Strict parsing of link lines

The spec reads

All lines beginning with the two characters "=>" are link lines.

but also...

Link lines have the following syntax

=>[][]

where

is any non-zero number of consecutive spaces or tabs

So... is a line starting with "=>" but no following whitespace a link line or not? If not, what type of line is it?

=> Posted in: s/Gemini | 🛰️ lufte

Jan 05 · 4 weeks ago

3 Comments ↓

=> 🕹️ skyjake [mod...] · Jan 05 at 15:37:

The whitespace after => is optional, as indicated by the square brackets in the syntax.

The URL is the only required part of the link line, in addition to the =>.

=> 🛰️ lufte [OP] · Jan 05 at 15:50:

Ah, thanks. I need to improve my BNF reading then.

=> 🧇 Acidus · Jan 13 at 14:28:

I got tripped up on the same thing. Also, there is what the specification says, and what people actually do. I documented alot of the strangeness you will find with the protocol, gemtext, and various servers:

gemini://gemi.dev/weird.gmi

=> — gemi.dev/weird.gmi