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Re: [Groff] Extending refer
From: |
Bernd Warken |
Subject: |
Re: [Groff] Extending refer |
Date: |
Tue, 2 Sep 2014 17:41:33 +0200 |
> Von: "Werner LEMBERG" <address@hidden>
>
>
> > I will right `addlib', but that will take some time. Would it be
> > possible and reasonable to use the already existing Heirloom
> > programs? Maybe some help from the Heirloom team might be very
> > helpful.
>
> For license reasons, this wouldn't be possible. On the other hand:
> Why not simply point (in the manpages) to the Heirloom implementations
> of those tools in case they do everything right? This would save work
> that maybe is spent more useful elsewhere...
With the license, you are right.
I'm planning to create 1 or more refer databases. For that I need at
least `addlib', the writing of which seems to be easy. I will use the
`Perl' programming language, such that the `groff addlib' will be
compatible, but not stolen.
Bernd Warken