Re: [Groff] new groff directory structure

[Werner LEMBERG]

> > OK.  The planned wrapper programs will be extremely simple: Just
> > evaluating the GROFF_VERSION environment variable, building a path
> > with it, and calling a binary using that path.
> 
> This will work, but I think it would be a good idea to have this
> indirect invocation be a configure-time option.  Running an extra
> program wastes system resources, which on some systems might be
> significant.

What about exec* (resp. spawn*)?  I thought that these functions
simply overlay the parent process (we don't need to return), avoiding
such a waste.  The only penalty would be minimal slower execution.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.


    Werner