Re: CVS commit: src

[Christoph Badura <bad%bsd.de@localhost>]

On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 12:36:28PM +0200, Thomas Klausner wrote:
> 
> Module Name:  src
> Committed By: wiz
> Date:         Tue Feb 25 10:36:27 UTC 2003
> 
> Modified Files:
>       src/bin/csh: csh.1
>       [ and half the other manpages in the system]
>       src/usr.sbin/ypserv/ypxfr: ypxfr.8
> 
> Log Message:
> .Nm does not need a dummy argument ("") before punctuation or
> for correct formatting of the SYNOPSIS any longer.

I wonder what, exactly, the point of this change is?
Does this not gratitously obscure that fact that you want the default value
for macro parameter substituted?  And now you have to remember one more
special rule about -mdoc macros.  And, besides, doesn't this gratitously
screw users who want to format -current man-pages on older system where
the "" *is* required?

--chris