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[bug #58995] doc/groff.texi: macro and diversion documentation should mention shared name space

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Subject [bug #58995] doc/groff.texi: macro and diversion documentation should mention shared name space
Date Sat, 22 Aug 2020 08:16:50 -0400 (EDT)
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                 Summary: doc/groff.texi: macro and diversion documentation
should mention shared name space
                 Project: GNU troff
            Submitted by: barx
            Submitted on: Sat 22 Aug 2020 07:16:48 AM CDT
                Category: Core
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Documentation
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
         Planned Release: None

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Details:

Macros, strings, and diversions share the same name space.  The info document
points this out in its "Identifiers" section and in its "Strings" section. 
But the "Writing Macros" section and the "Diversions" section do not mention
it, which has led to confusion
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2014-11/msg00293.html).  These two
sections should mention the fact, with a cross-reference to one of the fuller
discussions about it.




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[bug #58995] doc/groff.texi: macro and diversion documentation should mention shared name space Dave <INVALID.NOREPLY@gnu.org> - 2020-08-22 08:16 -0400

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