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Re: [PATCH] Re: [ID 20000322.006] incorrect pod2man output from long =item paragraphs

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From:
Gurusamy Sarathy
Date:
May 3, 2000 09:01
Subject:
Re: [PATCH] Re: [ID 20000322.006] incorrect pod2man output from long =item paragraphs
Message ID:
200005031559.IAA08621@molotok.activestate.com
On Wed, 03 May 2000 10:49:26 BST, Robin Barker wrote:
>> From gsar@molotok.activestate.com  Mon May  1 16:22:58 2000
>> The =for diagnostics sections seem superfluous, because the =item can
>> be shortened anyway without affecting the lookup.  (See patch below.)
>
>If we are happy to go down this route (all diagnostic message unique in
>first sixty or so characters) then the code to deal with =for diagnostics
>can be backed out, and the patch becomes a C<use strict> clean up.  Do
>you want me to made a new patch?

I think the =for diagnostics functionality is still useful, so I'll
just leave it be.


Sarathy
gsar@ActiveState.com

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