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-version 1.8, 2000/02/19 12:07:18
+version 1.9, 2000/03/05 20:09:21
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  .Xr com_err 3
  library.
  .Pp
- The source file name must end with a suffix of ``.et''; the file
+ The source file name must end with a suffix of
+ .Dq .et ;
+ the file
  consists of headers and declarations supplying the name (up to four characters
  long) of the error-code table.
+ .Pp
  The file may have these declarations:
+ .Bl -tag -width Ds
- .Em id string
+ .It Sy id Ar string
+ Specify
- where string is a revision control system tag.
+ .Ar string
+ as a revision control system tag.
- .Em prefix string
+ .It Sy prefix Ar string
+ Prepends
- where string is prepended to all error codes specified in the file.
+ .Ar string
+ to all error codes specified in the file.
- .Em error_table name
+ .It Sy error_table Ar name
+ Specifies the name of the error table.
- which specifies the name of the error table.
+ .It Sy index Ar number
+ Sets the assigned error number for the next entry.
- .Em index number
+ .It Xo Sy error_code
+ .Ar name ,
- sets the assigned error number for the next entry.
+ .Qq Ar string
+ .Xc
- .Em error_code name ,
+ Declares an error code called
- "
+ .Ar name
- .Em string
+ with description
- "
+ .Ar string ;
+ up to 256 error codes are allowed.
- declares an error code called name with description name. Upto
+ .It Sy end
-error codes are allowed.
+ Indicates the end of the table.
+ .El
- and a final
- .Em end
- to indicate the end of the table.
  .Pp
  The name of the table is used to construct the name of a subroutine
  .Em initialize_XXXX_error_table
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  with the object files which reference these error codes; it contains
  the text of the messages and the initialization subroutine.  Both C
  files have names derived from that of the original source file, with
- the ``.et'' suffix replaced by ``.c'' and ``.h''.
+ the
+ .Dq .et
+ suffix replaced by
+ .Dq \&.c
+ and
+ .Dq \&.h .
  .Pp
- A ``#'' in the source file is treated as a comment character, and all
+ A hash mark
- remaining text to the end of the source line will be ignored.
+ .Pq Ql #
+ in the source file is treated as a comment character; subsequent
+ characters to the end of the source line will be ignored.
  .Sh BUGS
  Since
  .Nm
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  .Sh SEE ALSO
  .Xr yacc 1 ,
  .Xr com_err 3
+ .\" XXX - use .br here to work-around apparent bug in mdoc
+ .br
  .Pp
  .Rs
  .%A Ken Raeburn