, bug #53043 (project groff): To me, these conclusions are based on speculations and imagination. Decisions are made here (and other places) for others, without knowing what they would like more and why. Suppressing warnings is the duty (and responsibility) of the user

[bug #53043] [PATCH] an-old.tmac: Check the number of arguments for some macros

Update of bug #53043 (project groff): Severity: 3 - Normal => 1 - Wish ___ Follow-up Comment #1: I think this should be rejected. While in some contexts, using font alternating macros with a sin

[bug #53043] [PATCH] an-old.tmac: Check the number of arguments for some macros

URL: Summary: [PATCH] an-old.tmac: Check the number of arguments for some macros Project: GNU troff Submitted by: bjarniig Submitted on: Fri 02 Feb 2018 12:40:12 AM UTC Category: Macro