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authorwl <wl>2005-05-27 07:10:53 +0000
committerwl <wl>2005-05-27 07:10:53 +0000
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downloadgroff-fb7c9e254b65534194c3493acbde66fc72b9909f.tar.gz
* MANIFEST, README, doc/webpage.ms: Updated.
-rw-r--r--ChangeLog4
-rw-r--r--MANIFEST10
-rw-r--r--README10
-rw-r--r--doc/webpage.ms349
4 files changed, 337 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cdae90d0..8ef16e7c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-05-27 Werner LEMBERG <wl@gnu.org>
+
+ * MANIFEST, README, doc/webpage.ms: Updated.
+
2005-05-26 Werner LEMBERG <wl@gnu.org>
* All affected files: Update postal address of FSF.
diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index af14e194..f8d32d0e 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
MANIFEST
-Last update: 1 June 2004
+Last update: 26 May 2005
This file is part of groff, the GNU roff type-setting system.
-Copyright (C) 2001, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
written by Bernd Warken <bwarken@mayn.de>
maintained by Werner Lemberg <wl@gnu.org>
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ the groff source distribution.
PROBLEMS Tips to handle known critical situations.
PROJECTS Long-term additions to groff.
README Availability and contact information for groff.
- README.CVS Development build information.
README.MinGW Build information for MinGW.
TODO Things planned for future groff versions.
@@ -55,10 +54,15 @@ the groff source distribution.
./contrib Part of groff, but maintained by other people.
eqn2graph Convert equations created with EQN into different
graphical formats.
+ gdiffmk An improved implementation of the diffmk command to mark
+ differences between groff/nroff/troff files.
grap2graph Convert grap diagraps into different graphical formats.
groffer A wrapper to conveniently view roff files.
mm The groff mm macro package.
mom The groff mom macro package.
+ pdfmark A package to add PDF marks to groff documents, together
+ with a shell script (pdfroff) for easy creation of PDF
+ documents.
pic2graph Convert PIC diagrams into different graphical formats.
./doc Manuals and tutorials to groff aspects.
diff --git a/README b/README
index c883bb7f..42ef5e35 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@ The file PROBLEMS describes various problems that have been encountered
in compiling, installing, and running groff.
The most recent released version of groff is always available by
-anonymous ftp from ftp.gnu.org in the directory pub/gnu/groff.
+anonymous ftp from ftp.gnu.org in the directory gnu/groff.
The current development version of groff is available from a CVS
repository. You can access it by first selecting a parent directory in
-which to create a working copy, (call it, say ~/cvswork), and then
+which to create a working copy (call it, say, ~/cvswork), and then
executing the commands
cd ~/cvswork
CVS_RSH=ssh; export CVS_RSH
cvs -d:ext:anoncvs@savannah.gnu.org/cvsroot/groff -z5 co groff
-(Note that you need an SSH client for security reasons).
+(Note that you need an SSH client for security reasons.)
This will create a subdirectory, ~/cvswork/groff, with a `checked out'
copy of the CVS repository. An update of this working copy may be
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ pointing it to
http://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group=groff
-Alternatively, you can download snapshots. The complete groff source
-as a single file is available at
+Alternatively, you can download snapshots (which are updated twice a day).
+The complete groff source as a single file is available at
http://groff.ffii.org/groff/devel/groff-current.tar.gz
diff --git a/doc/webpage.ms b/doc/webpage.ms
index 832d7451..94973ea6 100644
--- a/doc/webpage.ms
+++ b/doc/webpage.ms
@@ -120,40 +120,52 @@ See the file COPYING for copying permission.
The file PROBLEMS describes various problems that have been encountered in
compiling, installing, and running groff.
-The most recent released version of groff is always available by anonymous
-ftp from ftp.gnu.org in the directory pub/\:gnu/\:groff.
+The most recent released version of groff is always available by
+.URL "ftp://\:ftp.gnu.org/\:gnu/\:groff" "anonymous ftp" .
-A
-.URL "http://\:savannah.gnu.org/\:cvs/\:?group=groff" "CVS repository"
-is available, containing the current development version of groff.
-You can access it with the commands
+The current development version of groff is available from a
+.URL "http://\:savannah.gnu.org/\:cvs/\:?group=groff" "CVS repository" .
+You can access it by first selecting a parent directory in
+which to create a working copy (call it, say, ~/cvswork), and then
+executing the commands
.in 2m
.nf
.ft C
-export CVSROOT=:ext:anoncvs@savannah.gnu.org:/cvsroot/groff
-export CVS_RSH=ssh
-cvs -z9 co groff
+cd ~/cvswork
+CVS_RSH=ssh; export CVS_RSH
+cvs -d:ext:anoncvs@savannah.gnu.org/cvsroot/groff -z5 co groff
.ft P
.fi
.in
-Note that you need an SSH client for security reasons.
+(Note that you need an SSH client for security reasons.)
-An update of a checked out repository should be done with
+This will create a subdirectory, ~/cvswork/groff, with a `checked out'
+copy of the CVS repository.
+An update of this working copy may be
+achieved, at any later time by invoking the commands
.in 2m
+.nf
.ft C
-CVS_RSH=ssh cvs -z9 update -dP
+cd ~/cvswork/groff
+CVS_RSH=ssh cvs -z5 update -dP
.ft P
+.fi
.in
-Please read the info pages of cvs for further details.
+Please read the CVS info pages for further details.
+
+Finally, it is possible to access the CVS with a
+.URL http://\:savannah.gnu.org/\:cvs/\:?group=groff "web browser" .
-Alternatively, you can download snapshots (which are updated twice a day)
-from
-.URL http://\:groff.ffii.org/\:groff/\:devel/\:groff-current.tar.gz here
-or a diff file relative to the latest official groff release as
+Alternatively, you can download snapshots (which are updated twice a day).
+The complete groff source as a single file is available
+.URL http://\:groff.ffii.org/\:groff/\:devel/\:groff-current.tar.gz here .
+
+A diff file relative to groff-\[la]version\[ra], the latest official groff
+release is available at
.in 2m
.ft C
@@ -175,14 +187,34 @@ gunzip -c ../groff-\[la]version\[ra]-current.diff.gz | patch -p1
.fi
.in
-Finally, it is possible to access the CVS with a browser by pointing it
-to
+Depending on your requirements, you may need at least some of the
+following tools to build groff directly from its source:
.in 2m
-.URL http://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group=groff \
- http://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group=groff
+.nf
+ghostscript
+the psutils package
+the netpbm package
+texinfo 4.8
+bison \[>=] 1.875b or byacc
+.fi
.in
+Note that texinfo and bison or byacc are required only for building from
+CVS sources (either a checked out working copy, or a daily snapshot).
+They are not required for building from a stable release tarball.
+Also note that the version numbers stated are the minimum supported.
+No version of texinfo < 4.8 will work, and the original release of bison
+1.875 is known not to work; you \fImay\fP find that bison releases < 1.875
+will work, but in case of difficulty, please update to a later version
+\fIbefore\fP posting a bug report.
+
+For \fIall\fP sources, you need ghostscript for creation of either PDF or
+HTML output; the netpbm and psutils packages are required only for HTML
+output.
+If you don't intend to produce output in either of these formats, then
+these packages are unnecessary.
+
Please report bugs using the form in the file BUG-REPORT; the idea of this
is to make sure that FSF has all the information it needs to fix the bug.
At the very least, read the BUG-REPORT form and make sure that you supply
@@ -207,16 +239,26 @@ for general discussion of groff
a read-only list showing commitments to the CVS repository
.ULE
-You must be subscribed to the `groff' list to send mails.
+You can post mails directly to the `bug-groff' list, without subscribing;
+to post mails to the `groff' list you must subscribe to it.
To subscribe, send e-mail to \[la]list\[ra]-request@\[la]domain\[ra]
(example:
-.MTO groff-request@\:gnu.org groff-request@\:gnu.org )
-with the word `subscribe' in either the
-subject or body of the e-mail (don't include the quotes) or have a look
-at the
-.URL http://\:lists.gnu.org/\:mailman/\:listinfo/\:groff/ \
- "groff mailing list webpage" .
+.MTO groff-request@\:gnu.org groff-request@\:gnu.org
+for the `groff' list) with the word `subscribe' in either the
+subject or body of the e-mail (don't include the quotes).
+Alternatively, you may subscribe by visiting the web pages at
+
+.in 2m
+.nf
+.URL http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-groff
+.URL http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/groff
+.URL http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/groff-commit
+.fi
+.in
+
+Each of these web pages also provides a link to a browseable archive of
+postings to the corresponding mailing list.
GNU groff was written by
.MTO jjc@\:jclark.com "James Clark" .
@@ -227,6 +269,257 @@ and
.
.
.SH
+NEWS VERSION 1.19.2
+.
+.SH 2 troff
+
+.ULS
+.LI
+Analogously to the .ft and \ef pair, two new requests `gcolor' and
+`fcolor' (which pair with \em and \eM, respectively) have been added to
+set the glyph and background colours.
+
+.LI
+A new read-only, string-valued register `.sty' returns the name of the
+current style.
+
+.LI
+Two new conditional operators `F\~\[la]name\[ra]' and `S\~\[la]name\[ra]'
+have been added.
+`F' is true if a font \[la]name\[ra] exists.
+`S' is true if a style \[la]name\[ra] has been registered.
+
+.LI
+Cyrillic characters have been added to the `utf8' and `html' output
+devices.
+.ULE
+.
+.
+.SH 2
+pic
+
+.ULS
+.LI
+The `by' argument in a `for' loop can now be negative if it is additive.
+For the multiplicative case, it must be greater than zero.
+.ULE
+.
+.
+.SH 2
+eqn
+
+.ULS
+.LI
+The following keywords aren't new but haven't been documented previously:
+
+.in 2m
+\fBundef NAME\fP (to undefine a macro)
+.br
+\fBcopy "FILE"\fP (a synonym for `include')
+.br
+\fBspace n\fP (to modify the vertical spacing before and after an equation)
+.in
+
+.LI
+The following macros aren't new but haven't been documented previously:
+
+.in 2m
+\fBAlpha, .\|.\|., Omega\fP (the same as `ALPHA', .\|.\|., `OMEGA')
+.br
+\fBldots\fP (three dots on the base line)
+.br
+\fBdollar\fP (a dollar glyph)
+.in
+
+.LI
+The following keywords have been extended. Again, this isn't new but
+hasn't been documented previously:
+
+.in 2m
+.ft B
+col n { .\|.\|. }
+.br
+lcol n { .\|.\|. }
+.br
+rcol n { .\|.\|. }
+.br
+ccol n { .\|.\|. }
+.br
+pile n { .\|.\|. }
+.br
+lpile n { .\|.\|. }
+.br
+rpile n { .\|.\|. }
+.br
+cpile n { .\|.\|. }
+.ft P
+(set vertical spacing between rows to\~N)
+.ULE
+.
+.
+.SH 2
+grohtml
+
+.ULS
+.LI
+This device driver has been raised to beta stage; its set of tags should
+be stable now.
+
+.LI
+New command line option `\-s' to set the base point size.
+
+.LI
+New command line option `\-S' to set the split level while generating
+multiple files.
+.ULE
+.
+.
+.SH 2
+gxditview
+
+.ULS
+.LI
+On platforms which have the X\~Window System this program is now built and
+installed automatically.
+.ULE
+.
+.
+.SH 2
+xtotroff
+
+.ULS
+.LI
+This program to create font definition files for xditview isn't new but
+hasn't been installed previously.
+.ULE
+.
+.
+.SH 2
+groffer
+
+.ULS
+.LI
+A security problem (reported as CAN-2004-0969) has been fixed.
+.ULE
+.
+.
+.SH 2
+gdiffmk
+
+.ULS
+.LI
+A new script contributed by Mike Bianchi.
+It compares two groff, nroff, or troff documents and creates an output with
+added margin characters (using `.mc') to indicate the differences.
+.ULE
+.
+.
+.SH 2
+pdfroff
+
+.ULS
+.LI
+A new wrapper script contributed by Keith Marshall to easily create PDF
+documents with groff.
+.ULE
+.
+.
+.SH 2
+macro packages
+
+.ULS
+.LI
+ms.tmac
+
+.ULS
+.LI
+Support for fractional point sizes: A value for the `PS', `VS', `FPS',
+and `VPS' register larger than or equal to 1000 is always divided by 1000.
+For example, `.nr\~PS\~10250' sets the document's font size to 10.25 points.
+
+.LI
+The `Ds' and `De' macros provided in ms since groff version 1.19 have
+been removed; the equivalent `DS' and `DE' macros should be used instead.
+X11 documents which actually use `Ds' and `De' always load a
+specific macro file from the X11 distribution (`macros.t') which
+provides proper definitions for the two macros.
+
+.LI
+The following registers have been added for improving layout control:
+
+.IP PORPHANS
+Defines number of lines following `LP', `PP', `QP', `IP' or `XP' which
+must be kept together, before any automatic page break.
+
+.IP HORPHANS
+Sets number of lines of following paragraph which must be kept with a
+heading, defined by `NH' or `SH', before any automatic page break.
+
+.IP GROWPS
+Sets the first level of heading (set with `NH') which will keep the
+same point size as body text.
+
+.IP PSINCR
+Sets the point size increment for each level of heading (set with
+`NH'), below the threshold level set by `GROWPS'; e.g., if
+\en[PS]\~=\~10, \en[GROWPS]\~=\~3 and \en[PSINCR]\~=\~2.0p, then `.NH\~1'
+will produce 14pt headings, `.NH\~2' will produce 12pt, and all other levels
+will remain at 10pt (because \en[PS]\~=\~10).
+
+.LI
+The `SH' macro now accepts a numeric argument, to make heading size
+match that of `NH' with same argument value when the `GROWPS'/`PSINCR'
+feature is enabled.
+.ULE
+
+Please refer to the documentation of the ms package for other, minor
+improvements.
+
+.LI
+me.tmac
+
+The section type set with the `++' request is available in the `_M'
+register.
+This isn't new but hasn't been documented before.
+
+.LI
+www.tmac
+
+The `HR' macro no longer causes an empty line for non-HTML devices.
+
+A new macro `HEAD' has been added to directly add data to the
+<head>...</head> block.
+
+New macros `OLS' and `OLE' to start and end an ordered list.
+
+New macros `DLS' and `DLE' to start and end a definition list.
+.ULE
+.
+.
+.SH 2
+pdfmark
+
+.ULS
+.LI
+A new macro package contributed by Keith Marshall which implements PDF
+marks.
+This is in alpha stage currently.
+.ULE
+.
+.
+.SH 2
+miscellaneous
+
+.ULS
+.LI
+Two new keywords to the DESC file have been added which are needed for
+grohtml: `image_generator' and `unscaled_charwidths'.
+The former gives the name of the program which creates PNG images,
+and the latter makes troff always use unscaled character widths.
+.ULE
+.
+.
+.SH
NEWS VERSION 1.19.1
.
.SH 2