Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] system_data_types.7: ffix

Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2020-09-28T10:34:54Z

Hi Alex,

On Mon, 28 Sep 2020 at 11:04, Alejandro Colomar <colomar.6.4.3@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Normally, text under a section header starts in the next line after the
> header, without a blank line. Follow that pattern.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <colomar.6.4.3@gmail.com>
> ---
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> I had been using .PP because I hadn't seen .br before.
>
> I think .br is the correct format,
> following the pattern in already existing man pages.

I don't disagree with the formatting change, but I am wondering if
there's a better way to do it. I tend to consider (perhaps wrongly)
that the use of .sp and .br is unidiomatic, and over the years I have
replaced a large of them with alternatives. (For example, in many
cases, .sp was being used when .PP should have been.)

If Branden does not tell us of something better, I will just apply
your patch as is.

> BTW, is there any way to copy the CC list with git send-email
> from the email I'm answering to?
> Right now I'm manually copying all of them each time from Thunderbird.

Sorry, I don't know. (Not really an answer to your question,
but are you also aware of "git format-patch --to=... --cc=..." ?)

Thanks,

Michael