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Bug#1076834: marked as done (ps2pdf.1: Some remarks and editorial changes for this man page)

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has caused the Debian Bug report #1076834,
regarding ps2pdf.1: Some remarks and editorial changes for this man page
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Package: ghostscript
Version: 10.03.1~dfsg-1
Severity: minor
Tags: patch

   * What led up to the situation?

     Checking for defects with

[test-]groff -mandoc -t -K utf8 -rF0 -rHY=0 -ww -b -z < "man page"

  [test-groff is a script in the repository for "groff"] (local copy and
"troff" slightly changed by me).

   * What was the outcome of this action?

troff: backtrace: file '<standard input>':23
troff:<standard input>:23: warning: trailing space in the line
troff: backtrace: file '<standard input>':56
troff:<standard input>:56: warning: trailing space in the line
troff: backtrace: file '<standard input>':58
troff:<standard input>:58: warning: trailing space in the line
troff: backtrace: file '<standard input>':74
troff:<standard input>:74: warning: trailing space in the line


   * What outcome did you expect instead?

     No output (warnings).

-.-

  General remarks and further material (declared as a "diff" file) are in the
attachments.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.9.9-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=is_IS.iso88591, LC_CTYPE=is_IS.iso88591 (charmap=ISO-8859-1), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)

Versions of packages ghostscript depends on:
ii  libc6    2.39-4
ii  libgs10  10.03.1~dfsg-1

ghostscript recommends no packages.

Versions of packages ghostscript suggests:
ii  texlive-binaries  2024.20240313.70630+ds-2

-- no debconf information

  Any program (person), that produces man pages, should check its content for
defects by using

groff -mandoc -t -ww -b -z [ -K utf8 | k ] <man page>

  The same goes for man pages that are used as an input.

  For a style guide use

  mandoc -T lint

-.-

  So any generator should check its products with the above mentioned
'groff' and additionally with 'nroff ...'.

  This is just a simple quality control measure.

  The generator may have to be corrected to get a better man page,
the source file may, and any additional file may.

  Common errors:

  Input text line longer than 80 bytes.

  Not removing trailing spaces (in in- and output).
  The reason for these trailing spaces should be found and eliminated.

  Not beginning each input sentence
(that is not confined to a markup)
in the first column.
Line length should thus be reduced.

-.-

The difference between the formatted outputs can be seen with:

  nroff -mandoc <file1> > <out1>
  nroff -mandoc <file2> > <out2>
  diff -u <out1> <out2>

and for groff, using

"printf '%s\n%s\n' '.kern 0' '.ss 12 0' | groff -mandoc -Z - "

instead of "nroff -mandoc"

  Add the option "-t", if the file contains a table.

  Read the output of "diff -u" with "less -R" or similar.

-.-.

  If "man" (man-db) is used to check the manual for warnings,
the following must be set:

  The option "-warnings=w"

  The environmental variable:

export MAN_KEEP_STDERR=yes (or any non-empty value)

  or

  (produce only warnings):

export MANROFFOPT="-ww -z"

export MAN_KEEP_STDERR=yes (or any non-empty value)

-.-.

Output from "mandoc -T lint ps2pdf.1": (possibly shortened list)

mandoc: ps2pdf.1:5:94: STYLE: input text line longer than 80 bytes: ps2pdf12 \- Convert ...
mandoc: ps2pdf.1:7:94: STYLE: input text line longer than 80 bytes: ps2pdf13 \- Convert ...
mandoc: ps2pdf.1:9:94: STYLE: input text line longer than 80 bytes: ps2pdf14 \- Convert ...
mandoc: ps2pdf.1:23:66: STYLE: whitespace at end of input line
mandoc: ps2pdf.1:56:69: STYLE: whitespace at end of input line
mandoc: ps2pdf.1:58:69: STYLE: whitespace at end of input line
mandoc: ps2pdf.1:65:2: WARNING: skipping paragraph macro: PP after SH
mandoc: ps2pdf.1:74:24: STYLE: whitespace at end of input line
mandoc: ps2pdf.1:79:19: STYLE: whitespace at end of input line

-.-.

Remove space characters at the end of lines.

Use "git apply ... --whitespace=fix" to fix extra space issues, or use
global configuration "core.whitespace".

23:convert PostScript files to Portable Document Format (PDF) files. 
56:conversion. See the HTML documentation for more information. A large 
58:the conversion are also documented there, including instructions for 
74:-dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress 
79:.B make_report.pl 

-.-.

Change a HYPHEN-MINUS (code 0x2D) to a minus(-dash) (\-),
if it
is in front of a name for an option,
is a symbol for standard input,
is a single character used to indicate an option,
or is in the NAME section (man-pages(7)).
N.B. - (0x2D), processed as a UTF-8 file, is changed to a hyphen
(0x2010, groff \[u2010] or \[hy]) in the output.

1:.TH PS2PDF 1 "06 May 2024" 10.03.1 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
11:\fBps2pdf\fR  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
13:\fBps2pdf12\fR  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
15:\fBps2pdf13\fR  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
17:\fBps2pdf14\fR  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
27:directory. Either the input filename or the output filename can be '-'
32:.IP -
35:.IP -
38:.IP -
41:.IP -
82:-dCompatibilityLevel=1.3 - - |

-.-.

Wrong distance between sentences.

  Separate the sentences and subordinate clauses; each begins on a new
line.  See man-pages(7) ("Conventions for source file layout") and
"info groff" ("Input Conventions").

  The best procedure is to always start a new sentence on a new line,
at least, if you are typing on a computer.

Remember coding: Only one command ("sentence") on each (logical) line.

E-mail: Easier to quote exactly the relevant lines.

Generally: Easier to edit the sentence.

Patches: Less unaffected text.

Search for two adjacent words is easier, when they belong to the same line,
and the same phrase.

  The amount of space between sentences in the output can then be
controlled with the ".ss" request.

27:directory. Either the input filename or the output filename can be '-'
44:However, this may change in the future. If you care about
56:conversion. See the HTML documentation for more information. A large 
94:Artifex Software, Inc. are the

-.-.

Split lines longer than 80 characters into two or more lines.
Appropriate break points are the end of a sentence and a subordinate
clause; after punctuation marks.

ps2pdf12 \- Convert PostScript to PDF\ 1.2 (Acrobat\ 3-and-later compatible) using ghostscript

Line 7, length 94

ps2pdf13 \- Convert PostScript to PDF\ 1.3 (Acrobat\ 4-and-later compatible) using ghostscript

Line 9, length 94

ps2pdf14 \- Convert PostScript to PDF\ 1.4 (Acrobat\ 5-and-later compatible) using ghostscript

-.-

Use \(en (en-dash) for a dash between space characters,
not a minus (\-) or a hyphen (-), except in the NAME section.

ps2pdf.1:82:-dCompatibilityLevel=1.3 - - |

-.-.

Output from "test-groff -b -mandoc -rF0 -rHY=0 -K utf8 -t -ww -z ":

troff: backtrace: file '<stdin>':23
troff:<stdin>:23: warning: trailing space in the line
troff: backtrace: file '<stdin>':56
troff:<stdin>:56: warning: trailing space in the line
troff: backtrace: file '<stdin>':58
troff:<stdin>:58: warning: trailing space in the line
troff: backtrace: file '<stdin>':74
troff:<stdin>:74: warning: trailing space in the line


--- ps2pdf.1	2024-07-23 21:38:55.126779958 +0000
+++ ps2pdf.1.new	2024-07-23 22:04:10.788634852 +0000
@@ -2,47 +2,53 @@
 .SH NAME
 ps2pdf \- Convert PostScript to PDF using ghostscript
 .br
-ps2pdf12 \- Convert PostScript to PDF\ 1.2 (Acrobat\ 3-and-later compatible) using ghostscript
+ps2pdf12 \- Convert PostScript to PDF\ 1.2 (Acrobat\ 3-and-later compatible) \
+using ghostscript
 .br
-ps2pdf13 \- Convert PostScript to PDF\ 1.3 (Acrobat\ 4-and-later compatible) using ghostscript
+ps2pdf13 \- Convert PostScript to PDF\ 1.3 (Acrobat\ 4-and-later compatible) \
+using ghostscript
 .br
-ps2pdf14 \- Convert PostScript to PDF\ 1.4 (Acrobat\ 5-and-later compatible) using ghostscript
+ps2pdf14 \- Convert PostScript to PDF\ 1.4 (Acrobat\ 5-and-later compatible) \
+using ghostscript
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBps2pdf\fR  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
+\fBps2pdf\fR  [options...] {input.[e]ps|\-} [output.pdf|\-]
 .br
-\fBps2pdf12\fR  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
+\fBps2pdf12\fR  [options...] {input.[e]ps|\-} [output.pdf|\-]
 .br
-\fBps2pdf13\fR  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
+\fBps2pdf13\fR  [options...] {input.[e]ps|\-} [output.pdf|\-]
 .br
-\fBps2pdf14\fR  [options...] {input.[e]ps|-} [output.pdf|-]
+\fBps2pdf14\fR  [options...] {input.[e]ps|\-} [output.pdf|\-]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .B ps2pdf
 scripts are work-alikes for nearly all the functionality (but not the
 user interface) of Adobe's Acrobat(TM) Distiller(TM) product: they
-convert PostScript files to Portable Document Format (PDF) files. 
+convert PostScript files to Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
 .PP
 If the output filename is not specified, the output is placed in a file
 of the same name with a '.pdf' extension in the current working
-directory. Either the input filename or the output filename can be '-'
-to request reading from stdin or writing to stdout, respectively,
+directory.
+Either the input filename or the output filename can be '\-'
+to request reading from stdin or writing to stdout,
+respectively,
 when used as a filter.
 .PP
 The three scripts differ as follows:
-.IP -
+.IP \(en
 .B ps2pdf12
 will always produce PDF 1.2 output (Acrobat 3-and-later compatible).
-.IP -
+.IP \(en
 .B ps2pdf13
 will always produce PDF 1.3 output (Acrobat 4-and-later compatible).
-.IP -
+.IP \(en
 .B ps2pdf14
 will always produce PDF 1.4 output (Acrobat 5-and-later compatible).
-.IP -
+.IP \(en
 .B ps2pdf
 per se currently produces PDF 1.4 output.
-However, this may change in the future. If you care about
-the compatibility level of the output, use
+However, this may change in the future.
+If you care about the compatibility level of the output,
+use
 .BR ps2pdf12 ,
 .B ps2pdf13
 or
@@ -53,16 +59,17 @@ switch in the command line.
 .PP
 There are some limitations in
 .BR ps2pdf 's
-conversion. See the HTML documentation for more information. A large 
-number of Adobe Distiller(TM) parameters which can be used to control
-the conversion are also documented there, including instructions for 
-generating PDF/X and PDF/A documents.
+conversion.
+See the HTML documentation for more information.
+A large number of Adobe Distiller(TM) parameters which can be used to
+control the conversion are also documented there,
+including instructions for generating PDF/X and PDF/A documents.
 .SH OPTIONS
 The
 .B ps2pdf
-scripts use the same options as gs(1).
+scripts use the same options as
+.BR gs (1).
 .SH EXAMPLES
-.LP
 Converting a figure.ps to figure.pdf:
 .IP
 .B ps2pdf
@@ -71,18 +78,18 @@ Converting a figure.ps to figure.pdf:
 A conversion with more specifics:
 .IP
 .B ps2pdf
--dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress 
+\-dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress
 .I figure.ps proof.pdf
 .LP
 Converting as part of a pipe:
 .IP
-.B make_report.pl 
--t ps |
+.B make_report.pl
+\-t ps |
 .B ps2pdf
--dCompatibilityLevel=1.3 - - |
+\-dCompatibilityLevel=1.3 \- \- |
 .B lpr
 .SH SEE ALSO
-gs(1), ps2pdfwr(1),
+.BR gs "(1), " ps2pdfwr (1),
 .br
 VectorDevices.htm in the Ghostscript documentation
 .SH BUGS
@@ -91,6 +98,6 @@ comp.lang.postscript.
 .SH VERSION
 This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 10.03.1.
 .SH AUTHOR
-Artifex Software, Inc. are the
+Artifex Software, Inc.\& are the
 primary maintainers of Ghostscript.
 This manpage by George Ferguson.

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--- Begin Message --- 
Source: ghostscript
Source-Version: 10.05.0~dfsg-1
Done: Steve M. Robbins <smr@debian.org>

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
ghostscript, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1076834@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Steve M. Robbins <smr@debian.org> (supplier of updated ghostscript package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)


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Format: 1.8
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 15:03:16 -0500
Source: ghostscript
Architecture: source
Version: 10.05.0~dfsg-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Printing Team <debian-printing@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Steve M. Robbins <smr@debian.org>
Closes: 1076834 1085120 1089859 1090082 1091182 1092118
Changes:
 ghostscript (10.05.0~dfsg-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   [ Steve Robbins ]
   * [825db8d] New upstream version 10.05.0~dfsg.
     - Doc fixes; closes: #1092118, #1090082, #1089859, #1076834.
     - Fix armel generation; closes: #1085120.
     - Fix xml attachment; closes: #1091182.
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