From owner-cvs-all Thu Sep 23 13:19: 2 1999 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from sonet.crimea.ua (OTC-sl3-FLY.CRIS.NET [212.110.136.71]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6A12161E3; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 13:14:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from phantom@scorpion.crimea.ua) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by sonet.crimea.ua (8.8.8/8.8.8) with UUCP id XAA16882; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 23:10:55 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from phantom@scorpion.crimea.ua) Received: (from phantom@localhost) by scorpion.crimea.ua (8.8.8/8.8.5+ssl+keepalive) id UAA20299; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:00:51 +0400 (MSD) Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:00:51 +0400 From: Alexey Zelkin To: "Rodney W. Grimes" Cc: committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/contrib/groff/nroff nroff.sh Message-ID: <19990923200051.A20174@scorpion.crimea.ua> References: <199909231340.GAA11514@freefall.freebsd.org> <199909231610.JAA69381@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.7i In-Reply-To: <199909231610.JAA69381@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 2.2.7-RELEASE i386 Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk hi, On Thu, Sep 23, 1999 at 09:10:06AM -0700, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > phantom 1999/09/23 06:40:29 PDT > > > > Modified files: > > contrib/groff/nroff nroff.sh > > Log: > > Learn nroff about -p and -t options. It allows to preprocess > > file with pic(1) and tbl(1). > Though I agree with the idea, I'm not sure how practical it is > to expect nroff to be able to actually display pic(1) output :-) Hmmm... Reason for addition these option is my practic way -- I have few files which require preprocessing with pic or tbl. It's better for me to enter "nroff -p -ms xx.ms | less" than "groff -S -mtty-char -Tascii -p -ms xx.ms | less" > Any reason not to add eqn support?? Do you need this option ? I remember that nroff ignores -e option. > And you failed to update the man page as it clearly states: Oops. > Oh, and I hope this was sent back to the gnu maintaners, or it will be > yet another FreeBSD incompatibility :-(. Don't worry about groff package. Groff lost mainainer at middle of 1996 and still waits. -- /* Alexey Zelkin && phantom@cris.net */ /* Tavric National University && phantom@crimea.edu */ /* http://www.ccssu.crimea.ua/~phantom && phantom@FreeBSD.org */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message