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authorwlemb <wlemb>2000-12-06 22:31:32 +0000
committerwlemb <wlemb>2000-12-06 22:31:32 +0000
commit7a445da43c54fc38cb20f2a9f39a3611ade29b6d (patch)
tree22553becbdc7b756f4677b92c93cc0a4c9d8b99a
parentf94336de481295df454af380c9227a3f09d36040 (diff)
downloadgroff-7a445da43c54fc38cb20f2a9f39a3611ade29b6d.tar.gz
* PROBLEMS: Added info about adding -lPW on HP-UX to satisfy the
`alloca' symbol . * MORE.STUFF: Added info about deroff for djgpp. * tmac/an-old.tmac, tmac/groff_man.man, doc/groff.texinfo, NEWS: Fix documentation of -rcR switch if -rcR=1 (which is now the default in nroff mode), a single, very
-rw-r--r--ChangeLog12
-rw-r--r--MORE.STUFF12
-rw-r--r--NEWS4
-rw-r--r--PROBLEMS10
-rw-r--r--doc/groff.texinfo8
-rw-r--r--tmac/an-old.tmac6
-rw-r--r--tmac/groff_man.man4
7 files changed, 44 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e69347ae..809f1993 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
+2000-12-06 Werner LEMBERG <wl@gnu.org>
+
+ * PROBLEMS: Added info about adding -lPW on HP-UX to satisfy the
+ `alloca' symbol .
+
+ * MORE.STUFF: Added info about deroff for djgpp.
+
+ * tmac/an-old.tmac, tmac/groff_man.man, doc/groff.texinfo, NEWS: Fix
+ documentation of -rcR switch
+
2000-12-03 Werner LEMBERG <wl@gnu.org>
* tmac/an-old.tmac: Implementing the -rcR switch (similar to mdoc);
- if -rcR1 (which is now the default in nroff mode), a single, very
+ if -rcR=1 (which is now the default in nroff mode), a single, very
long page is created instead of multiple pages: All `.ne' and `.wh'
requests are put into conditionals; a new macro `an-end' is added to
be called with `.em'.
diff --git a/MORE.STUFF b/MORE.STUFF
index c40e7024..d7de46df 100644
--- a/MORE.STUFF
+++ b/MORE.STUFF
@@ -83,6 +83,18 @@ available from
http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/~net/elk
+deroff
+------
+
+Deroff version 1.6 compiled with DJGPP is available from
+
+ ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/v2apps/
+
+and its mirrors.
+
+Deroff removes troff, tbl, eqn and pic constructs from documents. This
+version works on MS-DOS and all Win32-systems (Win95, Win98, WinNT).
+
miscellaneous
-------------
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a3be3478..53410051 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Troff
-----
o A new command line option for the `man' macros (similar to the `mdoc'
- package has been implemented: `-rcR1' (now the default in nroff mode) will
- produce one single, very long page instead of multiple pages. `-rcR0'
+ package has been implemented: `-rcR=1' (now the default in nroff mode) will
+ produce one single, very long page instead of multiple pages. `-rcR=0'
will deactivate it.
o A new request `nop' (no operation) has been added which is similar to
diff --git a/PROBLEMS b/PROBLEMS
index b49d73ee..e31ef015 100644
--- a/PROBLEMS
+++ b/PROBLEMS
@@ -444,6 +444,16 @@ through tmac/fixmacros.sed.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+* On HP-UX, the compiler complains about missing symbol `alloca'.
+
+Say
+
+ export LDFLAGS=-lPW
+
+before starting the configure script.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
* I'm having problems formatting man pages produced by the perl
wrapman script.
diff --git a/doc/groff.texinfo b/doc/groff.texinfo
index a081f8b0..17d1aeb7 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texinfo
+++ b/doc/groff.texinfo
@@ -1896,16 +1896,16 @@ The command line format for using the @file{man} macros with
@code{groff} is:
@example
-groff -m man [ -rcR1 ] [ -rC1 ] [ -rD1 ] [ -rP@var{nnn} ]
+groff -m man [ -rcR=1 ] [ -rC1 ] [ -rD1 ] [ -rP@var{nnn} ]
[ -rS@var{xx} ] [ -rX@var{nnn} ] [ @var{files}@dots{} ]
@end example
It is possible to use @samp{-man} instead of @w{@samp{-m man}}.
@table @code
-@item -rcR1
+@item -rcR=1
This option (the default in nroff mode) will create a single, very long
-page instead of multiple pages. Say @code{-rcR0} to disable it.
+page instead of multiple pages. Say @code{-rcR=0} to disable it.
@item -rC1
If more than one manual page is given on the command line, number the
@@ -6359,7 +6359,7 @@ name.
This would be called as
@example
-.vl $Id: groff.texinfo,v 1.57 2000/12/03 19:55:16 wlemb Exp $
+.vl $Id: groff.texinfo,v 1.58 2000/12/06 22:31:33 wlemb Exp $
@end example
@xref{Request Arguments}.
diff --git a/tmac/an-old.tmac b/tmac/an-old.tmac
index 506f8baf..13c00c56 100644
--- a/tmac/an-old.tmac
+++ b/tmac/an-old.tmac
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
.\" with groff; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software
.\" Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
.\"
-.\" -rcR1 => Create a single, very long page instead of multiple pages.
-.\" Useful for online display. Default in nroff mode.
-.\" Desactivate with -rcR0.
+.\" -rcR=1 => Create a single, very long page instead of multiple pages.
+.\" Useful for online display. Default in nroff mode.
+.\" Desactivate with -rcR=0.
.\" -rC1 => Number pages continuously, rather than start each at 1.
.\" -rD1 => Double-sided printing, ie different odd and even page footers.
.\" -rPnnn => Number first page nnn.
diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.man b/tmac/groff_man.man
index 79a3717b..5f2f1554 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_man.man
+++ b/tmac/groff_man.man
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ The
macros understand the following command line options (which define various
registers).
.TP
-.B \-rcR1
+.B \-rcR=1
This option (the default if in nroff mode) will create a single, very long
page instead of multiple pages.
Say
-.B \-rcR0
+.B \-rcR=0
to disable it.
.TP
.B \-rC1