From: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
To: Alejandro Colomar <colomar.6.4.3@gmail.com>,
Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>,
"G. Branden Robinson" <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
Cc: mtk.manpages@gmail.com, linux-man@vger.kernel.org,
gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org, libc-alpha@sourceware.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jwakely.gcc@gmail.com,
David.Laight@ACULAB.COM
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] system_data_types.7: Add 'void *'
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2020 09:10:14 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <78368866-e848-d208-eef7-f3a93a797853@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5b01a17e-5819-115f-7972-7f849d4356df@gmail.com>
On 10/2/20 10:27 PM, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> On 2020-10-02 22:14, Paul Eggert wrote:
> > On 10/2/20 11:38 AM, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> >
> >> .I void *
> >>
> >> renders with a space in between.
> >
> > That's odd, as "man(7)" says "All of the arguments will be printed next
> > to each other without intervening spaces". I'd play it safe and quote
> > the arg anyway.
>
> Oops, that's a bug in man(7).
> Don't worry about it.
I'm not sure where that text in man(7) comes from. However, for clarity
I would normally also use quotes in this case.
> Michael, you might want to have a look at it.
>
> I'll also add Branden, who might have something to say about it.
Yes, maybe Branden can add some insight.
Thanks,
Michael
--
Michael Kerrisk
Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-10-03 7:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-10-02 12:16 [PATCH 0/2] Document 'void *' Alejandro Colomar
2020-10-02 12:16 ` [PATCH 1/2] system_data_types.7: Add " Alejandro Colomar
2020-10-02 13:15 ` Jonathan Wakely
2020-10-02 13:26 ` David Laight
2020-10-02 12:16 ` [PATCH 2/2] void.3: New link to system_data_types(7) Alejandro Colomar
2020-10-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v4 0/2] Document 'void *' Alejandro Colomar
2020-10-02 19:28 ` [PATCH v5 " Alejandro Colomar
2020-10-02 19:28 ` [PATCH v5 1/2] system_data_types.7: Add " Alejandro Colomar
2020-10-03 8:01 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2020-10-02 19:28 ` [PATCH v5 2/2] void.3: New link to system_data_types(7) Alejandro Colomar
2020-10-03 8:01 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2020-10-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v4 1/2] system_data_types.7: Add 'void *' Alejandro Colomar
2020-10-02 16:53 ` Paul Eggert
2020-10-02 18:38 ` Alejandro Colomar
2020-10-02 20:14 ` Paul Eggert
2020-10-02 20:27 ` Alejandro Colomar
2020-10-03 7:10 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) [this message]
2020-10-03 7:48 ` G. Branden Robinson
2020-10-03 8:55 ` Alejandro Colomar
2020-10-03 11:47 ` Alejandro Colomar
2020-10-03 11:52 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2020-10-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v4 2/2] void.3: New link to system_data_types(7) Alejandro Colomar
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