Follow-up Comment #2, bug #64758 (project groff):
[comment #1 comment #1:]
> [comment #0 original submission:]
> > It doesn't seem any worse to feed people an HTTP 404 than a
> > node devoid of content.
>
> Well, a node saying "this page intentionally left blank" at least lets
people know they've landed in the right spot. A 404 leaves them wondering.
Yes, but keep in mind the context. The problem here is, what if people linked
to a node in the groff 1.22.4 Texinfo manual that didn't have any content in
it?
That seems unlikely. And working around it by _adding_ a deliberately-empty
node to the groff 1.23.0 Texinfo manual seems like a bit of ugliness not
warranted by the case at issue.
The scenario of greater concern is old links to content-ful nodes that are
retained in the new version of the manual, but have new names. *That* seems
worth addressing to me.
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