Re: [PATCH] docs: format kernel-parameters -- as code

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Fri Jun 28 2019 - 14:48:10 EST


On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:38:41 +0200
Stephen Kitt <steve@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Right, looking further shows a large number of places where -- is handled
> incorrectly. The following patch disables this âsmartâ handling wholesale;
> Iâll follow up (in the next few days) with patches to use real em- and
> en-dashes where appropriate.

Thanks for figuring that out, it seems like the right thing to do.

Let's not worry about "real" dashes for now. Not everybody welcomes
non-ascii characters in the docs and, for dashes, it's something I deemed
not worth fighting about.

Thanks,

jon