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Werner LEMBERG |
Subject: |
[groff] 01/01: * doc/webpage.ms: Updates. |
Date: |
Fri, 10 Oct 2014 06:31:29 +0000 |
wl pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit d7496c446e14dd3fd7927e0b213a0d3efd316655
Author: Werner Lemberg <address@hidden>
Date: Fri Oct 10 08:30:16 2014 +0200
* doc/webpage.ms: Updates.
The README and NEWS sections are not yet synchronized, though.
---
ChangeLog | 6 +++++
doc/webpage.ms | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 91e1699..cdc0976 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2014-10-10 Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden>
+
+ * doc/webpage.ms: Updates.
+
+ The README and NEWS sections are not yet synchronized, though.
+
2014-10-09 Ingo Schwarze <address@hidden>
* Makefile.in: Let `clean' and `distclean' descend into gnulib.
diff --git a/doc/webpage.ms b/doc/webpage.ms
index 90f2c9b..dab01ff 100644
--- a/doc/webpage.ms
+++ b/doc/webpage.ms
@@ -56,37 +56,54 @@ Home of Groff (GNU Troff).
.DC T HIS mydarkred
is the home page for groff (\c
.URL http://\:www.gnu.org/ GNU
-Troff).
+Troff), which is a software typesetting package
+that reads plain text mixed with formatting commands
+and produces formatted output.
.
-Groff is a software typesetting package which reads plain text mixed with
-formatting commands and produces formatted output.
+Output may be PostScript or PDF, html,
+or ASCII/UTF8 for display at the terminal.
.
+Formatting commands may be either low-level typesetting requests
+(\[lq]primitives\[rq]) or macros from a supplied set.
+.
+Users may also write their own macros.
+.
+All three may be combined.
+
+Present on most Unix systems owing to its long association
+with Unix manuals (manpages),
+groff is capable of producing typographically sophisticated documents
+while consuming only minimal system resources.
+
The source code of the currently released versions of groff is
-available at the
-.URL "http://\:groff.ffii.org/\:groff/" "FFII host (Germany)" ,
-.URL "ftp://\:ftp.gnu.org/\:gnu/\:groff/" "GNU host (USA)" ,
-and its mirrors.
+available at the
+.URL "http://\:ftp.gnu.org/\:gnu/\:groff/" "GNU host"
+and its mirrors;
+the current development version is available from a
+.URL "https://\:savannah.gnu.org/\:git/\:?group=groff" "git repository" .
.
-The USA site also contains older, obsolete versions.
+The current version is 1.22.2 (07-Feb-2013).
+
+To view the git repository in your browser, use
+.URL "http://\:git.savannah.gnu.org/\:cgit/\:groff.git" \
+ "Savannah's cgit interface" .
.
-Development snapshots (produced twice a day from the development repository)
-can be downloaded from
-.URL "http://\:groff.ffii.org/\:groff/\:devel" here .
+There you can also download snapshots;
+simply click on a commit entry line to get the URL.
+
+Additional contributions can be found
+.URL "http://\:groff.ffii.org/\:groff/\:contrib/" here .
For a special version of groff on the Microsoft operating systems, see
-.URL "http://\:gnuwin32.sf.net/\:packages/\:groffl.htm" "Groff for Windows" .
+.URL "https://\:sf.net/\:projects/\:ezwinports/\:files/" \
+ "Groff for Windows"
+(version 1.21).
-Groff was originally written and maintained by James Clark, however it
+Groff was originally written and maintained by James Clark; it
is now maintained by
.MTO address@hidden:nessie.mcc.ac.uk "Ted Harding"
and
.MTO address@hidden:gnu.org "Werner Lemberg" .
-
-User issues lead:
-.MTO address@hidden:nessie.mcc.ac.uk "Ted Harding" .
-.br
-Technical issues lead:
-.MTO address@hidden:gnu.org "Werner Lemberg" .
.
.HR
.
@@ -97,6 +114,7 @@ The image at the top has been contributed by Imogen Mulley,
based on a similar picture found on the
.URL http://www.gnu.org "GNU server" .
.
+.
.SH
License
.LP
@@ -104,8 +122,7 @@ GNU troff is released under the
.URL http://\:www.gnu.org/\:copyleft/\:gpl.html "GNU Copyright License" .
The documentation is released under the
.URL http://\:www.gnu.org/\:copyleft/\:fdl.html "Free Documentation License" .
-Groff is an official GNU project as defined on
-.URL http://\:savannah.gnu.org savannah .
+.
.
.SH
README
@@ -136,6 +153,7 @@ compiling, installing, and running groff.
The file MORE.STUFF contains information about add-on packages useful for
groff.
.
+.
.SH
Repository and FTP access
.LP
@@ -173,6 +191,7 @@ gunzip -c ../groff-\[la]version\[ra]-current.diff.gz |
patch -p1
.fi
.in
.
+.
.SH
Groff dependencies
.LP
@@ -217,6 +236,7 @@ So the corresponding developer packages of your system must
be installed,
otherwise groff does not install gxditview and the -TX* devices.
In Debian, the developer packages are libxaw7-dev and libxmu-dev.
.
+.
.SH
Bug reports
.LP
@@ -228,6 +248,7 @@ Even if you are not sure that something is a bug, report it
using
BUG-REPORT: this enables us to determine whether it really is a bug or
not.
.
+.
.SH
Mailing lists
.LP
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