Problem

When there are duplicate footnote definitions, it can cause the numbering to be off and generally cause confusion.

Steps

Example page:

# Chapter 1

Test[^example]

Something else[^other]

Test2[^example]

[^example]: Definition one

[^other]: Other

[^example]: Definition two

This renders as:

Several problems:

• The second example definition shows up, but nothing links to it.
• The "Something else" footnote number is 2, but clicking it takes you to footnote 3.

Possible Solution(s)

Should probably warn if there are duplicate footnote definitions, and ignore/delete subsequent duplicates.

Notes

mdbook v0.4.48

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