[tz] mandoc(1) warning in tzfile(5) regarding //

[Paul Eggert]

On 3/8/23 14:15, Alejandro Colomar wrote:

> That patch looks good to me.  If you use these:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx at kernel.org>

Oh, we don't use those in tzdb; instead your name is mentioned in the 
commit message. I installed it that way.


> I suggest using the project name without a
> version.  How about the following?
> 
> .TH tzfile 5 "" tzdb
> 
> (or alternatively:)
> 
> .TH tzfile 5 "" "Time Zone Database"

Yes, that should work. I installed the attached proposed patch into the 
tzdb development repository. Feel free to migrate this into man-pages at 
your convenience. No rush of course.


>> I've been reluctant to do that upstream since I expect each
>> downstream user has its own format for comments regarding licensing,
>> SBOM, SSDF, SCA, and so forth (and if you don't know what those acronyms
>> mean then I envy you :-).
> 
> I don't :-)

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