Re: [Groff] Choosing a portability target

[Eric S. Raymond]

Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden>:
> A man page by default has to be defined in `traditional mode' (.cp 1).
> If groff extensions are used it should call
> 
>   .do nr _C \n[.C]
>   .cp 0
> 
>   ... man page ...
> 
>   .cp \n[.C]
> 
> [Another thing to mention in the forthcoming man writer's guide.]

I've been removing those calls to test that the groff pages still work in 
traditional mode. They do.  So it's unclear that this is still 
a requirement.  I've been meaning to mention that I doubt the groff_diff
description is still accurate.
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                <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>