Re: groff_man.7.man.in: Some remarks and editorial changes for this man page

2024-10-17 Thread G. Branden Robinson
At 2024-10-17T19:27:08+, Bjarni Ingi Gislason wrote: > > It would be more illuminating to note that "test-nroff" is a script > > of your creation that does not, and has not ever, existed in GNU > > groff. > > > The fate of "test-nroff" was decided in bug #55941. Yes. I don't think any of t

Re: groff_man.7.man.in: Some remarks and editorial changes for this man page

2024-10-17 Thread Bjarni Ingi Gislason
On Mon, Oct 07, 2024 at 08:31:20PM -0500, G. Branden Robinson wrote: > Bjarni, > > At 2024-10-07T23:00:59+, Bjarni Ingi Gislason wrote: > > Package: groff > > Version: upstream, GIT HEAD > > Severity: minor > > Tags: patch > > If this were a Savannah ticket I would close it as "Invalid" > imm

Re: groff_man.7.man.in: Some remarks and editorial changes

2024-10-09 Thread Douglas McIlroy
> > "printf '%s\n%s\n' '.kern 0' '.ss 12 0' | groff -mandoc -Z - " > > [...] > The foregoing is also revealing of a low level of sophistication with > printf(1). True. But why harness marginal feaures for such small benefit? Unrewarding sophistication should be disparaged, not flaunted. I would s

Re: groff_man.7.man.in: Some remarks and editorial changes for this man page

2024-10-09 Thread G. Branden Robinson
[re-sending, slightly modified, to list] Hi onf, At 2024-10-09T00:04:07+0200, onf wrote: > On Tue Oct 8, 2024 at 3:31 AM CEST, G. Branden Robinson wrote: > > [...] > > > > At 2024-10-07T23:00:59+, Bjarni Ingi Gislason wrote: > > > [...] > > > "printf '%s\n%s\n' '.kern 0' '.ss 12 0' | groff -m

Re: groff_man.7.man.in: Some remarks and editorial changes for this man page

2024-10-08 Thread onf
On Tue Oct 8, 2024 at 3:31 AM CEST, G. Branden Robinson wrote: > [...] > > At 2024-10-07T23:00:59+, Bjarni Ingi Gislason wrote: > > [...] > > "printf '%s\n%s\n' '.kern 0' '.ss 12 0' | groff -mandoc -Z - " > > [...] > The foregoing is also revealing of a low level of sophistication with > printf

Re: groff_man.7.man.in: Some remarks and editorial changes for this man page

2024-10-07 Thread G. Branden Robinson
Bjarni, At 2024-10-07T23:00:59+, Bjarni Ingi Gislason wrote: > Package: groff > Version: upstream, GIT HEAD > Severity: minor > Tags: patch If this were a Savannah ticket I would close it as "Invalid" immediately. "Unreproducible" also applies. >* What led up to the situation? > >