Re: [Groff] Re: PSPIC error - "missing argument"

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Bernd,

> > > > > groff still contains a lot of very old code.  If you look at
> > > > > it deeply, it is full of subtle bugs.  Moreover, it is
> > > > > absolutely insecure (buffer-overflows).
> > > > 
> > > > Please tell us where.  Such things should be fixed ASAP.
> > > 
> > > Not now.  After the release.
> > 
> > Do you mean you won't tell us until after the release, or you will
> > tell us but don't think they should be fixed until after the
> > release?
>  
> These bugs are not trivial.  Many global variables are not cleanly
> used.  Most classes are not well designed.  It will be a lot of work.
> Have a look at <groff_top>/src/libs/libdriver/input.cc to get an idea.
> The changes there fixed some bugs that were inhereted and tolerated
> since the very beginning.

That's not answering the question.  Could you have another go please :-)

What does `Not now.  After the release.' mean?

Cheers,


Ralph.