Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 09:55:03 -0700 From: Matthew Jacob <mj@feral.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GSoC: BSD text tools Message-ID: <4BFC00E7.1060307@feral.com> In-Reply-To: <4BFC004F.1090101@elischer.org> References: <AANLkTik90k1HlsDJsIgRhCnAcU8_ympR15ZJcoL07A5m@mail.gmail.com> <201005251450.o4PEo9tF099503@fire.js.berklix.net> <AANLkTikz2m7LS0DC4i7tKFSHQIyZuCKSxiHWlyTHClhs@mail.gmail.com> <4BFC004F.1090101@elischer.org>
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On 5/25/2010 9:52 AM, Julian Elischer wrote: > On 5/25/10 8:33 AM, Eitan Adler wrote: >>> No. Do not remove groff or associated tools from /usr/src ! >>> Roff has been in Unix /usr/src since '77 or earlier. >>> A lot of people use tools from that descendancy as production tools. >> >> So? If it isn't a very commonly used tool and isn't necessary for 99% >> of cases I don't seem the harm of removing it from base and making it >> a port? > > BSD has always been ab;e to produce it's documentation as part of its > build > > Please keep this true. Absolutely. There are tons of documents out there still in -ms or -mm format.
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