Re: [Groff] man page in perlscript

[Werner LEMBERG]

> <standard input>:3: warning: `di';' not defined (probable missing space 
> after `di')
> <standard input>:4: warning: `ig00';' not defined (probable missing 
> space after
> `ig')
 
> what's the problem? is it groff? if i using "groff -man
> <programname>" it's the same (only more error messages).  Please
> help, i'm a newbie ;-)

groff needs a space after commands, i.e. `.ig 00' instead `.ig00'.  If
you want to use the latter, you have to activate the compatibility
mode with the -C command line option.

> BTW: where can i found a good documentation about the syntax from
> manpages?

The classical man pages are completely documented as groff_man.man,
coming with groff.

The alternative (more recent) mdoc format is under revision right now.


    Werner