Re: [Groff] refer warnings

[Joerg van den Hoff]

Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > > 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!
well, I did'nt want to get on anyones nerves...
> > > 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.

please see the attachment and process with

`groff -R -ms refer_warn.trf'.

this should reproduce the warning.
>     Werner

regards,
joerg

.R1
accumulate
.R2
.LP
abc die katze lief im schnee.