X-Git-Url: https://git.cameronkatri.com/mandoc.git/blobdiff_plain/a4fada2ad5dad24856cf50f20e406d70a3eb08b5..25662a4940503ffb064a92f60db8cd83050b1878:/mdoc_argv.c

diff --git a/mdoc_argv.c b/mdoc_argv.c
index f5c70e97..a53389bf 100644
--- a/mdoc_argv.c
+++ b/mdoc_argv.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-/*	$Id: mdoc_argv.c,v 1.10 2009/07/06 11:21:34 kristaps Exp $ */
+/*	$Id: mdoc_argv.c,v 1.100 2015/02/04 18:59:45 schwarze Exp $ */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@kth.se>
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2014 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -14,74 +15,57 @@
  * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
  * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
+#include "config.h"
+
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include "mdoc.h"
+#include "mandoc.h"
+#include "mandoc_aux.h"
 #include "libmdoc.h"
+#include "libmandoc.h"
 
-/*
- * Routines to parse arguments of macros.  Arguments follow the syntax
- * of `-arg [val [valN...]]'.  Arguments come in all types:  quoted
- * arguments, multiple arguments per value, no-value arguments, etc.
- *
- * There's no limit to the number or arguments that may be allocated.
- */
+#define	MULTI_STEP	 5 /* pre-allocate argument values */
+#define	DELIMSZ		 6 /* max possible size of a delimiter */
 
-/* FIXME .Bf Li raises "macro-like parameter". */
-/* FIXME .Bl -column should deprecate old-groff syntax. */
-
-#define	ARGS_QUOTED	(1 << 0)
-#define	ARGS_DELIM	(1 << 1)
-#define	ARGS_TABSEP	(1 << 2)
-#define	ARGS_ARGVLIKE	(1 << 3)
-
-#define	ARGV_NONE	(1 << 0)
-#define	ARGV_SINGLE	(1 << 1)
-#define	ARGV_MULTI	(1 << 2)
-#define	ARGV_OPT_SINGLE	(1 << 3)
-
-#define	MULTI_STEP	 5
-
-enum	merr {
-	ETAILWS,
-	ECOLEMPTY,
-	EARGVPARM,
-	EQUOTPARM,
-	EQUOTTERM,
-	EMALLOC,
-	EARGVAL	
+enum	argsflag {
+	ARGSFL_NONE = 0,
+	ARGSFL_DELIM, /* handle delimiters of [[::delim::][ ]+]+ */
+	ARGSFL_TABSEP /* handle tab/`Ta' separated phrases */
 };
 
-static	int		 argv_a2arg(int, const char *);
-static	int		 args(struct mdoc *, int, int *, 
-				char *, int, char **);
-static	int		 argv(struct mdoc *, int, 
-				struct mdoc_argv *, int *, char *);
-static	int		 argv_single(struct mdoc *, int, 
-				struct mdoc_argv *, int *, char *);
-static	int		 argv_opt_single(struct mdoc *, int, 
-				struct mdoc_argv *, int *, char *);
-static	int		 argv_multi(struct mdoc *, int, 
-				struct mdoc_argv *, int *, char *);
-static	int		 perr(struct mdoc *, int, int, enum merr, int);
+enum	argvflag {
+	ARGV_NONE, /* no args to flag (e.g., -split) */
+	ARGV_SINGLE, /* one arg to flag (e.g., -file xxx)  */
+	ARGV_MULTI /* multiple args (e.g., -column xxx yyy) */
+};
 
-#define	pwarn(m, l, p, t) perr((m), (l), (p), (t), 0)
-#define verr(m, t) perr((m), (m)->last->line, (m)->last->pos, (t), 1)
+struct	mdocarg {
+	enum argsflag	 flags;
+	const enum mdocargt *argvs;
+};
 
-/* Per-argument flags. */
+static	void		 argn_free(struct mdoc_arg *, int);
+static	enum margserr	 args(struct mdoc *, int, int *,
+				char *, enum argsflag, char **);
+static	int		 args_checkpunct(const char *, int);
+static	void		 argv_multi(struct mdoc *, int,
+				struct mdoc_argv *, int *, char *);
+static	void		 argv_single(struct mdoc *, int,
+				struct mdoc_argv *, int *, char *);
 
-static	int mdoc_argvflags[MDOC_ARG_MAX] = {
+static	const enum argvflag argvflags[MDOC_ARG_MAX] = {
 	ARGV_NONE,	/* MDOC_Split */
 	ARGV_NONE,	/* MDOC_Nosplit */
 	ARGV_NONE,	/* MDOC_Ragged */
 	ARGV_NONE,	/* MDOC_Unfilled */
 	ARGV_NONE,	/* MDOC_Literal */
-	ARGV_NONE,	/* MDOC_File */
+	ARGV_SINGLE,	/* MDOC_File */
 	ARGV_SINGLE,	/* MDOC_Offset */
 	ARGV_NONE,	/* MDOC_Bullet */
 	ARGV_NONE,	/* MDOC_Dash */
@@ -96,7 +80,7 @@ static	int mdoc_argvflags[MDOC_ARG_MAX] = {
 	ARGV_MULTI,	/* MDOC_Column */
 	ARGV_SINGLE,	/* MDOC_Width */
 	ARGV_NONE,	/* MDOC_Compact */
-	ARGV_OPT_SINGLE, /* MDOC_Std */
+	ARGV_NONE,	/* MDOC_Std */
 	ARGV_NONE,	/* MDOC_Filled */
 	ARGV_NONE,	/* MDOC_Words */
 	ARGV_NONE,	/* MDOC_Emphasis */
@@ -104,223 +88,293 @@ static	int mdoc_argvflags[MDOC_ARG_MAX] = {
 	ARGV_NONE	/* MDOC_Symbolic */
 };
 
-static	int mdoc_argflags[MDOC_MAX] = {
-	0, /* Ap */
-	0, /* Dd */
-	0, /* Dt */
-	0, /* Os */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* Sh */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* Ss */ 
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Pp */ 
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* D1 */
-	ARGS_DELIM | ARGS_QUOTED, /* Dl */
-	0, /* Bd */
-	0, /* Ed */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* Bl */
-	0, /* El */
-	0, /* It */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Ad */ 
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* An */
-	ARGS_DELIM | ARGS_QUOTED, /* Ar */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* Cd */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Cm */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Dv */ 
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Er */ 
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Ev */ 
-	0, /* Ex */
-	ARGS_DELIM | ARGS_QUOTED, /* Fa */ 
-	0, /* Fd */ 
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Fl */
-	ARGS_DELIM | ARGS_QUOTED, /* Fn */ 
-	ARGS_DELIM | ARGS_QUOTED, /* Ft */ 
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Ic */ 
-	0, /* In */ 
-	ARGS_DELIM | ARGS_QUOTED, /* Li */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* Nd */ 
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Nm */ 
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Op */
-	0, /* Ot */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Pa */
-	0, /* Rv */
-	ARGS_DELIM | ARGS_ARGVLIKE, /* St */ 
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Va */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Vt */ 
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Xr */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* %A */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* %B */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* %D */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* %I */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* %J */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* %N */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* %O */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* %P */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* %R */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* %T */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* %V */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Ac */
-	0, /* Ao */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Aq */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* At */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Bc */
-	0, /* Bf */ 
-	0, /* Bo */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Bq */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Bsx */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Bx */
-	0, /* Db */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Dc */
-	0, /* Do */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Dq */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Ec */
-	0, /* Ef */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Em */ 
-	0, /* Eo */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Fx */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Ms */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* No */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Ns */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Nx */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Ox */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Pc */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Pf */
-	0, /* Po */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Pq */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Qc */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Ql */
-	0, /* Qo */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Qq */
-	0, /* Re */
-	0, /* Rs */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Sc */
-	0, /* So */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Sq */
-	0, /* Sm */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Sx */
-	ARGS_DELIM | ARGS_QUOTED, /* Sy */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Tn */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Ux */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Xc */
-	0, /* Xo */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* Fo */ 
-	0, /* Fc */ 
-	0, /* Oo */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Oc */
-	0, /* Bk */
-	0, /* Ek */
-	0, /* Bt */
-	0, /* Hf */
-	0, /* Fr */
-	0, /* Ud */
-	0, /* Lb */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Lp */
-	ARGS_DELIM | ARGS_QUOTED, /* Lk */
-	ARGS_DELIM | ARGS_QUOTED, /* Mt */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Brq */
-	0, /* Bro */
-	ARGS_DELIM, /* Brc */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* %C */
-	0, /* Es */
-	0, /* En */
-	0, /* Dx */
-	ARGS_QUOTED, /* %Q */
+static	const enum mdocargt args_Ex[] = {
+	MDOC_Std,
+	MDOC_ARG_MAX
+};
+
+static	const enum mdocargt args_An[] = {
+	MDOC_Split,
+	MDOC_Nosplit,
+	MDOC_ARG_MAX
+};
+
+static	const enum mdocargt args_Bd[] = {
+	MDOC_Ragged,
+	MDOC_Unfilled,
+	MDOC_Filled,
+	MDOC_Literal,
+	MDOC_File,
+	MDOC_Offset,
+	MDOC_Compact,
+	MDOC_Centred,
+	MDOC_ARG_MAX
+};
+
+static	const enum mdocargt args_Bf[] = {
+	MDOC_Emphasis,
+	MDOC_Literal,
+	MDOC_Symbolic,
+	MDOC_ARG_MAX
+};
+
+static	const enum mdocargt args_Bk[] = {
+	MDOC_Words,
+	MDOC_ARG_MAX
+};
+
+static	const enum mdocargt args_Bl[] = {
+	MDOC_Bullet,
+	MDOC_Dash,
+	MDOC_Hyphen,
+	MDOC_Item,
+	MDOC_Enum,
+	MDOC_Tag,
+	MDOC_Diag,
+	MDOC_Hang,
+	MDOC_Ohang,
+	MDOC_Inset,
+	MDOC_Column,
+	MDOC_Width,
+	MDOC_Offset,
+	MDOC_Compact,
+	MDOC_Nested,
+	MDOC_ARG_MAX
+};
+
+static	const struct mdocarg mdocargs[MDOC_MAX] = {
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Ap */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Dd */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Dt */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Os */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Sh */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Ss */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Pp */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* D1 */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Dl */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, args_Bd }, /* Bd */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Ed */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, args_Bl }, /* Bl */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* El */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* It */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Ad */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, args_An }, /* An */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Ar */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Cd */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Cm */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Dv */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Er */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Ev */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, args_Ex }, /* Ex */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Fa */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Fd */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Fl */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Fn */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Ft */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Ic */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* In */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Li */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Nd */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Nm */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Op */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Ot */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Pa */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, args_Ex }, /* Rv */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* St */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Va */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Vt */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Xr */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* %A */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* %B */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* %D */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* %I */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* %J */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* %N */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* %O */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* %P */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* %R */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* %T */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* %V */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Ac */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Ao */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Aq */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* At */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Bc */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, args_Bf }, /* Bf */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Bo */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Bq */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Bsx */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Bx */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Db */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Dc */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Do */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Dq */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Ec */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Ef */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Em */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Eo */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Fx */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Ms */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* No */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Ns */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Nx */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Ox */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Pc */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Pf */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Po */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Pq */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Qc */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Ql */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Qo */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Qq */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Re */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Rs */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Sc */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* So */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Sq */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Sm */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Sx */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Sy */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Tn */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Ux */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Xc */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Xo */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Fo */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Fc */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Oo */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Oc */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, args_Bk }, /* Bk */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Ek */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Bt */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Hf */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Fr */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Ud */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Lb */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Lp */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Lk */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Mt */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Brq */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Bro */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Brc */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* %C */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Es */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* En */
+	{ ARGSFL_DELIM, NULL }, /* Dx */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* %Q */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* br */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* sp */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* %U */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* Ta */
+	{ ARGSFL_NONE, NULL }, /* ll */
 };
 
 
 /*
- * Parse an argument from line text.  This comes in the form of -key
- * [value0...], which may either have a single mandatory value, at least
- * one mandatory value, an optional single value, or no value.
+ * Parse flags and their arguments from the input line.
+ * These come in the form -flag [argument ...].
+ * Some flags take no argument, some one, some multiple.
  */
-int
-mdoc_argv(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line, int tok,
-		struct mdoc_arg **v, int *pos, char *buf)
+void
+mdoc_argv(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line, enum mdoct tok,
+	struct mdoc_arg **reta, int *pos, char *buf)
 {
-	int		  i;
-	char		 *p, sv;
-	struct mdoc_argv tmp;
-	struct mdoc_arg	 *arg;
+	struct mdoc_argv	  tmpv;
+	struct mdoc_argv	**retv;
+	const enum mdocargt	 *argtable;
+	char			 *argname;
+	int			  ipos, retc;
+	char			  savechar;
 
-	if (0 == buf[*pos])
-		return(ARGV_EOLN);
+	*reta = NULL;
 
-	assert(' ' != buf[*pos]);
+	/* Which flags does this macro support? */
 
-	if ('-' != buf[*pos] || ARGS_ARGVLIKE & mdoc_argflags[tok])
-		return(ARGV_WORD);
+	argtable = mdocargs[tok].argvs;
+	if (argtable == NULL)
+		return;
 
-	/* Parse through to the first unescaped space. */
+	/* Loop over the flags on the input line. */
 
-	i = *pos;
-	p = &buf[++(*pos)];
+	ipos = *pos;
+	while (buf[ipos] == '-') {
 
-	assert(*pos > 0);
+		/* Seek to the first unescaped space. */
 
-	/* LINTED */
-	while (buf[*pos]) {
-		if (' ' == buf[*pos])
-			if ('\\' != buf[*pos - 1])
+		for (argname = buf + ++ipos; buf[ipos] != '\0'; ipos++)
+			if (buf[ipos] == ' ' && buf[ipos - 1] != '\\')
 				break;
-		(*pos)++;
-	}
 
-	/* XXX - save zeroed byte, if not an argument. */
+		/*
+		 * We want to nil-terminate the word to look it up.
+		 * But we may not have a flag, in which case we need
+		 * to restore the line as-is.  So keep around the
+		 * stray byte, which we'll reset upon exiting.
+		 */
 
-	sv = 0;
-	if (buf[*pos]) {
-		sv = buf[*pos];
-		buf[(*pos)++] = 0;
-	}
+		if ((savechar = buf[ipos]) != '\0')
+			buf[ipos++] = '\0';
+
+		/*
+		 * Now look up the word as a flag.  Use temporary
+		 * storage that we'll copy into the node's flags.
+		 */
 
-	(void)memset(&tmp, 0, sizeof(struct mdoc_argv));
-	tmp.line = line;
-	tmp.pos = *pos;
+		while ((tmpv.arg = *argtable++) != MDOC_ARG_MAX)
+			if ( ! strcmp(argname, mdoc_argnames[tmpv.arg]))
+				break;
 
-	/* See if our token accepts the argument. */
+		/* If it isn't a flag, restore the saved byte. */
 
-	if (MDOC_ARG_MAX == (tmp.arg = argv_a2arg(tok, p))) {
-		/* XXX - restore saved zeroed byte. */
-		if (sv)
-			buf[*pos - 1] = sv;
-		if ( ! pwarn(mdoc, line, i, EARGVPARM))
-			return(ARGV_ERROR);
-		return(ARGV_WORD);
-	}
+		if (tmpv.arg == MDOC_ARG_MAX) {
+			if (savechar != '\0')
+				buf[ipos - 1] = savechar;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* Read to the next word (the first argument). */
+
+		while (buf[ipos] == ' ')
+			ipos++;
 
-	while (buf[*pos] && ' ' == buf[*pos])
-		(*pos)++;
+		/* Parse the arguments of the flag. */
 
-	if ( ! argv(mdoc, line, &tmp, pos, buf))
-		return(ARGV_ERROR);
+		tmpv.line  = line;
+		tmpv.pos   = *pos;
+		tmpv.sz    = 0;
+		tmpv.value = NULL;
 
-	if (NULL == (arg = *v)) {
-		*v = calloc(1, sizeof(struct mdoc_arg));
-		if (NULL == *v) {
-			(void)verr(mdoc, EMALLOC);
-			return(ARGV_ERROR);
+		switch (argvflags[tmpv.arg]) {
+		case ARGV_SINGLE:
+			argv_single(mdoc, line, &tmpv, &ipos, buf);
+			break;
+		case ARGV_MULTI:
+			argv_multi(mdoc, line, &tmpv, &ipos, buf);
+			break;
+		case ARGV_NONE:
+			break;
 		}
-		arg = *v;
-	} 
 
-	arg->argc++;
-	arg->argv = realloc(arg->argv, arg->argc * 
-			sizeof(struct mdoc_argv));
+		/* Append to the return values. */
 
-	if (NULL == arg->argv) {
-		(void)verr(mdoc, EMALLOC);
-		return(ARGV_ERROR);
-	}
+		if (*reta == NULL)
+			*reta = mandoc_calloc(1, sizeof(**reta));
 
-	(void)memcpy(&arg->argv[(int)arg->argc - 1], 
-			&tmp, sizeof(struct mdoc_argv));
+		retc = ++(*reta)->argc;
+		retv = &(*reta)->argv;
+		*retv = mandoc_reallocarray(*retv, retc, sizeof(**retv));
+		memcpy(*retv + retc - 1, &tmpv, sizeof(**retv));
 
-	return(ARGV_ARG);
-}
+		/* Prepare for parsing the next flag. */
 
+		*pos = ipos;
+		argtable = mdocargs[tok].argvs;
+	}
+}
 
 void
 mdoc_argv_free(struct mdoc_arg *p)
 {
-	int		 i, j;
+	int		 i;
 
 	if (NULL == p)
 		return;
@@ -332,521 +386,306 @@ mdoc_argv_free(struct mdoc_arg *p)
 	}
 	assert(p->argc);
 
-	/* LINTED */
-	for (i = 0; i < (int)p->argc; i++) {
-		if (0 == p->argv[i].sz)
-			continue;
-		/* LINTED */
-		for (j = 0; j < (int)p->argv[i].sz; j++) 
-			free(p->argv[i].value[j]);
-
-		free(p->argv[i].value);
-	}
+	for (i = (int)p->argc - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+		argn_free(p, i);
 
 	free(p->argv);
 	free(p);
 }
 
-
-
-static int
-perr(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line, int pos, enum merr code, int iserr)
+static void
+argn_free(struct mdoc_arg *p, int iarg)
 {
-	char		*p;
+	struct mdoc_argv *arg;
+	int		  j;
 
-	p = NULL;
-
-	switch (code) {
-	case (EMALLOC):
-		p = "memory exhausted";
-		break;
-	case (EQUOTTERM):
-		p = "unterminated quoted parameter";
-		break;
-	case (EARGVAL):
-		p = "argument requires a value";
-		break;
-	case (EQUOTPARM):
-		p = "unexpected quoted parameter";
-		break;
-	case (EARGVPARM):
-		p = "argument-like parameter";
-		break;
-	case (ECOLEMPTY):
-		p = "last list column is empty";
-		break;
-	case (ETAILWS):
-		p = "trailing whitespace";
-		break;
-	}
+	arg = &p->argv[iarg];
 
-	assert(p);
-	if (iserr)
-		return(mdoc_perr(mdoc, line, pos, p));
+	if (arg->sz && arg->value) {
+		for (j = (int)arg->sz - 1; j >= 0; j--)
+			free(arg->value[j]);
+		free(arg->value);
+	}
 
-	return(mdoc_pwarn(mdoc, line, pos, p));
+	for (--p->argc; iarg < (int)p->argc; iarg++)
+		p->argv[iarg] = p->argv[iarg+1];
 }
 
-
-int
-mdoc_args(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line, 
-		int *pos, char *buf, int tok, char **v)
+enum margserr
+mdoc_args(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line, int *pos,
+		char *buf, enum mdoct tok, char **v)
 {
-	int		  fl, c, i;
 	struct mdoc_node *n;
+	char		 *v_local;
+	enum argsflag	  fl;
 
-	fl = (0 == tok) ? 0 : mdoc_argflags[tok];
+	if (v == NULL)
+		v = &v_local;
+	fl = tok == MDOC_MAX ? ARGSFL_NONE : mdocargs[tok].flags;
+	if (tok != MDOC_It)
+		return(args(mdoc, line, pos, buf, fl, v));
 
-	/* 
-	 * Override per-macro argument flags with context-specific ones.
-	 * As of now, this is only valid for `It' depending on its list
-	 * context.
+	/*
+	 * We know that we're in an `It', so it's reasonable to expect
+	 * us to be sitting in a `Bl'.  Someday this may not be the case
+	 * (if we allow random `It's sitting out there), so provide a
+	 * safe fall-back into the default behaviour.
 	 */
 
-	switch (tok) {
-	case (MDOC_It):
-		for (n = mdoc->last; n; n = n->parent)
-			if (MDOC_BLOCK == n->type && MDOC_Bl == n->tok)
-				break;
-
-		assert(n);
-		c = (int)(n->args ? n->args->argc : 0);
-		assert(c > 0);
-
-		/*
-		 * Using `Bl -column' adds ARGS_TABSEP to the arguments
-		 * and invalidates ARGS_DELIM.  Using `Bl -diag' allows
-		 * for quoted arguments.
-		 */
-
-		/* LINTED */
-		for (i = 0; i < c; i++) {
-			switch (n->args->argv[i].arg) {
-			case (MDOC_Column):
-				fl |= ARGS_TABSEP;
-				fl &= ~ARGS_DELIM;
-				i = c;
-				break;
-			case (MDOC_Diag):
-				fl |= ARGS_QUOTED;
-				i = c;
-				break;
-			default:
+	for (n = mdoc->last; n; n = n->parent)
+		if (MDOC_Bl == n->tok)
+			if (LIST_column == n->norm->Bl.type) {
+				fl = ARGSFL_TABSEP;
 				break;
 			}
-		}
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
 
 	return(args(mdoc, line, pos, buf, fl, v));
 }
 
-
-static int
-args(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line, 
-		int *pos, char *buf, int fl, char **v)
+static enum margserr
+args(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line, int *pos,
+		char *buf, enum argsflag fl, char **v)
 {
-	int		  i;
-	char		 *p, *pp;
+	char		*p, *pp;
+	int		 pairs;
+	enum margserr	 rc;
 
-	assert(*pos > 0);
+	if ('\0' == buf[*pos]) {
+		if (MDOC_PPHRASE & mdoc->flags)
+			return(ARGS_EOLN);
+		/*
+		 * If we're not in a partial phrase and the flag for
+		 * being a phrase literal is still set, the punctuation
+		 * is unterminated.
+		 */
+		if (MDOC_PHRASELIT & mdoc->flags)
+			mandoc_msg(MANDOCERR_ARG_QUOTE,
+			    mdoc->parse, line, *pos, NULL);
 
-	if (0 == buf[*pos])
+		mdoc->flags &= ~MDOC_PHRASELIT;
 		return(ARGS_EOLN);
-
-	if ('\"' == buf[*pos] && ! (fl & ARGS_QUOTED))
-		if ( ! pwarn(mdoc, line, *pos, EQUOTPARM))
-			return(ARGS_ERROR);
-
-	if ( ! (fl & ARGS_ARGVLIKE) && '-' == buf[*pos]) 
-		if ( ! pwarn(mdoc, line, *pos, EARGVPARM))
-			return(ARGS_ERROR);
-
-	/* 
-	 * If the first character is a delimiter and we're to look for
-	 * delimited strings, then pass down the buffer seeing if it
-	 * follows the pattern of [[::delim::][ ]+]+.
-	 */
-
-	if ((fl & ARGS_DELIM) && mdoc_iscdelim(buf[*pos])) {
-		for (i = *pos; buf[i]; ) {
-			if ( ! mdoc_iscdelim(buf[i]))
-				break;
-			i++;
-			/* There must be at least one space... */
-			if (0 == buf[i] || ' ' != buf[i])
-				break;
-			i++;
-			while (buf[i] && ' ' == buf[i])
-				i++;
-		}
-		if (0 == buf[i]) {
-			*v = &buf[*pos];
-			return(ARGS_PUNCT);
-		}
 	}
 
-	/* First parse non-quoted strings. */
+	*v = &buf[*pos];
 
-	if ('\"' != buf[*pos] || ! (ARGS_QUOTED & fl)) {
-		*v = &buf[*pos];
-
-		/* 
-		 * Thar be dragons here!  If we're tab-separated, search
-		 * ahead for either a tab or the `Ta' macro.  
-		 * If a `Ta' is detected, it must be space-buffered before and
-		 * after.  If either of these hold true, then prune out the
-		 * extra spaces and call it an argument.
-		 */
-
-		if (ARGS_TABSEP & fl) {
-			/* Scan ahead to unescaped tab. */
+	if (ARGSFL_DELIM == fl)
+		if (args_checkpunct(buf, *pos))
+			return(ARGS_PUNCT);
 
-			p = strchr(*v, '\t');
+	/*
+	 * First handle TABSEP items, restricted to `Bl -column'.  This
+	 * ignores conventional token parsing and instead uses tabs or
+	 * `Ta' macros to separate phrases.  Phrases are parsed again
+	 * for arguments at a later phase.
+	 */
 
-			/* Scan ahead to unescaped `Ta'. */
+	if (ARGSFL_TABSEP == fl) {
+		/* Scan ahead to tab (can't be escaped). */
+		p = strchr(*v, '\t');
+		pp = NULL;
 
+		/* Scan ahead to unescaped `Ta'. */
+		if ( ! (MDOC_PHRASELIT & mdoc->flags))
 			for (pp = *v; ; pp++) {
 				if (NULL == (pp = strstr(pp, "Ta")))
 					break;
 				if (pp > *v && ' ' != *(pp - 1))
 					continue;
-				if (' ' == *(pp + 2) || 0 == *(pp + 2))
+				if (' ' == *(pp + 2) || '\0' == *(pp + 2))
 					break;
 			}
 
-			/* Choose delimiter tab/Ta. */
-
-			if (p && pp)
-				p = (p < pp ? p : pp);
-			else if ( ! p && pp)
-				p = pp;
-
-			/* Strip delimiter's preceding whitespace. */
-
-			if (p && p > *v) {
-				pp = p - 1;
-				while (pp > *v && ' ' == *pp)
-					pp--;
-				if (pp == *v && ' ' == *pp) 
-					*pp = 0;
-				else if (' ' == *pp)
-					*(pp + 1) = 0;
-			}
-
-			/* ...in- and proceding whitespace. */
-
-			if (p && ('\t' != *p)) {
-				*p++ = 0;
-				*p++ = 0;
-			} else if (p)
-				*p++ = 0;
-
-			if (p) {
-				while (' ' == *p)
-					p++;
-				if (0 != *p)
-					*(p - 1) = 0;
-				*pos += (int)(p - *v);
-			} 
-
-			if (p && 0 == *p)
-				if ( ! pwarn(mdoc, line, *pos, ECOLEMPTY))
-					return(0);
-			if (p && 0 == *p && p > *v && ' ' == *(p - 1))
-				if ( ! pwarn(mdoc, line, *pos, ETAILWS))
-					return(0);
-
-			if (p)
-				return(ARGS_PHRASE);
-
-			/* Configure the eoln case, too. */
+		/* By default, assume a phrase. */
+		rc = ARGS_PHRASE;
 
+		/*
+		 * Adjust new-buffer position to be beyond delimiter
+		 * mark (e.g., Ta -> end + 2).
+		 */
+		if (p && pp) {
+			*pos += pp < p ? 2 : 1;
+			rc = pp < p ? ARGS_PHRASE : ARGS_PPHRASE;
+			p = pp < p ? pp : p;
+		} else if (p && ! pp) {
+			rc = ARGS_PPHRASE;
+			*pos += 1;
+		} else if (pp && ! p) {
+			p = pp;
+			*pos += 2;
+		} else {
+			rc = ARGS_PEND;
 			p = strchr(*v, 0);
-			assert(p);
-
-			if (p > *v && ' ' == *(p - 1))
-				if ( ! pwarn(mdoc, line, *pos, ETAILWS))
-					return(0);
-			*pos += (int)(p - *v);
-
-			return(ARGS_PHRASE);
-		} 
-		
-		/* Do non-tabsep look-ahead here. */
-		
-		if ( ! (ARGS_TABSEP & fl))
-			while (buf[*pos]) {
-				if (' ' == buf[*pos])
-					if ('\\' != buf[*pos - 1])
-						break;
-				(*pos)++;
-			}
-
-		if (0 == buf[*pos])
-			return(ARGS_WORD);
-
-		buf[(*pos)++] = 0;
+		}
 
-		if (0 == buf[*pos])
-			return(ARGS_WORD);
+		/* Whitespace check for eoln case... */
+		if ('\0' == *p && ' ' == *(p - 1))
+			mandoc_msg(MANDOCERR_SPACE_EOL, mdoc->parse,
+			    line, *pos, NULL);
 
-		if ( ! (ARGS_TABSEP & fl))
-			while (buf[*pos] && ' ' == buf[*pos])
-				(*pos)++;
+		*pos += (int)(p - *v);
 
-		if (buf[*pos])
-			return(ARGS_WORD);
+		/* Strip delimiter's preceding whitespace. */
+		pp = p - 1;
+		while (pp > *v && ' ' == *pp) {
+			if (pp > *v && '\\' == *(pp - 1))
+				break;
+			pp--;
+		}
+		*(pp + 1) = 0;
 
-		if ( ! pwarn(mdoc, line, *pos, ETAILWS))
-			return(ARGS_ERROR);
+		/* Strip delimiter's proceeding whitespace. */
+		for (pp = &buf[*pos]; ' ' == *pp; pp++, (*pos)++)
+			/* Skip ahead. */ ;
 
-		return(ARGS_WORD);
+		return(rc);
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If we're a quoted string (and quoted strings are allowed),
-	 * then parse ahead to the next quote.  If none's found, it's an
-	 * error.  After, parse to the next word.  
+	 * Process a quoted literal.  A quote begins with a double-quote
+	 * and ends with a double-quote NOT preceded by a double-quote.
+	 * NUL-terminate the literal in place.
+	 * Collapse pairs of quotes inside quoted literals.
+	 * Whitespace is NOT involved in literal termination.
 	 */
 
-	*v = &buf[++(*pos)];
+	if (MDOC_PHRASELIT & mdoc->flags || '\"' == buf[*pos]) {
+		if ( ! (MDOC_PHRASELIT & mdoc->flags))
+			*v = &buf[++(*pos)];
+
+		if (MDOC_PPHRASE & mdoc->flags)
+			mdoc->flags |= MDOC_PHRASELIT;
+
+		pairs = 0;
+		for ( ; buf[*pos]; (*pos)++) {
+			/* Move following text left after quoted quotes. */
+			if (pairs)
+				buf[*pos - pairs] = buf[*pos];
+			if ('\"' != buf[*pos])
+				continue;
+			/* Unquoted quotes end quoted args. */
+			if ('\"' != buf[*pos + 1])
+				break;
+			/* Quoted quotes collapse. */
+			pairs++;
+			(*pos)++;
+		}
+		if (pairs)
+			buf[*pos - pairs] = '\0';
+
+		if ('\0' == buf[*pos]) {
+			if (MDOC_PPHRASE & mdoc->flags)
+				return(ARGS_QWORD);
+			mandoc_msg(MANDOCERR_ARG_QUOTE,
+			    mdoc->parse, line, *pos, NULL);
+			return(ARGS_QWORD);
+		}
 
-	while (buf[*pos] && '\"' != buf[*pos])
-		(*pos)++;
+		mdoc->flags &= ~MDOC_PHRASELIT;
+		buf[(*pos)++] = '\0';
 
-	if (0 == buf[*pos]) {
-		(void)perr(mdoc, line, *pos, EQUOTTERM, 1);
-		return(ARGS_ERROR);
-	}
+		if ('\0' == buf[*pos])
+			return(ARGS_QWORD);
 
-	buf[(*pos)++] = 0;
-	if (0 == buf[*pos])
-		return(ARGS_QWORD);
+		while (' ' == buf[*pos])
+			(*pos)++;
 
-	while (buf[*pos] && ' ' == buf[*pos])
-		(*pos)++;
+		if ('\0' == buf[*pos])
+			mandoc_msg(MANDOCERR_SPACE_EOL, mdoc->parse,
+			    line, *pos, NULL);
 
-	if (buf[*pos])
 		return(ARGS_QWORD);
+	}
 
-	if ( ! pwarn(mdoc, line, *pos, ETAILWS))
-		return(ARGS_ERROR);
+	p = &buf[*pos];
+	*v = mandoc_getarg(mdoc->parse, &p, line, pos);
 
-	return(ARGS_QWORD);
+	return(ARGS_WORD);
 }
 
-
+/*
+ * Check if the string consists only of space-separated closing
+ * delimiters.  This is a bit of a dance: the first must be a close
+ * delimiter, but it may be followed by middle delimiters.  Arbitrary
+ * whitespace may separate these tokens.
+ */
 static int
-argv_a2arg(int tok, const char *argv)
+args_checkpunct(const char *buf, int i)
 {
+	int		 j;
+	char		 dbuf[DELIMSZ];
+	enum mdelim	 d;
 
-	/*
-	 * Parse an argument identifier from its text.  XXX - this
-	 * should really be table-driven to clarify the code.
-	 *
-	 * If you add an argument to the list, make sure that you
-	 * register it here with its one or more macros!
-	 */
+	/* First token must be a close-delimiter. */
 
-	switch (tok) {
-	case (MDOC_An):
-		if (0 == strcmp(argv, "split"))
-			return(MDOC_Split);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "nosplit"))
-			return(MDOC_Nosplit);
-		break;
-
-	case (MDOC_Bd):
-		if (0 == strcmp(argv, "ragged"))
-			return(MDOC_Ragged);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "unfilled"))
-			return(MDOC_Unfilled);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "filled"))
-			return(MDOC_Filled);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "literal"))
-			return(MDOC_Literal);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "file"))
-			return(MDOC_File);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "offset"))
-			return(MDOC_Offset);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "compact"))
-			return(MDOC_Compact);
-		break;
-
-	case (MDOC_Bf):
-		if (0 == strcmp(argv, "emphasis"))
-			return(MDOC_Emphasis);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "literal"))
-			return(MDOC_Literal);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "symbolic"))
-			return(MDOC_Symbolic);
-		break;
-
-	case (MDOC_Bk):
-		if (0 == strcmp(argv, "words"))
-			return(MDOC_Words);
-		break;
-
-	case (MDOC_Bl):
-		if (0 == strcmp(argv, "bullet"))
-			return(MDOC_Bullet);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "dash"))
-			return(MDOC_Dash);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "hyphen"))
-			return(MDOC_Hyphen);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "item"))
-			return(MDOC_Item);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "enum"))
-			return(MDOC_Enum);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "tag"))
-			return(MDOC_Tag);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "diag"))
-			return(MDOC_Diag);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "hang"))
-			return(MDOC_Hang);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "ohang"))
-			return(MDOC_Ohang);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "inset"))
-			return(MDOC_Inset);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "column"))
-			return(MDOC_Column);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "width"))
-			return(MDOC_Width);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "offset"))
-			return(MDOC_Offset);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "compact"))
-			return(MDOC_Compact);
-		else if (0 == strcmp(argv, "nested"))
-			return(MDOC_Nested);
-		break;
-	
-	case (MDOC_Rv):
-		/* FALLTHROUGH */
-	case (MDOC_Ex):
-		if (0 == strcmp(argv, "std"))
-			return(MDOC_Std);
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
+	for (j = 0; buf[i] && ' ' != buf[i] && j < DELIMSZ; j++, i++)
+		dbuf[j] = buf[i];
 
-	return(MDOC_ARG_MAX);
-}
+	if (DELIMSZ == j)
+		return(0);
 
+	dbuf[j] = '\0';
+	if (DELIM_CLOSE != mdoc_isdelim(dbuf))
+		return(0);
 
-static int
-argv_multi(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line, 
-		struct mdoc_argv *v, int *pos, char *buf)
-{
-	int		 c;
-	char		*p;
+	while (' ' == buf[i])
+		i++;
 
-	for (v->sz = 0; ; v->sz++) {
-		if ('-' == buf[*pos])
-			break;
-		c = args(mdoc, line, pos, buf, ARGS_QUOTED, &p);
-		if (ARGS_ERROR == c)
+	/* Remaining must NOT be open/none. */
+
+	while (buf[i]) {
+		j = 0;
+		while (buf[i] && ' ' != buf[i] && j < DELIMSZ)
+			dbuf[j++] = buf[i++];
+
+		if (DELIMSZ == j)
 			return(0);
-		else if (ARGS_EOLN == c)
-			break;
 
-		if (0 == v->sz % MULTI_STEP) {
-			v->value = realloc(v->value, 
-				(v->sz + MULTI_STEP) * sizeof(char *));
-			if (NULL == v->value) {
-				(void)verr(mdoc, EMALLOC);
-				return(ARGV_ERROR);
-			}
-		}
-		if (NULL == (v->value[(int)v->sz] = strdup(p)))
-			return(verr(mdoc, EMALLOC));
+		dbuf[j] = '\0';
+		d = mdoc_isdelim(dbuf);
+		if (DELIM_NONE == d || DELIM_OPEN == d)
+			return(0);
+
+		while (' ' == buf[i])
+			i++;
 	}
 
-	return(1);
+	return('\0' == buf[i]);
 }
 
-
-static int
-argv_opt_single(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line, 
+static void
+argv_multi(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line,
 		struct mdoc_argv *v, int *pos, char *buf)
 {
-	int		 c;
+	enum margserr	 ac;
 	char		*p;
 
-	if ('-' == buf[*pos])
-		return(1);
-
-	c = args(mdoc, line, pos, buf, ARGS_QUOTED, &p);
-	if (ARGS_ERROR == c)
-		return(0);
-	if (ARGS_EOLN == c)
-		return(1);
+	for (v->sz = 0; ; v->sz++) {
+		if (buf[*pos] == '-')
+			break;
+		ac = args(mdoc, line, pos, buf, ARGSFL_NONE, &p);
+		if (ac == ARGS_EOLN)
+			break;
 
-	v->sz = 1;
-	if (NULL == (v->value = calloc(1, sizeof(char *))))
-		return(verr(mdoc, EMALLOC));
-	if (NULL == (v->value[0] = strdup(p)))
-		return(verr(mdoc, EMALLOC));
+		if (v->sz % MULTI_STEP == 0)
+			v->value = mandoc_reallocarray(v->value,
+			    v->sz + MULTI_STEP, sizeof(char *));
 
-	return(1);
+		v->value[(int)v->sz] = mandoc_strdup(p);
+	}
 }
 
-
-/*
- * Parse a single, mandatory value from the stream.
- */
-static int
-argv_single(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line, 
+static void
+argv_single(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line,
 		struct mdoc_argv *v, int *pos, char *buf)
 {
-	int		 c, ppos;
+	enum margserr	 ac;
 	char		*p;
 
-	ppos = *pos;
-
-	c = args(mdoc, line, pos, buf, ARGS_QUOTED, &p);
-	if (ARGS_ERROR == c)
-		return(0);
-	if (ARGS_EOLN == c)
-		return(perr(mdoc, line, ppos, EARGVAL, 1));
+	ac = args(mdoc, line, pos, buf, ARGSFL_NONE, &p);
+	if (ac == ARGS_EOLN)
+		return;
 
 	v->sz = 1;
-	if (NULL == (v->value = calloc(1, sizeof(char *))))
-		return(verr(mdoc, EMALLOC));
-	if (NULL == (v->value[0] = strdup(p)))
-		return(verr(mdoc, EMALLOC));
-
-	return(1);
-}
-
-
-/*
- * Determine rules for parsing arguments.  Arguments can either accept
- * no parameters, an optional single parameter, one parameter, or
- * multiple parameters.
- */
-static int
-argv(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line, 
-		struct mdoc_argv *v, int *pos, char *buf)
-{
-
-	v->sz = 0;
-	v->value = NULL;
-
-	switch (mdoc_argvflags[v->arg]) {
-	case (ARGV_SINGLE):
-		return(argv_single(mdoc, line, v, pos, buf));
-	case (ARGV_MULTI):
-		return(argv_multi(mdoc, line, v, pos, buf));
-	case (ARGV_OPT_SINGLE):
-		return(argv_opt_single(mdoc, line, v, pos, buf));
-	default:
-		/* ARGV_NONE */
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return(1);
+	v->value = mandoc_malloc(sizeof(char *));
+	v->value[0] = mandoc_strdup(p);
 }