>>>>> Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

[...]

 >> --cut--
 >> .B ifconfig eth0:0 down
 >> . Note: for every scope (i.e. same net with address/netmask combination) all
 >> aliases are deleted, if you delete the first (primary).
 >> --cut--

[...]

 > Yeah, this is a common roff coding problem.  That text should be
 > written as:

 >     .BR "ifconfig eth0:0 down" .
 >     Note: ....

        Yes, I've guessed that when I was submitting a patch for
        Bug#450432.

 > or with the period escaped.

        ... And this is the thing I haven't found how to do.  Could you
        please show me that spell?

[...]

 >> What I'm expected to do, then?  (With respect to Debian BTS.)  I
 >> believe, start filing multiple bug reports would be a bad idea (for
 >> me now.)

 > Well, they certainly are bugs, and I think filing those bugs after
 > you verify that this is a problem and the period wasn't there for
 > some other purpose (such as to create a comment line) is perfectly
 > fine.

        Isn't .\" the better way to go then?

        Since this issue could be checked with lintian, I think that
        sending a wishlist report on it is a better way.  IIUC, once the
        check is in lintian, the bugs like this would be filed
        automatically?


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