start of patch 26-Nov-2017
(suggested archive name: pch26Nov17.Z)
It should be applied by changing directory to the root
of the source tree and using the command:
	patch -p0 < this_file

*** om.tmac-	2017-11-25 23:23:57.953039541 +0100
--- om.tmac	2017-11-26 03:40:36.340135569 +0100
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*** 15665,15678 ****
  .       ds $LAST_CHAR \\$1
  .       substring $LAST_CHAR -1
  .       if !\B'\\*[$LAST_CHAR]' \{\
- .          if !'\\$1'ROMAN' \{\
- .             LIST OFF
- .             return
- .          \}
- .          if !'\\$1'roman' \{\
- .             LIST OFF
- .             return
- .          \}
  .          tm1 "[mom]: You must append a number to the \\$1 argument to \\$0.
  .          tm1 "       The number should be the total number of items in this list.
  .          tm1 "       See the documentation.
--- 15665,15670 ----
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*** 15807,15812 ****
--- 15799,15818 ----
  .          ds $SEPARATOR\\n[#DEPTH]
  .          ds $PREFIX\\n[#DEPTH]
  .       \}
+ .       if '\\*[$LIST_ARG_1]'VARIABLE' \{\
+ .          if \\n[#NUM_ARGS]<2 \{\
+ .             tm1 "[mom]: You must append a value to the \\$1 argument of \\$0.
+ .             tm1 "       The value should be the width of the largest enumerator of items in this list.
+ .             tm1 "       See the documentation.
+ .             ab   [mom]: Aborting '\\n[.F]' at \\$0, line \\n[.c].
+ .          \}
+ .          nr #ARGS_TO_LIST 1
+ .          ds $ENUMERATOR\\n+[#DEPTH]
+ .          ds $ENUMERATOR_TYPE\\n[#DEPTH] variable
+ .          ds $ENUMERATOR_WIDTH\\n[#DEPTH] \\$2
+ .          ds $SEPARATOR\\n[#DEPTH]
+ .          ds $PREFIX\\n[#DEPTH]
+ .       \}
  .       if '\\*[$LIST_ARG_1]'PLAIN' \{\
  .          nr #ARGS_TO_LIST 1
  .          ds $ENUMERATOR\\n+[#DEPTH]
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*** 15848,15853 ****
--- 15854,15861 ----
  .       GET_ROMAN_INDENT
  .    if '\\*[$ENUMERATOR_TYPE\\n[#DEPTH]]'other' \
  .       nr #LIST_INDENT\\n[#DEPTH] \w'\\*[$ENUMERATOR\\n[#DEPTH]]\ '
+ .    if '\\*[$ENUMERATOR_TYPE\\n[#DEPTH]]'variable' \
+ .       nr #LIST_INDENT\\n[#DEPTH] \\*[$ENUMERATOR_WIDTH\\n[#DEPTH]]
  .    ll \\n[#CURRENT_L_LENGTH]u
  .    ie \\n[#DEPTH]=1 \{\
  .       ie \\n[#INDENT_ACTIVE]=1 \{\
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*** 16007,16012 ****
--- 16015,16022 ----
  .       \}
  .       if '\\*[$ENUMERATOR_TYPE\\n[#DEPTH]]'other' \
  .          PRINT \\*[$ENUMERATOR\\n[#DEPTH]]\\*[$SEPARATOR\\n[#DEPTH]]
+ .       if '\\*[$ENUMERATOR_TYPE\\n[#DEPTH]]'variable' \
+ .          PRINT  \\$1
  .    \}
  .    rr #SEP_TYPE
  .    EOL