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Re: [Groff] strings on successive lines bug?


From: Dorai Sitaram
Subject: Re: [Groff] strings on successive lines bug?
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 14:19:54 -0400 (EDT)

Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> Hi Dorai,
> 
> > There seems to be a bug in the way strings on consecutive lines are
> > expanded.  Here is an example file.
> > 
> > .ds one 1
> > .ds two 2
> > .one
> > .two
> > 
> > Only the first string, .one, gets translated.
> 
> Before we go further, are you deliberating invoking a defined string
> using the macro syntax or would you prefer the string version?

Thanks.  For some reason, I didn't think to try \*
in my particular context.  

That the macro syntax has this unusual behavior
still seems anomalous though.

--d

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