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Re: <OK> Re: [Groff] soelim and file names defined in string registers
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M Bianchi |
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Re: <OK> Re: [Groff] soelim and file names defined in string registers |
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Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:57:32 -0400 |
On Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 07:30:54AM +0200, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > (it just would be nice if the `.so' request _could_ interpolate the
> > string register value)
>
> Indeed, but I don't see how to do that properly.
Maybe soelim(1) could recognize that the argument is not a file name ( \ being
a dead giveaway ) and simply leave the reference in place for interpretation by
groff? As long at the referenced file does not require preprocessor
interpolation ...
And maybe have groff recognize a special form of .so :
.so filename [ preprocessor_command_line ]
.e.g.
.ds filename FILENAME
.so \*[filename] "tbl - | eqn -"
implies
cat FILENAME | tbl - | eqn -
or equivalently
<FILENAME tbl - | eqn -
--
Mike Bianchi
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- RE: [Groff] soelim and file names defined in string registers, Ted Harding, 2006/08/18
- Re: [Groff] soelim and file names defined in string registers, Joerg van den Hoff, 2006/08/18
- Re: [Groff] soelim and file names defined in string registers, Werner LEMBERG, 2006/08/18
- Re: [Groff] soelim and file names defined in string registers, Joerg van den Hoff, 2006/08/21
- Re: [Groff] soelim and file names defined in string registers, Werner LEMBERG, 2006/08/22
- Re: [Groff] soelim and file names defined in string registers, Tadziu Hoffmann, 2006/08/22
- Re: <OK> Re: [Groff] soelim and file names defined in string registers,
M Bianchi <=
- Re: <OK> Re: [Groff] soelim and file names defined in string registers, Keith MARSHALL, 2006/08/22
- Re: <OK> Re: [Groff] soelim and file names defined in string registers, M Bianchi, 2006/08/22
- Re: <OK> Re: [Groff] soelim and file names defined in string registers, Werner LEMBERG, 2006/08/25