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Re: [Groff] ".if '...'...' \# comments ..." Bug?


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: Re: [Groff] ".if '...'...' \# comments ..." Bug?
Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 19:10:38 +0200 (CEST)

> I noticed an odd behavior using groff 1.18 with the .if request and
> '...'...' expression.  The following request sequence operates as
> expected:
> 
>     .if '\*[FunctionalVerificationAspectsFigure]'' \
>     .  ds FunctionalVerificationAspectsFigure 999
> 
> If string register FunctionalVerificationAspectsFigure is null, the
> .ds request initializes it.  However, when the .if request has \#
> comment appended to the line:
> 
>     .if '\*[FunctionalVerificationAspectsFigure]'' \# formatting of this
>     .  ds FunctionalVerificationAspectsFigure 999
> 
> the .ds request is unconditionally executed, independent of the
> value of FunctionalVerificationAspectsFigure.

I'm not sure whether this has been fixed already in 1.19, but with
the CVS it works as *you* expect (sorry, Alejandro :-).


    Werner


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