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Bug#321201: kernel-doc: put an ### END ### at the end of files that lack them



On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Horms wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 04, 2005 at 07:42:45AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> > Package: kernel-doc-2.6.8
> > Version: 2.6.8-10
> > Severity: wishlist
> > File: /usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-2.6.8/Documentation/networking/PLIP.txt.gz
> > Tags: upstream
> > 
> > The document seems to end abruptly with
> > 
> >    WAIT FOR IN.4 = 0
> > 
> > and might be truncated. Perhaps if there were as "Conclusion" section
> > added, one could tell that the document was not truncated.
> > 
> > Same for any other kernel documents, and all kernel versions, etc.
> > Compare /kernel-doc-2.6.8/Documentation/usb/proc_usb_info.txt.gz which
> > has an ### END ### at the end.
> 
> I see no reason that isn't the end of the document,
> and I also see no evidence that there is a standard
> of adding ### END ### to kernel documentation.
> 
> I have CCed Donald Becker, who seems to be the author, 
> hopefully he can comment on the completeness of the document.
> I've included the trailing portion of the document for
> his benifit.

Hmmm, I wrote that a long time ago.  Probably a dozen years ago, since I 
wrote plip in 1992 or 1993 and I left the IDA in early 1994.

I'll see if I can dig up some old backups.  I likely wrote this in a mail 
message, or perhaps the original text can be found in an old kernel 
version.

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