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Date:      Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:43:55 -0800
From:      Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com>
To:        Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Bootstrapping issues with groff(1)
Message-ID:  <3A3663DB.2DA71F0E@cup.hp.com>
References:  <20001208181908.A12716@sunbay.com> <3A319751.D2C9E5AB@cup.hp.com> <20001209154347.A78374@sunbay.com> <3A329641.CC6D8447@cup.hp.com> <20001211094815.D96665@sunbay.com> <3A3509E9.F1D19305@cup.hp.com> <20001212102344.B92312@sunbay.com>

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Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> 
> > Let me rephrase the question: Did you modify the manpages to get it to
> > work with the new groff(1) or is the new groff(1) backward compatible
> > with the old groff(1)?
> >
> The new groff(1) is not always backwards compatible.

Ok, thanks. That's all I wanted to hear.

> OK, I will augment the USRDIRS then, add the groff to bootstrap-tools,
> and leave the better (if one exists) implementation to someone else.

Works for me.

thanks,

-- 
Marcel Moolenaar
  mail: marcel@cup.hp.com / marcel@FreeBSD.org
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