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[bug #59425] [man, ms, mm]: drop compatibility wrapper feature
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Ingo Schwarze |
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[bug #59425] [man, ms, mm]: drop compatibility wrapper feature |
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Wed, 11 Nov 2020 07:27:10 -0500 (EST) |
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Follow-up Comment #3, bug #59425 (project groff):
Re: comment #2
>> nobody in their right mind would want to use non-groff macro packages with
groff.
> In principle, they should work find in compatibility mode.
The question is not so much whether they would work but why anybody would want
to do that. Groff has its own man, ms, and mm implementations and they are
compatible. The historical implementations have severe limitations and
provide no benefit i can see.
> Maybe we should make an official list of [things to retire soon].
Sure, if you want to. That can do no harm, even if it turns out to not be
complete.
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