Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:21:51 -0500 From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> To: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> Cc: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: -mdoc vs. -man Message-ID: <20071031152150.GD3109@dan.emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <4727F0AF.4060605@freebsd.org> References: <4726A890.5090705@freebsd.org> <20071030131216.GB91078@kobe.laptop> <4727F0AF.4060605@freebsd.org>
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In the last episode (Oct 30), Tim Kientzle said: >>> 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. I use mdoc2man.awk. There isn't really an official site for it, but you probably have a copy on your system at /usr/src/crypto/openssh/mdoc2man.awk -- Dan Nelson dnelson@allantgroup.com
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