Re: [Groff] Choosing a portability target

[Werner LEMBERG]

> > A man page by default has to be defined in `traditional mode'
> > (.cp 1).  If groff extensions are used it should call
> >
> >   .do nr _C \n[.C]
> >   .cp 0
> >
> >   ... man page ...
> >
> >   .cp \n[.C]
> >
> > [Another thing to mention in the forthcoming man writer's guide.]
>
> I've been removing those calls to test that the groff pages still
> work in traditional mode.  They do.  So it's unclear that this is
> still a requirement.  I've been meaning to mention that I doubt the
> groff_diff description is still accurate.

???  Things like \[rs] will definitely fail in classical troff
implementations.  So what do you mean with `traditional mode'?

What accuracy problems in groff_diff have you encountered?


    Werner