Re: [groff] [patch] do not strip mdoc macros

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Colin,

> It would follow from Bjarni's argument, if accepted, that it is
> objectively correct (a strong claim!) to install programs in scripting
> languages on user systems only after first stripping comments from
> them (or perhaps even only after also running them through a compiler,
> where available).

But sed, awk, perl, python, ... lex and parse once into an AST or
bytecode, removing the recurring cost of comments, etc. that impact
groff.  So I don't think it's an even comparison.

-- 
Cheers, Ralph.