Re: [Groff] Comments affecting groff output?

[Tadziu Hoffmann]

> I  have come across a very strage situation in which
> the behaviour of groff seems to depend on:
>
>   a.  whether it happens in a diversion or not and
>   b.  the presence of a comment.


Multiline conditionals are a bit tricky.
The following conditionals should work:

  .if condition stuff

  .if condition \
  stuff

  .if condition \{stuff\}

  .if condition \{\
  stuff\}

  .if condition \{\
  stuff
  more stuff\}

  .if condition \{\
  stuff
  more stuff
  .\}

  .if condition \{.\" comment
  stuff
  more stuff
  .\}

Note the "dot" version of the comment in the last example.