Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:33:24 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> To: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org>, Ruslan Ermilov <ru@freebsd.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: -mdoc vs. -man Message-ID: <20071031103324.GB1795@kobe.laptop> In-Reply-To: <4727F0AF.4060605@freebsd.org> References: <4726A890.5090705@freebsd.org> <20071030131216.GB91078@kobe.laptop> <4727F0AF.4060605@freebsd.org>
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On 2007-10-30 20:04, Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> wrote: >>> I've had some requests from people who want to use the >>> libarchive and bsdtar manpages on non-BSD systems that don't >>> support -mdoc. >>> >>> Any problems if I reworked these manpages to only require >>> -man-old for compatibility with these systems? (Other than >>> the inherent tediousness of such a project, that is.) >> >> Yes. At least from me. > > All good points. Any leads on software that can convert from > -mdoc to -man? That would neatly address this issue for me. Not really. I haven't really used -man for any substantial amount of work in years. Maybe Ruslan, who is our groff-guru knows about something? - Giorgos
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