[bug #64467] [eqn] macros mistreat string arguments

[Dave]

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                 Summary: [eqn] macros mistreat string arguments
                   Group: GNU roff
               Submitter: barx
               Submitted: Mon 24 Jul 2023 10:42:45 AM CDT
                Category: Preprocessor eqn
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect behaviour
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
         Planned Release: None


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Date: Mon 24 Jul 2023 10:42:45 AM CDT By: Dave <barx>
Reported by Doug McIlroy
(http://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-groff/2020-03/msg00002.html).

$ cat test
.EQ
define f % $1 %
f("a,b")
.EN
$ eqn test > /dev/null
eqn:test:3: error: newline before end of quoted text

Quoth Doug, "This violates a cardinal rule that dates from the original eqn
man page: `Strings enclosed in double quotes " " are passed through
untouched.'"







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