[bug #59825] [ms] implement SG macro

[G. Branden Robinson]

Update of bug #59825 (project groff):

                  Status:               Postponed => Wont Fix               
             Open/Closed:                    Open => Closed                 

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Follow-up Comment #3:

The more I learn about ms cover sheet (a.k.a document type) macros, the less I
see value in reimplementing them, or the auxiliary macros that were meaningful
only for certain document types.

That includes `SG`.

Recent changes to our ms(7) documentation clarify this matter.


4.6.7.1 Unix Version 7 'ms' macros not implemented by 'groff' 'ms'
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Several macros described in the Unix Version 7 'ms' documentation are
unimplemented by 'groff' 'ms' because they are specific to the
requirements of documents produced internally by Bell Laboratories, some
of which also require a glyph for the Bell System logo that 'groff' does
not support.  These include macros implementing several document type
formats ('EG', 'IM', 'MF', 'MR', 'TM', 'TR'), were meaningful only in
conjuction with the use of certain document types ('AT', 'CS', 'CT',
'OK', 'SG'), stored the postal addresses of Bell Labs sites ('HO', 'IH',
'MH', 'PY', 'WH'), or lack a stable definition historically ('UX').  To
compatibly render historical 'ms' documents using these macros, we
advise you to define replacements with an authentically typeset original
at hand.  For informal purposes, a simple definition of 'UX' should
maintain the readability of the document's substance.

     .ds UX Unix\"




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