doc/bugs/wiki_links_still_processed_inside_code_blocks.mdwn



In [[ikiwiki/markdown]] syntax, none of the other special characters get processed
inside a code block.  However, in ikiwiki, [[wiki_links|ikiwiki/wikilink]] and
[[preprocessor_directives|ikiwiki/preprocessordirective]] still get processed
inside a code block, requiring additional escaping.  For example, [links don't work](#here), but a [[ikiwiki/wikilink]] becomes HTML. --[[JoshTriplett]]
Indented lines provide a good way to escape a block of text containing
markdown syntax, but ikiwiki links like [[this]] are still
interpreted within such a block. I think that intepretation should not
be happening. That is I should be able to write:
[[this]]

and have it render like:
\[[this]]

--[[cworth]]


Has there been any progress or ideas on this bug recently?  I use an
expanded CamelCase regexp, and without much escaping in freelink text, or
url links, or in codeblocks I get IkiWiki's attempt at creating a "link
within a link".
I have no ideas other than perhaps once IkiWiki encounters [[ or the
position is reset with a backreference from a CamelCased word, further
processing of wikilinks is disabled until the position is reset and a "no
not makelinks" flag or variable is cleared.
I've come up with some really ugly workarounds to handle case specific
stuff like codeblocks but the problem creeps up again and again in
unexpected places.  I'd be happy to come up with a patch if anyone has a
bright idea on a nice clean way (in theroy) to fix this.  I'm out of ideas.
--CharlesMauch


I've moved the above comment here because it seems to be talking about
this bug, not the similar Smileys bug.
In the case of either bug, no, I don't have an idea of a solution yet.
--[[Joey]]


I've now solved a similar bug involving the smiley plugin. The code used
there should give some strong hints how to fix this bug, though I haven't
tried to apply the method yet. --[[Joey]]

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