The 3 disruptive changes are done. At 2021-06-26T12:35:42+0200, Ingo Schwarze wrote: > G. Branden Robinson wrote on Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 01:48:15AM +1000: > > I'm [...] seeking feedback on three _structural_ changes to the > > groff repo and/or the source distribution. > > > > 1. "Skip the stripper". Mooted several times on this list in the > > past, this proposal to stop shipping some macro packages (hdtbl, > > mdoc, and "me") in a condensed, hard-to-read form akin to > > JavaScript minification already enjoys a consensus, but was > > shelved on perceived scheduling grounds. > > <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55091> > > Yes! Do it, pretty please.
Done. > > 2. Move grog from src/roff to src/utils. I mooted this on 5 June. > > I already drastically altered grog's internal structure, making > > it a stand-alone script.[1] > > <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2021-06/msg00003.html> > > https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?60788 > > No strong opinion on that one. I guess it makes sense that you did > that. Done. > > 3. Rename "an-old.tmac" to simply "an.tmac". [...] I propose now > > to [permit] the "an" package to reclaim its proper name among the > > macro package file names. > > [<https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?60789>] > > For what it's worth, that's already what mandoc(1) does: > 1. With -man, process man(7) only. > 2. Woth -mdoc, process mdoc(7) only. > 3. With -mandoc, auto-detect, [...] Done. The greater symmetry in option handling between groff(1) and mandoc(1) here is pleasing. As Lieutenant Commander Dexter Remmick said in _Star Trek: The Next Generation_, "we seek peaceful coexistence!" ;-) > > This would be a NEWS-worthy item because the "-man" argument to > > groff (or nroff, or troff) would no longer load the andoc > > wrapper. > > Yes. I made this update, along with several other documentation changes. If there are any stale references to an-old or the previous behavior of an.tmac or man.tmac, I am unaware of them and would appreciate reports. Thanks to everyone who spoke up for their feedback and encouragement. Regards, Branden
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