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Re: [groff] Loss of MSVC support
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John Gardner |
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Re: [groff] Loss of MSVC support |
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Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:18:15 +1100 |
> I run groff on windows a lot, but via cygwin, which I
> believe means that mainline POSIX stuff works. I am
> inclined to think that if you like the groff toolset,
> you are likely to want other Unix capability, too,
> and thus gravitate towards facilities like cygwin.
I admit I don't have much to contribute to this discussion, but I haven't
seen GOW mentioned yet, so I figure I'd bring it up for those who'd be
interested:
https://github.com/bmatzelle/gow
GOW stands for "GNU on Windows"; it's a lightweight alternative to Cygwin.
Makes developing on Windows so much more bearable...
On Thu, 14 Feb 2019 at 08:58, Doug McIlroy <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> I run groff on windows a lot, but via cygwin, which I
> believe means that mainline POSIX stuff works. I am
> inclined to think that if you like the groff toolset,
> you are likely to want other Unix capability, too,
> and thus gravitate towards facilities like cygwin.
>
>
>
[groff] Loss of MSVC support, Doug McIlroy, 2019/02/13
[groff] Loss of MSVC support, Doug McIlroy, 2019/02/13
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Re: [groff] Loss of MSVC support, Doug McIlroy, 2019/02/13
Re: [groff] Loss of MSVC support, Doug McIlroy, 2019/02/13