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bug #61117: [troff] define semantics for an output line length of zero

Submitter:  G. Branden Robinson <gbranden>
Submitted:  Sat 04 Sep 2021 04:57:15 PM UTC
   
 
Category:  Core Severity:  1 - Wish
Item Group:  Feature change Status:  Rejected
Privacy:  Public Assigned to:  gbranden
Open/Closed:  Closed Planned Release:  None
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Sat 11 Sep 2021 08:23:39 PM UTC, comment #3: 

This doesn't seem to be necessary; per discussion with John Gardner, the semantics of a line length of 1u seem adequate.

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2021-09/msg00026.html

G. Branden Robinson <gbranden>
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Sat 04 Sep 2021 06:33:52 PM UTC, comment #2: 

Argh.  I really hate Savannah's lack of preview for new tickets being submitted.

G. Branden Robinson <gbranden>
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Sat 04 Sep 2021 06:29:21 PM UTC, comment #1: 

(Paste seemingly truncated, but see comment 12 in the linked bug, or the email list discussion at http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2021-09/msg00005.html.)

Dave <barx>
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Sat 04 Sep 2021 04:57:15 PM UTC, original submission:  

In bug #61089, John Gardner and I had the following exchange.


> > What do you expect the semantics of an output line length of zero to be?



> Like this:



    This is your line-length

    This
    is
    your
    line-
    length
    on
    drugs
-verbatim

> Basically, print as many characters as you can fit up until the next break opportunity (which could be whitespace or a hyphenation opportunity, depending on hyphenation settings).

I will take this issue to the groff@ list for discussion.

G. Branden Robinson <gbranden>
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