Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] system_data_types.7: Add 'void *'

[Alejandro Colomar]

On 10/3/20 9:48 AM, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
[...]
>> The "short" answer[1] is that I think Alex is correct; Paul's caution is
>> unwarranted and arises from confusion with the font alternation macros
>> of the man(7) macro package.  Examples of the latter are .BI and .BR.
>> Those set their even-numbered arguments in one font and odd-numbered
>> arguments in another, with no space between them.  That suppression of
>> space is the reason they exist.  With the "single-font" macros like .B
>> and .I[2], if you don't want space, don't type it.


Hi Branden,

This explanation is great :)
Would you mind writing a patch with it?

Cheers,

Alex

>>
>> I could say more, including an annotated explanation of the groff and
>> Version 7 Unix man(7) implementations of the I macro, if desired.  :)


:)

>>
>> Regards,
>> Branden
>>
>> [1] since as everyone knows, I struggle with brevity
>> [2] I (and others) discourage use of .SM and .SB because they can't be
>> distinguished from ordinary roman and bold type, respectively, on
>> terminals.
>>