[bug #61018] [refer] citation style undocumented for classical macro packages

[Dave]

URL:
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                 Summary: [refer] citation style undocumented for classical
macro packages
                 Project: GNU troff
            Submitted by: barx
            Submitted on: Sat 07 Aug 2021 02:13:43 AM CDT
                Category: Preprocessor refer
                Severity: 1 - Wish
              Item Group: Documentation
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
         Planned Release: None

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Details:

Peter Schaffter observes in
http://lists.gnu.org:443/archive/html/groff/2021-08/msg00019.html:

"Nowhere is there any indication what style of bibliographic formatting is
provided by the ms/mm/me implementations of refer(1), a matter of some
importance for authors preparing submissions and students writing papers.  Mom
is upfront about formatting in MLA style, which is useful to groffers seeking
a macro package that does MLA.  I believe the other packages should follow
suit and state, in their manpage or in refer(1), which style guide is being
followed for refer(1) bibliographies."




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