commonmark / commonmark/cmark

CommonMark rendering does not handle one case of nested emphasis

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Description

$ printf '_a*b*c_' | cmark -t html   
<p><em>a<em>b</em>c</em></p>
$ printf '_a*b*c_' | cmark -t commonmark
*a*b*c*
$ printf '_a*b*c_' | cmark -t commonmark | cmark -t html
<p><em>a</em>b<em>c</em></p>

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the three cmark command-line examples in the issue and compare their HTML and CommonMark outputs. The payload names no source files or tests, so locate the nested-emphasis parsing and rendering paths, then add regression coverage showing consistent handling of this input.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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