[bug #64484] [troff] .device and \X don't behave the same

[G. Branden Robinson]

Update of bug#64484 (group groff):

                  Status:                   Fixed => Need Info              
             Open/Closed:                  Closed => Open                   

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Follow-up Comment #9:

Having second thoughts about the direction in which I achieved parity here.

Maybe both `device` and `\X` should be reading their argument in copy mode.

Technically, though, that would break compatibility with AT&T troff.  However,
there are no cross-formatter conventions for the format or content of device
control commands in the first place, so I don't expect this to be a practical
issue.

Proposal/discussion thread:

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2024-01/msg00060.html


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