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add self-closing-tags info (#14758)
* add self-closing-tags info * regenerate
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documentation/docs/98-reference/.generated/compile-warnings.md

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Self-closing HTML tags for non-void elements are ambiguous — use `<%name% ...></%name%>` rather than `<%name% ... />`
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In HTML, there's [no such thing as a self-closing tag](https://jakearchibald.com/2023/against-self-closing-tags-in-html/). While this _looks_ like a self-contained element with some text next to it...
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```html
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<div>
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<span class="icon" /> some text!
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</div>
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```
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...a spec-compliant HTML parser (such as a browser) will in fact parse it like this, with the text _inside_ the icon:
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```html
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<div>
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<span class="icon"> some text! </span>
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</div>
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```
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Some templating languages (including Svelte) will 'fix' HTML by turning `<span />` into `<span></span>`. Others adhere to the spec. Both result in ambiguity and confusion when copy-pasting code between different contexts, and as such Svelte prompts you to resolve the ambiguity directly by having an explicit closing tag.
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To automate this, run the dedicated migration:
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```bash
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npx sv migrate self-closing-tags
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```
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In a future version of Svelte, self-closing tags may be upgraded from a warning to an error.
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### event_directive_deprecated
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packages/svelte/messages/compile-warnings/template.md

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> Self-closing HTML tags for non-void elements are ambiguous — use `<%name% ...></%name%>` rather than `<%name% ... />`
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In HTML, there's [no such thing as a self-closing tag](https://jakearchibald.com/2023/against-self-closing-tags-in-html/). While this _looks_ like a self-contained element with some text next to it...
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```html
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<div>
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<span class="icon" /> some text!
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</div>
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```
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...a spec-compliant HTML parser (such as a browser) will in fact parse it like this, with the text _inside_ the icon:
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```html
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<div>
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<span class="icon"> some text! </span>
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</div>
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```
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Some templating languages (including Svelte) will 'fix' HTML by turning `<span />` into `<span></span>`. Others adhere to the spec. Both result in ambiguity and confusion when copy-pasting code between different contexts, and as such Svelte prompts you to resolve the ambiguity directly by having an explicit closing tag.
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To automate this, run the dedicated migration:
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```bash
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npx sv migrate self-closing-tags
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```
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In a future version of Svelte, self-closing tags may be upgraded from a warning to an error.
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## event_directive_deprecated
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> Using `on:%name%` to listen to the %name% event is deprecated. Use the event attribute `on%name%` instead

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