Re: [tz] [PATCH v2] tzfile.5: Fix indentation

[Paul Eggert]

On 2024-04-08 10:46, Paul Eggert via tz wrote:
> On 2024-04-08 01:31, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
>
> > Hmmm.  I use "\-v" in the Linux man-pages, and it works
>
> Ha! I just checked and it works for me too. It did not work in 2014. A

Unfortunately I spoke too quickly, as this does not work with Solaris 10 
troff. On that platform, this command:

  printf ' - \\- \\(mi\n' | troff | dpost

outputs a .ps file that, when converted to PDF, gives you U+002D 
(HYPHEN-MINUS), U+2013 (EN DASH), U+2212 (MINUS SIGN). So if TZDB wants 
to play nicely even on this obsolescent platform, it still needs to play 
its game with \*- instead. Oh well.