1This is the GNU groff document formatting system. The version number
2is given in the file VERSION.
3
4Included in this release are implementations of troff, pic, eqn, tbl,
| 1This is the GNU groff document formatting system. The version number
2is given in the file VERSION.
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4Included in this release are implementations of troff, pic, eqn, tbl,
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5refer, the -man macros and the -ms macros, and drivers for PostScript,
6TeX dvi format, HP LaserJet 4 printers, HTML format (still alpha), and
7typewriter-like devices. Also included is a modified version of the
8Berkeley -me macros, an enhanced version of the X11 xditview
9previewer, and an implementation of the -mm macros contributed by
10Joergen Haegg (jh@axis.se).
| 5grn, refer, -man, -mdoc, and -ms macros, and drivers for PostScript, TeX
6dvi format, HP LaserJet 4 printers, Canon CAPSL printers, HTML format
7(still alpha), and typewriter-like devices. Also included is a modified
8version of the Berkeley -me macros, an enhanced version of the X11
9xditview previewer, and an implementation of the -mm macros contributed
10by Joergen Haegg (jh@axis.se).
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12See the file INSTALL for installation instructions. You will require
13a C++ compiler.
| 12See the file INSTALL for installation instructions. You will require a
13C++ compiler.
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14
15The file NEWS describes recent user-visible changes to groff.
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17Groff is free software. See the file COPYING for copying permission.
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15The file NEWS describes recent user-visible changes to groff.
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17Groff is free software. See the file COPYING for copying permission.
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19The file PROBLEMS describes various problems that have been
20encountered in compiling, installing, and running groff.
| 19The file PROBLEMS describes various problems that have been encountered
20in compiling, installing, and running groff.
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22For the moment, the documentation assumes that you are already
23familiar with the Unix versions of troff, -man, -ms and the
24preprocessors.
| 22For the moment, the documentation assumes that you are already familiar
23with the Unix versions of troff, -man, -ms, and the preprocessors.
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25
26The most recent released version of groff is always available by
27anonymous ftp from ftp.gnu.org in the directory pub/gnu/groff.
28
29A CVS repository is now available, containing the current development
30version of groff. You can access it with the commands
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32 export CVSROOT=:pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.ffii.org:/var/cvs
33 cvs login
34 cvs -z9 co groff
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36(if the prompt for the password appears, just press the enter key).
37After a successful login you no longer need the first two commands; an
38update of a checked out repository should be done with
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25The most recent released version of groff is always available by
26anonymous ftp from ftp.gnu.org in the directory pub/gnu/groff.
27
28A CVS repository is now available, containing the current development
29version of groff. You can access it with the commands
30
31 export CVSROOT=:pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.ffii.org:/var/cvs
32 cvs login
33 cvs -z9 co groff
34
35(if the prompt for the password appears, just press the enter key).
36After a successful login you no longer need the first two commands; an
37update of a checked out repository should be done with
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40 cvs -z9 update -d
| 39 cvs -z9 update -dP
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42Please read the info pages of cvs for further details.
43
44Alternatively, you can download snapshots (which are updated twice a
45day) from
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47 ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/groff/devel/groff-current.tar.gz
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49or a diff file relative to the latest official groff release as
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51 ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/groff/devel/groff-<version>-current.diff.gz
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41Please read the info pages of cvs for further details.
42
43Alternatively, you can download snapshots (which are updated twice a
44day) from
45
46 ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/groff/devel/groff-current.tar.gz
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48or a diff file relative to the latest official groff release as
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50 ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/groff/devel/groff-<version>-current.diff.gz
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| 52Assuming that groff-<version>.tar.gz and
53groff-<version>-current.diff.gz are in the same directory, do the
54following to apply the diff file:
55
56 tar xzvf groff-<version>.tar.gz
57 cd groff-<version>
58 gunzip -c ../groff-<version>-current.diff.gz | patch -p1
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53Please report bugs using the form in the file BUG-REPORT; the idea of
54this is to make sure that FSF has all the information it needs to fix
55the bug. At the very least, read the BUG-REPORT form and make sure
56that you supply all the information that it asks for. Even if you are
| 60Please report bugs using the form in the file BUG-REPORT; the idea of
61this is to make sure that FSF has all the information it needs to fix
62the bug. At the very least, read the BUG-REPORT form and make sure
63that you supply all the information that it asks for. Even if you are
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57not sure that something is a bug, report it using BUG-REPORT: this
58will enable us to determine whether it really is a bug or not.
| 64not sure that something is a bug, report it using BUG-REPORT: this will
65enable us to determine whether it really is a bug or not.
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59
60Three mailing lists are available:
61
62 bug-groff@gnu.org for reporting bugs
63 groff@gnu.org for general discussion of groff
64 groff-commit@ffii.org a read-only list showing logs of
65 commitments to the CVS repository
66
67Note that groff@gnu.org is an alias for groff@ffii.org; you must be
68subscribed to the `groff' and `groff-commit' lists to send mails.
69
70To subscribe, send a mail to <list>-request@<domain> (example:
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67Three mailing lists are available:
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69 bug-groff@gnu.org for reporting bugs
70 groff@gnu.org for general discussion of groff
71 groff-commit@ffii.org a read-only list showing logs of
72 commitments to the CVS repository
73
74Note that groff@gnu.org is an alias for groff@ffii.org; you must be
75subscribed to the `groff' and `groff-commit' lists to send mails.
76
77To subscribe, send a mail to <list>-request@<domain> (example:
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71groff-request@ffii.org) with the word `subscribe' in either the
72subject or body of the email (don't include the quotes).
| 78groff-request@ffii.org) with the word `subscribe' in either the subject
79or body of the email (don't include the quotes).
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74GNU groff was written by James Clark <jjc@jclark.com>. It is now
75maintained by Ted Harding <ted.harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk> and Werner
76Lemberg <wl@gnu.org>.
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81GNU groff was written by James Clark <jjc@jclark.com>. It is now
82maintained by Ted Harding <ted.harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk> and Werner
83Lemberg <wl@gnu.org>.
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