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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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
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- Mostly clear
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- 38/100