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Re: [Groff] refer warnings


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: Re: [Groff] refer warnings
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 07:30:41 +0200 (CEST)

> > I asked this some 6 weeks ago but got no answers. hoping that the mail 
> > maybe reaches some other list members this time I dare to repeat my 
> > question:

I haven't forgotten your email, but I wasn't able to immediately
response, and it moved deeper and deeper into my cueue of unanswered
emails (which contains 350 emails, unfortunately).  It's always a good
thing to send a reminder!

> > refer:./test:4: nothing to reference (probably `bibliography' before 
> > `sort')
> >
> > this occurs if the document `test' contains the directive
> > .R1
> > accumulate
> > .R2
> > but does _not_ include references.
> 
> As I recall, this warning was implemented because, in a previous
> release, placing the bibliography command before any other commands
> caused a segmentation fault.  The behavior was fixed: no segfault,
> but when these commands are out of order, no output is produced,
> which was presumably not the intended result - hence the warning.

Exactly.  Please provide a small example document which exhibits the
annoying behaviour you observe.  Maybe I can implement a fix.


    Werner




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