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Re: [Groff] geqn problem?
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Andrew Koenig |
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Re: [Groff] geqn problem? |
Date: |
Thu, 12 Apr 2001 07:44:47 -0400 (EDT) |
>> They don't work because of what is apparently an undocumented
>> feature in the version of troff I'm using: It sets the .P string
>> register to the value of what in groff would be the --prefix
>> installation option.
Werner> Which troff version do you use?
It's part of what is called ``DWB 3.4,'' and as far as I know is the
last version that the internal group that supported it shipped before
closing up shop.
>> Obviously a workaround is to set .P manually in advance, but for the
>> long term it might be useful to emulate this feature (perhaps even
>> when not in compatibility mode).
Werner> Sorry, but I won't do that. The value of .P is too weird, and it has
Werner> absolutely no connection with the setup of groff. I suggest that you
Werner> modify troffrc to set .P there. Then put this file into the
Werner> <prefix>/groff/site-tmac directory which is searched before
Werner> <prefix>/groff/<version>/tmac.
Werner> `site-tmac' is a new feature of groff 1.17 (to appear in a few days).
That's a sensible idea.
- Re: [Groff] geqn problem?, (continued)
- Re: [Groff] geqn problem?, Andrew Koenig, 2001/04/11
- Re: [Groff] geqn problem?, Ralph Corderoy, 2001/04/11
- Re: [Groff] geqn problem?, Andrew Koenig, 2001/04/11
- Re: [Groff] geqn problem?, Werner LEMBERG, 2001/04/12
- Re: [Groff] 1.17 -Win32, Kees Zeelenberg, 2001/04/12
- Re: [Groff] 1.17 -Win32, Andrew Koenig, 2001/04/12
- Re: [Groff] 1.17 -Win32, Werner LEMBERG, 2001/04/13
- Re: [Groff] geqn problem?,
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