5 :Author: David Goodger; open to all Docutils developers
6 :Contact: goodger@python.org
9 :Copyright: This document has been placed in the public domain.
11 .. _Docutils: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/
14 Bugs in Docutils?!? Yes, we do have a few. Some are old-timers that
15 tend to stay in the shadows and don't bother anybody. Once in a while
16 new bugs are born. From time to time some bugs (new and old) crawl
17 out into the light and must be dealt with. Icky.
19 This document describes how to report a bug, and lists known bugs.
27 If you think you've discovered a bug, please read through these
28 guidelines before reporting it.
30 First, make sure it's a new bug:
32 * Please check the list of `known bugs`_ below and the `SourceForge
33 Bug Tracker`_ to see if it has already been reported.
35 * Are you using the very latest version of Docutils? The bug may have
36 already been fixed. Please get the latest version of Docutils from
37 the repository_ or from the current snapshot_ and check again. Even
38 if your bug has not been fixed, others probably have, and you're
39 better off with the most up-to-date code.
41 If you don't have time to check the latest snapshot, please report
42 the bug anyway. We'd rather tell you that it's already fixed than
43 miss reports of unfixed bugs.
45 * If Docutils does not behave the way you expect, look in the
46 documentation_ (don't forget the FAQ_!) and `mailing list archives`_
47 for evidence that it should behave the way you expect.
49 If you're not sure, please ask on the Docutils-users_ mailing list
52 If it's a new bug, the most important thing you can do is to write a
53 simple description and a recipe that reproduces the bug. Try to
54 create a minimal document that demonstrates the bug. The easier you
55 make it to understand and track down the bug, the more likely a fix
58 Now you're ready to write the bug report. Please include:
60 * A clear description of the bug. Describe how you expected Docutils
61 to behave, and contrast that with how it actually behaved. While
62 the bug may seem obvious to you, it may not be so obvious to someone
63 else, so it's best to avoid a guessing game.
65 * A complete description of the environment in which you reproduced
68 - Your operating system & version.
69 - The version of Python (``python -V``).
70 - The version of Docutils (use the "-V" option to most Docutils
72 - Any private modifications you made to Docutils.
73 - Anything else that could possibly be relevant. Err on the side
74 of too much information, rather than too little.
76 * A literal transcript of the *exact* command you ran, and the *exact*
77 output. Use the "--traceback" option to get a complete picture.
79 * The exact input and output files. Better to attach complete files
80 to your bug report than to include just a summary or excerpt.
82 * If you also want to include speculation as to the cause, and even a
83 patch to fix the bug, that would be great!
85 The best place to send your bug report is to the `SourceForge Bug
86 Tracker`_. That way, it won't be misplaced or forgotten. In fact, an
87 open bug report on SourceForge is a constant irritant that begs to be
92 (This section was inspired by the `Subversion project's`__ BUGS__
95 __ http://subversion.tigris.org/
96 __ http://svn.collab.net/viewcvs/svn/trunk/BUGS?view=markup
98 .. _CVS: http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=38414
99 .. _repository: docs/dev/repository.html
100 .. _snapshot: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/#download
101 .. _documentation: docs/
103 .. _mailing list archives: http://docutils.sf.net/#mailing-lists
104 .. _Docutils-users: docs/user/mailing-lists.html#docutils-users
105 .. _SourceForge Bug Tracker:
106 http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=38414&atid=422030
112 Also see the `SourceForge Bug Tracker`_.
114 * ``utils.relative_path()`` sometimes returns absolute _`paths on
115 Windows` (like ``C:/test/foo.css``) where it could have chosen a
118 Furthermore, absolute pathnames are inserted verbatim, like
119 ``href="C:/test/foo.css"`` instead of
120 ``href="file:///C:/test/foo.css"``.
122 For details, see `this posting by Alan G. Isaac
123 <http://article.gmane.org/gmane.text.docutils.user/1569>`_.
125 * _`Line numbers` in system messages are inconsistent in the parser.
127 - In text inserted by the "include" directive, errors are often not
128 reported with the correct "source" or "line" numbers. Perhaps all
129 Reporter calls need "source" and "line" keyword arguments.
130 Elements' .line assignments should be checked. (Assign to .source
131 too? Add a set_info method? To what?) There's a test in
132 test/test_parsers/test_rst/test_directives/test_include.py.
134 - Some line numbers in elements are not being set properly
135 (explicitly), just implicitly/automatically. See rev. 1.74 of
136 docutils/parsers/rst/states.py for an example of how to set.
140 Quite a few nodes are getting a "None" source attribute as well. In
141 particular, see the bodies of definition lists.
143 * David Abrahams pointed out that _`doubly-indirect substitutions`
144 have a bug, but only when there's multiple references::
146 |substitute| my coke for gin
147 |substitute| you for my mum
148 at least I'll get my washing done
150 .. |substitute| replace:: |replace|
151 .. |replace| replace:: swap
153 This is tricky. Substitutions have to propagate back completely.
155 * .. _substitutions and references:
157 Another bug from David Abrahams (run with ``rst2html.py --traceback``)::
159 |substitution| and again a |substitution|.
161 .. |substitution| replace:: ref__
166 Change the references.Substitutions tranform's priority from 220 to
167 680, so it happens after reference resolution? Then we have to deal
168 with multiple IDs. Perhaps the Substitution transform should remove
169 all IDs from definitions after the first substitution reference is
172 * Footnote label "5" should be "4"::
174 $ rst2pseudoxml.py <<EOF
175 > ref [#abc]_ [#]_ [1]_ [#4]_
182 <document source="<stdin>">
185 <footnote_reference auto="1" ids="id1" refid="abc">
188 <footnote_reference auto="1" ids="id2" refid="id5">
191 <footnote_reference ids="id3" refid="id6">
194 <footnote_reference auto="1" ids="id4" refid="id7">
196 <footnote auto="1" backrefs="id1" ids="abc" names="abc">
201 <footnote auto="1" backrefs="id2" ids="id5" names="3">
206 <footnote backrefs="id3" ids="id6" names="1">
211 <footnote auto="1" backrefs="id4" ids="id7" names="4">
217 * IDs are based on names. Explicit hyperlink targets have priority
218 over implicit targets. But if an explicit target comes after an
219 implicit target with the same name, the ID of the first (implicit)
220 target remains based on the implicit name. Since HTML fragment
221 identifiers based on the IDs, the first target keeps the name. For
234 text with a reference to contents_ and section_
238 This paragraph is explicitly targeted with the name "section".
240 When processed to HTML, the 2 internal hyperlinks (to "contents" &
241 "section") will work fine, but hyperlinks from outside the document
242 using ``href="...#contents"`` and ``href="...#section"`` won't work.
243 Such external links will connect to the implicit targets (table of
244 contents and "Section" title) instead of the explicit targets
245 ("Subsection" title and last paragraph).
247 Hyperlink targets with duplicate names should be assigned new IDs
248 unrelated to the target names (i.e., "id"-prefix serial IDs).
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255 sentence-end-double-space: t