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author | wl <wl> | 2012-12-28 11:59:30 +0000 |
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committer | wl <wl> | 2012-12-28 11:59:30 +0000 |
commit | b9eb56730bdb0f3fa54a59926f1273ed13072f76 (patch) | |
tree | 3c1c4b2be345ff9db2220514da321d94bc74d61f /README | |
parent | 811a7e9a5a8d9c132e070cec35b4dcf0a737700b (diff) | |
download | groff-b9eb56730bdb0f3fa54a59926f1273ed13072f76.tar.gz |
Version 1.22 releasedgroff-1_22
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* NEWS, VERSION, doc/groff.texinfo, doc/webpage.ms: Updated.
* config.guess, config.sub: Updated from `config' repository.
* INSTALL.gen: Updated from `gnulib' repository (file `INSTALL').
* aclocal.m4, configure: Regenerated.
* doc/texinfo.tex: Updated from `texinfo' repository.
* src/roff/groff/groff.cpp (main) <'v'>: Update copyright year.
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1 files changed, 31 insertions, 28 deletions
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ - Copyright (C) 1989-2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, - 2009 + Copyright (C) 1989-2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, @@ -11,12 +10,12 @@ number is given in the file VERSION. Included in this release are implementations of `troff', `pic', `eqn', `tbl', `grn', `refer', `-man', `-mdoc', `-mom', and `-ms' macros, and -drivers for `PostScript', `TeX dvi' format, `HP LaserJet 4' printers, -`Canon CAPSL' printers, `HTML' and `XHTML' formats (beta status), and -typewriter-like devices. Also included is a modified version of the -Berkeley `-me' macros, the enhanced version `gxditview' of the X11 -`xditview' previewer, and an implementation of the `-mm' macros -contributed by Joergen Haegg (jh@axis.se). +drivers for `PostScript', `PDF', `TeX DVI' format, `HP LaserJet 4' +printers, `Canon CAPSL' printers, `HTML' and `XHTML' formats (beta +status), and typewriter-like devices. Also included is a modified +version of the Berkeley `-me' macros, the enhanced version `gxditview' +of the X11 `xditview' previewer, and an implementation of the `-mm' +macros contributed by Joergen Haegg (jh@axis.se). See the file `INSTALL' for installation instructions. You require a C++ compiler. @@ -43,9 +42,9 @@ then executing the commands cd ~/cvswork cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org/sources/groff -z5 co groff -This creates 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 +This creates 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 cd ~/cvswork/groff cvs -z5 update -dP @@ -57,13 +56,13 @@ pointing it to http://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group=groff -Alternatively, you can download snapshots (which are updated twice a day). -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 A diff file relative to `groff-<version>', the latest official `groff' -release is available at +release, is available at http://groff.ffii.org/groff/devel/groff-<version>-current.diff.gz @@ -90,17 +89,20 @@ 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 works, and the original release of `bison' 1.875 is known not to work; you *may* find -that `bison' releases < 1.875 work, but in case of difficulty, -please update to a later version *before* posting a bug report. +that `bison' releases < 1.875 work, but in case of difficulty, please +update to a later version *before* posting a bug report. -For *all* 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. +For *all* 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. + +Additionally, producing `PDF' output directly with the `gropdf' device +needs a working installation of Perl. In Linux Debian, the installation of `texinfo' is dangerous. For it -creates a file `install-info' that blocks the system installation. -So the created `/usr/local/bin/install-info' must be renamed. +creates a file `install-info' that blocks the system installation. So +the created `/usr/local/bin/install-info' must be renamed. The `groff' configure script searches for the X11 headers and libraries `Xaw' and `Xmu'. So the corresponding developer packages of @@ -108,12 +110,13 @@ your system must be installed, otherwise `groff' does not install `gxditview' and the `-TX*' devices. In Debian, the developer packages are `libxaw7-dev' and `libxmu-dev'. -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 all the information that it asks for. Even if you are -not sure that something is a bug, report it using `BUG-REPORT': this -enables us to determine whether it really is a bug or not. +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 all the information that it asks for. Even if +you are not sure that something is a bug, report it using +`BUG-REPORT': this enables us to determine whether it really is a bug +or not. Three mailing lists are available: |