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Re: [Groff] Dueling versions of GROFF for Windows


From: Kees Zeelenberg
Subject: Re: [Groff] Dueling versions of GROFF for Windows
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 16:28:12 +0200

I agree with these comments. The DJGPP-version is usually the fastest, since it 
uses much less
overhead for emulating the Unix-functions. The Cygwin-version at Franken 
includes Grap; DJGPP
doesn't (yet ?).

Kees

----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
Van: "Werner LEMBERG" <address@hidden>
Aan: <address@hidden>
CC: <address@hidden>
Verzonden: zaterdag 26 augustus 2000 09:31
Onderwerp: Re: [Groff] Dueling versions of GROFF for Windows


>
> > 1. WinGROFF
>
> I think that the author will eventually port the latest version also.
>
> > 2. cygwin version
>
> > Can anyone comment on the relative merits of these two versions of
> > GROFF for Windows?
>
> Since groff is a command line oriented program, there should be no
> differences.
>
> There are two more ports usable for Windows using djgpp resp. a native
> MS compiler.  The latter is incomplete, though.  Please check the
> files MORE.STUFF and README.WIN32 in the groff distribution.
>
> I believe that the djgpp port is adapted best to MS-DOS behaviour, but
> I can't tell anything about Windows.
>
> It basically depends on your preferred environment which groff port
> you should use since most compilers usually have large run-time
> environment DLLs to provide/emulate UNIX functions not available on
> Windows.  If all your UNIX programs come from, say, the cygwin
> project, it probably makes sense to use a cygwin port of groff also.
>
>
>     Werner
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