+/*
+ * Pre-filter each and every line for reserved words (one beginning with
+ * `\*', e.g., `\*(ab'). These must be handled before the actual line
+ * is processed.
+ */
+static int
+roff_res(struct roff *r, char **bufp, size_t *szp, int pos)
+{
+ const char *stesc; /* start of an escape sequence ('\\') */
+ const char *stnam; /* start of the name, after "[(*" */
+ const char *cp; /* end of the name, e.g. before ']' */
+ const char *res; /* the string to be substituted */
+ int i, maxl;
+ size_t nsz;
+ char *n;
+
+ /* Search for a leading backslash and save a pointer to it. */
+
+ cp = *bufp + pos;
+ while (NULL != (cp = strchr(cp, '\\'))) {
+ stesc = cp++;
+
+ /*
+ * The second character must be an asterisk.
+ * If it isn't, skip it anyway: It is escaped,
+ * so it can't start another escape sequence.
+ */
+
+ if ('\0' == *cp)
+ return(1);
+ if ('*' != *cp++)
+ continue;
+
+ /*
+ * The third character decides the length
+ * of the name of the string.
+ * Save a pointer to the name.
+ */
+
+ switch (*cp) {
+ case ('\0'):
+ return(1);
+ case ('('):
+ cp++;
+ maxl = 2;
+ break;
+ case ('['):
+ cp++;
+ maxl = 0;
+ break;
+ default:
+ maxl = 1;
+ break;
+ }
+ stnam = cp;
+
+ /* Advance to the end of the name. */
+
+ for (i = 0; 0 == maxl || i < maxl; i++, cp++) {
+ if ('\0' == *cp)
+ return(1); /* Error. */
+ if (0 == maxl && ']' == *cp)
+ break;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Retrieve the replacement string; if it is
+ * undefined, resume searching for escapes.
+ */
+
+ res = roff_getstrn(r, stnam, (size_t)i);
+
+ if (NULL == res) {
+ cp -= maxl ? 1 : 0;
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ /* Replace the escape sequence by the string. */
+
+ nsz = *szp + strlen(res) + 1;
+ n = mandoc_malloc(nsz);
+
+ strlcpy(n, *bufp, (size_t)(stesc - *bufp + 1));
+ strlcat(n, res, nsz);
+ strlcat(n, cp + (maxl ? 0 : 1), nsz);
+
+ free(*bufp);
+
+ *bufp = n;
+ *szp = nsz;
+ return(0);
+ }
+
+ return(1);
+}
+
+