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[groff] 01/01: doc/groff.texi: Remove incorrect claim.
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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 01/01: doc/groff.texi: Remove incorrect claim. |
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Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:23:56 -0400 (EDT) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit bde9d0279f579ea8b1a35d87d24e58e5d5cf9b41
Author: G. Branden Robinson <address@hidden>
AuthorDate: Tue Apr 14 14:09:07 2020 +1000
doc/groff.texi: Remove incorrect claim.
The .C register cannot be manipulated manually.
$ ./build/test-groff -Tutf8
.nr .C 1
troff: backtrace: file '<standard input>':1
troff: <standard input>:1: error: can't write read-only register
This has been true since 1991.
^351da0dc troff/input.c (James Clark 1991-06-02 04:20:34 -0500 8302)
number_reg_dictionary.define(".C",
new constant_int_reg(&compatible_flag));
---
doc/groff.texi | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index fb87924..bca067d 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -14365,8 +14365,7 @@ command-line option.
The @code{do} request turns off compatibility mode while executing its
arguments as a @code{gtroff} command. However, it does not turn off
compatibility mode while processing the macro itself. To do that, use
-the @code{de1} request (or manipulate the @code{.C} register manually).
-@xref{Writing Macros}.
+the @code{de1} request. @xref{Writing Macros}.
@Example
.do fam T
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