From 653c6faab591f3c5f290a18a7f58c29cb1a3b0a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wlemb Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 09:34:01 +0000 Subject: Initial revision --- README | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 84 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..266651ac --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +This is the GNU groff document formatting system. The version number +is given in the file VERSION. + +Included in this release are implementations of troff, pic, eqn, tbl, +refer, the -man macros and the -ms macros, and drivers for PostScript, +TeX dvi format, HP LaserJet 4 printers, HTML format (still alpha), and +typewriter-like devices. Also included is a modified version of the +Berkeley -me macros, an enhanced version 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 will require +a C++ compiler. + +The file NEWS describes recent user-visible changes to groff. + +Groff is free software. See the file COPYING for copying permission. + +The file PROBLEMS describes various problems that have been +encountered in compiling, installing, and running groff. + +For the moment, the documentation assumes that you are already +familiar with the Unix versions of troff, -man, -ms and the +preprocessors. + +The most recent released version of groff is always available by +anonymous ftp from ftp.gnu.org in the directory pub/gnu/groff. + +A CVS repository is now available, containing the current development +version of groff. You can access it with the commands + + export CVSROOT=:pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.ffii.org:/var/cvs + cvs login + cvs -z9 co groff + +(if the prompt for the password appears, just press the enter key). +After a successful login you no longer need the first two commands; an +update of a checked out repository should be done with + + cvs -z9 update -d + +Please read the info pages of cvs for further details. + +Alternatively, you can download snapshots (which are updated twice a +day) from + + ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/groff/devel/groff-current.tar.gz + +or a diff file relative to the latest official groff release as + + ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/groff/devel/groff--current.diff.gz + +Assuming that groff-.tar.gz and +groff--current.diff.gz are in the same directory, do the +following to apply the diff file: + + tar xzvf groff-.tar.gz + cd groff- + gunzip -c ../groff--current.diff.gz | patch -p1 + +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 +will enable us to determine whether it really is a bug or not. + +Three mailing lists are available: + + bug-groff@gnu.org for reporting bugs + groff@gnu.org for general discussion of groff + groff-commit@ffii.org a read-only list showing logs of + commitments to the CVS repository + +Note that groff@gnu.org is an alias for groff@ffii.org; you must be +subscribed to the `groff' and `groff-commit' lists to send mails. + +To subscribe, send a mail to -request@ (example: +groff-request@ffii.org) with the word `subscribe' in either the +subject or body of the email (don't include the quotes). + +GNU groff was written by James Clark . It is now +maintained by Ted Harding and Werner +Lemberg . -- cgit v1.2.1