fix(ptx): Remove extra space before truncation marker and add a related test #8784
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Summary
This PR fixes a compatibility bug in
ptx
where an extra leading space was added before the truncation marker in bothroff
(-G) andtex
formats. The output now matches GNUptx
.Related Issue
Closes #8783
Changes Made
trim_idx
function to correctly trim leading whitespace from the "after" context before truncation calculations.test_truncation_no_extra_space_in_after
to verify the fix and prevent future regressions.GNU



ptx
(Correct Behavior)uutils/ptx
Before Fixuutils/ptx
After FixHow to Test
The bug can be verified with the following test case. After this fix, the output of
uutils/ptx
is identical to GNUptx
.