[bug #60731] undocumented difference in .ce behavior between groff and traditional troff

[Dave]

Update of bug #60731 (project groff):

              Item Group:     Incorrect behaviour => Documentation          

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Follow-up Comment #2:

[comment #1 comment #1:]
> presumably it's a sprinkle of DWIM behavior for .ce.

This seems eminently reasonable (other than it occasionally not working
correctly, but we can leave bug #46914 for another day).

> I'm inclined to consider this a documentation issue;

Given the results of your peek under the hood, I agree.  Updated the Item
Group.

> You can try it out yourself.  It seems to have been modified
> only insofar as to make it buildable on modern Unix systems
> without too many screams from the compiler.

Thanks for the pointer!  Now I just have to ponder the question "Exactly how
many troffs do I need on my system?"


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