Hi Peter,
> If the order of the groff pipeline is responsible for Erich's problem
> (soelim needs to come before preconv), is this something to change or
> something to document?
Change has been mooted in the past, including by Werner.
Some old relevant threads.
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2006-01/msg00022.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2010-01/msg00058.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2012-12/msg00030.html
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