Don't retain the search query in the resulting manual links.

[mandoc.git] / TODO

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
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--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ************************************************************************
 * Official mandoc TODO.
 ************************************************************************
 * Official mandoc TODO.

-* $Id: TODO,v 1.208 2015/06/10 22:26:19 schwarze Exp $
+* $Id: TODO,v 1.215 2015/11/06 21:19:09 schwarze Exp $

 ************************************************************************
 
 Many issues are annotated for difficulty as follows:
 ************************************************************************
 
 Many issues are annotated for difficulty as follows:


@@ -208,6 +208,20 @@ are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
 
 --- missing tbl features -----------------------------------------------
 
 
 --- missing tbl features -----------------------------------------------
 

+- horizontal lines in the layout still consume data cells
+  and can be mixed with actual data on the same table line
+  synaptics(4) found by tedu@  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:17:42 -0400
+  loc **  exist **  algo **  size **  imp ***
+
+- the "w" layout option is ignored
+  synaptics(4) found by tedu@  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:17:42 -0400
+  loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp **
+
+- the "s" layout column specifier is used for placement of data
+  into columns, but ignored during column width calculations
+  synaptics(4) found by tedu@  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:17:42 -0400
+  loc *  exist **  algo ***  size *  imp **
+

 - support mdoc(7) and man(7) macros inside tbl(7) code;
   probably requires the parser reorg and letting tbl(7)
   use roff_node such that macro sets can mix;
 - support mdoc(7) and man(7) macros inside tbl(7) code;
   probably requires the parser reorg and letting tbl(7)
   use roff_node such that macro sets can mix;


@@ -223,13 +237,13 @@ are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   suggested by bentley@  Tue, 14 Oct 2014 04:10:55 -0600
   loc *  exist **  algo *  size *  imp **
 
   suggested by bentley@  Tue, 14 Oct 2014 04:10:55 -0600
   loc *  exist **  algo *  size *  imp **
 

-- allow standalone `.' to be interpreted as an end-of-layout
-  delimiter instead of being thrown away as a no-op roff line
-  reported by Yuri Pankov, Wed 18 May 2011 11:34:59 CEST
-  loc **  exist **  algo **  size *  imp **
-

 --- missing eqn features -----------------------------------------------
 
 --- missing eqn features -----------------------------------------------
 

+- In a matrix, break the output line after each matrix line.
+  Found in the discussion at CDBUG 2015.
+  Suggested by Avi Weinstock.
+  loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp **
+

 - The "size" keyword is parsed, but ignored by the formatter.
   loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp *
 
 - The "size" keyword is parsed, but ignored by the formatter.
   loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp *
 


@@ -247,13 +261,9 @@ are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   Werner LEMBERG on groff at gnu dot org  Sun, 10 Nov 2013 12:47:46
   loc **  exist **  algo *  size *  imp *
 
   Werner LEMBERG on groff at gnu dot org  Sun, 10 Nov 2013 12:47:46
   loc **  exist **  algo *  size *  imp *
 

-- When makewhatis(8) encounters a FATAL parse error,
-  it silently treats the file as formatted, which makes no sense
-  at all for paths like man1/foo.1 - and which also contradicts
-  what the manual says at the end of the description.
-  The end result will be ENOENT for file names returned
-  by mansearch() in manpage.file.
-  loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp **
+- change the default PAGER to more -Es and use the pager
+  even for apropos title line output; req by bapt@
+  loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp ***

 
 - makewhatis(8) for preformatted pages:
   parse the section number from the header line
 
 - makewhatis(8) for preformatted pages:
   parse the section number from the header line


@@ -275,16 +285,14 @@ are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
 - kettenis wants base roff, ms, and me  Fri, 1 Jan 2010 22:13:15 +0100 (CET)
   loc **  exist **  algo **  size ***  imp *
 
 - kettenis wants base roff, ms, and me  Fri, 1 Jan 2010 22:13:15 +0100 (CET)
   loc **  exist **  algo **  size ***  imp *
 

-- Some FreeBSD people need either a markdown output formatter
+- Vsevolod Stakhov (FreeBSD) needs either a markdown output formatter

   for mandoc -mdoc or a markdown to mdoc converter because they
   have to maintain manuals needed both in markdown and mdoc format.
   for mandoc -mdoc or a markdown to mdoc converter because they
   have to maintain manuals needed both in markdown and mdoc format.

+  Look at the libsoldout (markdown -> whatever)
+  loc *  exist *  algo *  size **  imp **

 
 --- compatibility checks -----------------------------------------------
 
 
 --- compatibility checks -----------------------------------------------
 

-- write a configure check for [[:<:]] support and provide some
-  fallback for whatis(1) when it doesn't work;
-  Svyatoslav Mishyn  Wed, 17 Dec 2014 11:07:10 +0200
-

 - is .Bk implemented correctly in modern groff?
   sobrado@  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:12:55 +0200
 
 - is .Bk implemented correctly in modern groff?
   sobrado@  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:12:55 +0200
 


@@ -408,6 +416,12 @@ are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
   see also matthew@  Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:25:12 -0700
   loc *  exist *  algo **  size *  imp ***
 
   see also matthew@  Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:25:12 -0700
   loc *  exist *  algo **  size *  imp ***
 

+- .Bf at the beginning of a paragraph inserts a bogus 1ex horizontal
+  space, see for example random(3).  Introduced in
+  http://mdocml.bsd.lv/cgi-bin/cvsweb/mdoc_html.c.diff?r1=1.91&r2=1.92
+  reported by deraadt@ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 20:14:13 -0600 (MDT)
+  loc **  exist **  algo **  size *  imp *
+

 - jsg on icb, Nov 3, 2014:
   try to guess Xr in man(7) for hyperlinking
 
 - jsg on icb, Nov 3, 2014:
   try to guess Xr in man(7) for hyperlinking
 


@@ -513,14 +527,23 @@ are mere guesses, and some may be wrong.
 * portability
 ************************************************************************
 
 * portability
 ************************************************************************
 

-- word boundaries in regular expressions for whatis(1)
-  set up config tests to use [[:<:]], \<, or nothing
-  reminded by Peter Bray Fri, 03 Apr 2015 23:02:16 +1100
+- systems having UTF-8 but not en_US.UTF-8
+  call locale(1) from ./configure, select a UTF-8-locale,
+  and use that for test-wchar.c and term_ascii.c
+  to Markus Waldeck  Sat, 18 Jul 2015 01:55:37 +0200
+  loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp *

 
 ************************************************************************
 * warning issues
 ************************************************************************
 
 
 ************************************************************************
 * warning issues
 ************************************************************************
 

+- Report errors in -O suboption parsing.
+  loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp **
+
+- warn when .Sh or .Ss contain other macros
+  Steffen Nurpmeso, savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?45034
+  loc *  exist *  algo *  size *  imp **
+

 - check that MANDOCERR_BADTAB is thrown in the right cases,
   i.e. when finding a literal tab character in fill mode,
   and possibly change the wording of the warning message
 - check that MANDOCERR_BADTAB is thrown in the right cases,
   i.e. when finding a literal tab character in fill mode,
   and possibly change the wording of the warning message


@@ -600,11 +623,6 @@ Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even faster.  These are
 * structural issues
 ************************************************************************
 
 * structural issues
 ************************************************************************
 

-- Improve -O suboption parsing.  Do it in the main program such that
-  errors can be reported.  Pay attention to distinguishing the
-  mandoc(1) and apropos(1) styles of both options.
-  loc **  exist *  algo **  size **  imp ***
-

 - Use libz directly instead of forking gunzip(1).
   Suggested by bapt at FreeBSD among others.
 
 - Use libz directly instead of forking gunzip(1).
   Suggested by bapt at FreeBSD among others.