At 2025-02-21T04:30:57+0100, onf wrote: > On Fri Feb 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM CET, G. Branden Robinson wrote: > > [...] > > So in groff Git HEAD (actually, in Git for the past few months), > > you've been able to do this: > > > > .so Planet "X".lrc > > > > ...whereas you could not in groff 1.23 and earlier, or Heirloom > > Doctools troff, DWB 3.3 troff, or Solaris 10 troff. > > ...or neatroff.
Thanks! > Is my understanding correct that this change affects compatibility > mode too, Yes. > thus lessening compatibility with DWB troff? ...non sequitur. What is it that we'd be retaining compatibility with? $ cat planet_x2.roff .so Planet "X".lrc foobar $ DWBHOME=. ./bin/nroff planet_x2.roff ./bin/nroff: can't open file Planet; line 1, file planet_x2.roff $ echo $? 2 All input after the space is ignored; DWB nroff and troff treat this as a fatal error. $ DWBHOME=. ./bin/troff planet_x2.roff ./bin/troff: can't open file Planet; line 1, file planet_x2.roff x T post x res 720 1 1 x init x trailer V0 x stop $ echo $? 2 Again, I urge perusal of the Savannah #65108 comment history before assuming that this change was made hastily or without due consideration. Not saying _you_ assumed that...but inevitably _someone_ does... Regards, Branden
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