Package: gcc-14-x86-64-linux-gnu
Version: 14.2.0-12
Severity: minor
Tags: patch
* What led up to the situation?
Checking for defects with a new version
test-[g|n]roff -mandoc -t -K utf8 -rF0 -rHY=0 -rCHECKSTYLE=10 -ww -z < "man
page"
[Use "groff -e ' $' -e '\\~$' <file>" to find obvious trailing spaces.]
["test-groff" is a script in the repository for "groff"; is not shipped]
(local copy and "troff" slightly changed by me).
[The fate of "test-nroff" was decided in groff bug #55941.]
* What was the outcome of this action?
an.tmac:<stdin>:17: misuse, warning: .BR is for at least 2 arguments, got 1
Use macro '.B' for one argument or split argument.
* What outcome did you expect instead?
No output (no warnings).
-.-
General remarks and further material, if a diff-file exist, are in the
attachments.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.12.10-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=is_IS.iso88591, LC_CTYPE=is_IS.iso88591 (charmap=ISO-8859-1),
LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
Versions of packages gcc-14-x86-64-linux-gnu depends on:
ii binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu 2.43.50.20250108-1
ii cpp-14-x86-64-linux-gnu 14.2.0-12
ii gcc-14-base 14.2.0-12
ii libc6 2.40-5
ii libcc1-0 14.2.0-12
ii libgcc-14-dev 14.2.0-12
ii libgcc-s1 14.2.0-12
ii libgmp10 2:6.3.0+dfsg-3
ii libisl23 0.27-1
ii libmpc3 1.3.1-1+b3
ii libmpfr6 4.2.1-1+b2
ii libstdc++6 14.2.0-12
ii libzstd1 1.5.6+dfsg-2
ii zlib1g 1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1
Versions of packages gcc-14-x86-64-linux-gnu recommends:
ii libc6-dev 2.40-5
Versions of packages gcc-14-x86-64-linux-gnu suggests:
ii gcc-14-doc 14.2.0-1
pn gcc-14-locales <none>
-- no debconf information
Input file is x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-ar-14.1
Output from "mandoc -T lint x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-ar-14.1": (shortened list)
-.-.
Output from "test-groff -mandoc -t -ww -z x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-ar-14.1":
(shortened list)
1 Use macro '.B' for one argument or split argument.
1 .BR is for at least 2 arguments, got 1
-.-.
Change two HYPHEN-MINUSES (code 0x2D) to an em-dash (\(em),
if one is intended.
" \(em " creates a too big gap in the text (in "troff").
An en-dash is usually surrounded by a space,
while an em-dash is used without spaces.
"man" (1 byte characters in input) transforms an en-dash (\(en) to one
HYPHEN-MINUS,
and an em-dash to two HYPHEN-MINUSES without considering the space
around it.
If "--" are two single "-"
(begin of an option or end of options)
then use "\-\-".
x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-ar-14.1:3:gcc-ar \- a wrapper around ar adding the
--plugin option
-.-.
Name of a manual is set in bold, the section in roman.
See man-pages(7).
14:See ar(1) for a list of options that ar understands.
17:.BR ar(1)
-.-.
Output from "test-groff -mandoc -t -K utf8 -rF0 -rHY=0 -rCHECKSTYLE=10 -ww -z
":
an.tmac:<stdin>:17: misuse, warning: .BR is for at least 2 arguments, got 1
Use macro '.B' for one argument or split argument.
--- x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-ar-14.1 2025-01-26 11:30:42.958682509 +0000
+++ x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-ar-14.1.new 2025-01-26 23:30:03.685802698 +0000
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
.TH GCC-ar-14 1 "May 8, 2012" gcc-ar-14 ""
.SH NAME
-gcc-ar \- a wrapper around ar adding the --plugin option
+gcc-ar \- a wrapper around ar adding the \-\-plugin option
.SH SYNOPSIS
gcc-ar [\fB\s-1OPTION\s0\fR] ... [\fI\s-1ARGS\s0\fR...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
-\fBgcc-ar\fR is a wrapper around ar(1) adding the appropriate
+\fBgcc-ar\fR is a wrapper around
+.BR ar (1)
+adding the appropriate
\fB\-\-plugin\fR option for the GCC 14 compiler.
.SH OPTIONS
-See ar(1) for a list of options that ar understands.
+See
+.BR ar (1)
+for a list of options that ar understands.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR ar(1)
+.BR ar (1)
Any program (person), that produces man pages, should check the output
for defects by using (both groff and nroff)
[gn]roff -mandoc -t -ww -b -z -K utf8 <man page>
The same goes for man pages that are used as an input.
For a style guide use
mandoc -T lint
-.-
Any "autogenerator" should check its products with the above mentioned
'groff', 'mandoc', and additionally with 'nroff ...'.
It should also check its input files for too long (> 80) lines.
This is just a simple quality control measure.
The "autogenerator" may have to be corrected to get a better man page,
the source file may, and any additional file may.
Common defects:
Not removing trailing spaces (in in- and output).
The reason for these trailing spaces should be found and eliminated.
Not beginning each input sentence on a new line.
Line length should thus be reduced.
The script "reportbug" uses 'quoted-printable' encoding when a line is
longer than 1024 characters in an 'ascii' file.
See man-pages(7), item "semantic newline".
-.-
The difference between the formatted output of the original and patched file
can be seen with:
nroff -mandoc <file1> > <out1>
nroff -mandoc <file2> > <out2>
diff -u <out1> <out2>
and for groff, using
\"printf '%s\n%s\n' '.kern 0' '.ss 12 0' | groff -mandoc -Z - \"
instead of 'nroff -mandoc'
Add the option '-t', if the file contains a table.
Read the output from 'diff -u ...' with 'less -R' or similar.
-.-.
If 'man' (man-db) is used to check the manual for warnings,
the following must be set:
The option \"-warnings=w\"
The environmental variable:
export MAN_KEEP_STDERR=yes (or any non-empty value)
or
(produce only warnings):
export MANROFFOPT=\"-ww -b -z\"
export MAN_KEEP_STDERR=yes (or any non-empty value)
-.-
