die "xref: no text for man page link '$blockid'\n" if !$text;
my $section = $fileinfo->{mansection}->{manvolnum}->{$link};
- die "link target is not a manual page" if !defined($section);
+ if (!defined($section)) {
+ warn "link '$blockid' target '$link' is not a manual page, ignoring\n";
+ return "$text";
+ }
if ($man_target eq 'html') {