Publish freezes when using '-' bullet lists inside text block

[thakurpaudel]

Description

When using Markdown bullet lists ("- item") inside a requirement's text: | block,
the doorstop publish command hangs and does not complete.

The command does not throw an error message; it simply appears to stall during publishing.

Environment

• OS: Arch Linux
• Python: 3.14
• Doorstop version:

Command Used

doorstop publish all ./public

Example Requirement

text: |
The VCU SHALL:

• Execute initialization
• Enter Ready-to-Ride state
• Assert Ready indication

Expected Behavior

The requirement should render correctly in HTML with bullet formatting.

Actual Behavior

The publish process stalls indefinitely and does not complete.

Additional Notes

Using numbered lists (1., 2., 3.) instead of '-' works correctly.
Removing bullet formatting also resolves the issue.

[tuanorn]

Hello, I just recently encountered this problem. You can try checking for any unexpected keys within the YAML files. For example, when editing with Grammarly on, the key "header" when added auto-corrects to "Header", which was the cause of my problem.

I can see that you include cases in which it works, but maybe what I suggested is something worth checking?

(Note: I am totally new to Doorstop)

Edit: I encountered it again! This time it was because of the indentation of the list: The following format caused stalling:

[no list item here]
[indent]* item

Removing the indent fixed it.