Re: [Groff] List labels in MM and three argument .ds

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> > While looking at the MM code I noticed a line:
>> >
>> > .ie d misc*st-\\$1 .ds misc*st-\\$1 \\$2 \\*[misc*st-\\$1]
>> >
>> > It seems like .ds is taking three arguments.
>>
>> No, only two.  The argument to the string name `misc*st-\\$1' is
>> `\\$2 \\*[misc*st-\\$1]'.  `info groff' should give all the details.
>
> Okay, thanks.  The fact that there is a space between the two parts
> of the second argument threw me.  I interpreted that to be a third
> argument.

This macro does simply the equivalent to

   foo = bar + foo


      Werner