Re: [Groff] -mandoc alternative

[Werner LEMBERG]

> This mail is just to raise awareness of an alternative to "groff
> -mandoc", mandoc (née mdocml) at <http://mdocml.bsd.lv>.
> Disclaimer: I'm the project's lead.  mandoc is a BSD-licensed, C
> implementation satisfying ONLY the BSD "-mdoc" manual format, and to
> a limited extent, the traditional -man.  The system, as-is, handles
> the majority of BSD manuals, and does so considerably faster than
> groff.

If you restrict yourself to mdoc and man syntax this is a logical
consequence...

However, you write

  [groff] runs slowly, produces uncertain output, and varies in
  operation from system to system.

Hmmm.  Please give more details how you come to this conclusion.


    Werner