Re: "Writing my PhD using groff"

[G. Branden Robinson]

At 2022-07-24T17:49:56+0000, DJ Chase wrote:
> On Sun Jul 24, 2022 at 12:11 PM EDT, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> > At 2022-07-24T15:45:46+0000, DJ Chase wrote:
> > > I just read some of it. I wish I read it when it felt like I was
> > > fighting with the typesetter — it’s very helpful.
> >
> > I should correct myself.  I've only been hacking on our Texinfo
> > manual for about 4 years, so if you're looking at the one from groff
> > 1.22.4, I deserve no credit for any helpful material you find there.
> > (There was already an immense amount!)
> 
> Why is the Texinfo manual four years out of date?

3 and a half, because groff has not done a release since December 2018.

> I will take a look at these later to answer your earlier question.
> Thanks for uploading them :).

Great!  Feedback is much appreciated.

> > > Good luck; It’s out of print and physical copies are very hard to
> > > come by.
> >
> > That's a shame.  Guess I should move it up the priority queue and
> > read the IA version while I can, and take external notes.
> 
> You can also download the PDF to read at your leisure.

Oh?  I'll double-check.  The IA's lending library wouldn't let me do
that with the other titles I've accessed via that means.

Regards,
Branden

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