On Mon Feb 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM CET, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> At 2025-02-24T03:36:28+0100, onf wrote:
> > On Mon Feb 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM CET, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> > > [...]
> > > My lodestar on this point is that we can use C and the shell to create
> > > files named with trailing spaces
At 2025-02-23T23:34:36-0600, Dave Kemper wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM G. Branden Robinson
> wrote:
> > At 2025-02-24T03:36:28+0100, onf wrote:
> > > I think the point is that such filenames aren't being used,
> >
> > No, that's not "the point". It's _your_ point,
>
> Hey, originally
On Sun, Feb 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM G. Branden Robinson
wrote:
> At 2025-02-24T03:36:28+0100, onf wrote:
> > I think the point is that such filenames aren't being used,
>
> No, that's not "the point". It's _your_ point,
Hey, originally it was *my* point :-P
> > so breaking compatibility (and making
At 2025-02-24T03:36:28+0100, onf wrote:
> On Mon Feb 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM CET, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> > [...]
> > My lodestar on this point is that we can use C and the shell to create
> > files named with trailing spaces, so there's no reason *roff, as a bona
> > fide programming language, sh
On Mon Feb 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM CET, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> [...]
> My lodestar on this point is that we can use C and the shell to create
> files named with trailing spaces, so there's no reason *roff, as a bona
> fide programming language, shouldn't be capable as well--as long as it's
> not
[re-titling sub-thread again]
At 2025-02-22T17:59:10-0600, Dave Kemper wrote:
> I still suspect that that benefit stands even if the file-opening
> function is modified to chop trailing spaces from the name. That
> would prevent groff from opening a file named "trailing space ", but
> any real-wo
By the way,
On Sun Feb 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM CET, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> At 2025-02-22T23:23:35+0100, onf wrote:
> > If that's an accurate characterization, then please explain what that
> > NEWS file is about, because I don't get it.
>
> Again your references are too broad and too general.
Dear Branden,
On Sun Feb 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM CET, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> [...]
> > It doesn't, because there is not a single line containing a comment
> > separated from the argument by a space. Read the examples I gave
> > above.
>
> I understand now. You are bewailing the removal of supp
[giving this sub-thread a more appropriate title]
At 2025-02-22T23:23:35+0100, onf wrote:
> [re-arranging]
>
> On Sat Feb 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM CET, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> > At 2025-02-22T16:38:00+0100, onf wrote:
> > [...]
> > > I feel like changing ab, hpf, hpfa, nx, so, and tm (the others
