Re: [Groff] macro wrappers

[Andrew Koenig]

>> When groff wraps preexisting macros, it does so by generating
>> files similar to the following:
>> 
>> .cp 1
>> .so /usr/share/lib/tmac/s
>> 
>> Doesn't this leave the user with compatibility mode on, regardless
>> of whether or not the user has requested it?

Werner> Yes, this is intentional.

But that means that if I say

    groff -ms mydoc.ms

then mydoc.ms might or might not be processed in compatibility
mode, depending on whether -ms gets a wrapper for the Unix macros.

If that behavior is intentional, there must be some kind of
advantage associated with it, but I don't understand what it is.