Mailing List Archive: pod2html mangles S

>
> I'm running perl5.001m, HPUX.
>
> I've found that pod2html converts something like
> S<non breaking space>
> into
> S<non breaking space>
> Which then causes an undetermined amount of text to be munched
> by an HTML viewer (ie, netscape).
>
> I don't have a fix or workaround.
>

First, grab the latest version from Metronet.

ftp://ftp.metronet.com/pub/perl/perl5/manual/pod2html

Then apply this patch, inside the sub findrefs.

$$thing=~s:L<([a-zA-Z][^\s\/]+)($[^$]+\))>:the I<$1>$2 manpage:g;
$$thing=~s/L<([^>]*)>/lrefs($1,$htype)/ge;
$$thing=~s/([CIBF])<(\W*?(-?\w*).*?)>/picrefs($1, $2, $3, $htype)/ge;
+ $$thing=~s/(S)<([^\/]\W*?(-?\w*).*?)>/picrefs($1, $2, $3, $htype)/ge;
$$thing=~s/((\w+))/picrefs("I", $1, $2,$htype)/ge;
$$thing=~s/([\$\@%](?!&[gl]t)([\w:]+|\W\b))/varrefs($1,$htype)/ge;
(($$thing eq $orig) && ($htype eq "NAME")) &&

(i.e. - add the line with the "+" in front of it.)

I'll make it official tonight from home, and replace the current metronet
version, including (finally) adding a version number.

Andy, I'll deliver a patch from pod2html.SH in patch 1m tonight.

Bill