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Re: [Groff] Alas, I've hit a troff wall


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: Re: [Groff] Alas, I've hit a troff wall
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:26:52 +0100 (CET)

> I've hit a wall on the block column allocation thing.  I'm pretty
> sure my C++ for counting block-containing columns is correct and
> that the general theory of the emitted troff is sound (Werner
> thought so too when I described it).  I've checked in logic that
> will enable anyone to try out the new rule under the global flag
> 'experimental'.

There were typos which I hopefully have fixed now.

> But it doesn't work.  It leads to block columns widths that are too
> large.  The problem almost has to be in the troff generated by one
> of these two lines:

Again, it's too late today for continuing.  I suggest to do the
following:

  tbl TEST > TEST.tbl
  groff -man -mtrace TEST.tbl > TEST.ps 2> TEST.log

for better tracing.


    Werner




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