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authorJoey Hess <joey@wren.kitenet.net>2007-11-08 15:32:28 -0500
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+As discussed on IRC, preprocessor directives should transition to a
+new syntax distinct from wikilinks. Possible syntaxes:
+
+* `[[!preprocessor directive]]`
+* `{{preprocessor directive}}`
+
+The transition would involve adding the new syntax, adding an option
+to turn off the old syntax with the default allowing it, giving people
+time to convert their wikis and turn the option on, and releasing a
+new ikiwiki (version 3 for instance) that turns off the old syntax by
+default.
+
+Making this transition would fix two major warts:
+
+* The inability to use spaces in wikilinks or link text
+* The requirement to use a trailing space on a preprocessor directive
+ with no arguments, such as `[[toc ]]`
+
+--[[JoshTriplett]]