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bug #64450: [nroff] reclaim -e, -s flags for preprocessors?

Submitter:  G. Branden Robinson <gbranden>
Submitted:  Thu 20 Jul 2023 04:45:20 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  Core Severity:  1 - Wish
Item Group:  Feature change Status:  Need Info
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Mon 15 Jul 2024 02:16:21 AM UTC, comment #2: 


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> nroff preprocessor coverage can be expanded even without reclamation: the letters -g, -G, and -j are unused, and they respectively invoke the grn, grap, and chem preprocessors in groff.


I very recently decided against that.

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/groff.git/commit/?id=78394f9f5bbf22f7505c751c122f5b9c5f174073

G. Branden Robinson <gbranden>
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Mon 15 Jul 2024 02:11:52 AM UTC, comment #1: 

nroff preprocessor coverage can be expanded even without reclamation: the letters -g, -G, and -j are unused, and they respectively invoke the grn, grap, and chem preprocessors in groff.

This is very low priority, because any preprocessor can be run the traditional way (in a pipeline), so it adds no functionality, just a bit of convenience.

Dave <barx>
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Thu 20 Jul 2023 04:45:20 AM UTC, original submission:  

I think this would be cleaner, and AT&T-descended nroff is nearly dead.

Shop this idea on the list.

G. Branden Robinson <gbranden>
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