[bug #65109] [troff] no diagnostic in nroff mode when composite character unavailable

[G. Branden Robinson]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?65109>

                 Summary: [troff] no diagnostic in nroff mode when composite
character unavailable
                   Group: GNU roff
               Submitter: gbranden
               Submitted: Wed 03 Jan 2024 12:04:47 AM UTC
                Category: Core
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Warning/Suspicious behaviour
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
         Planned Release: None


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Date: Wed 03 Jan 2024 12:04:47 AM UTC By: G. Branden Robinson <gbranden>
Compare and contrast.


$ printf '\\[a $]\n' | groff -z -Tps
troff:<standard input>:1: warning: special character 'u0061_0024' not defined
$ printf '\\[a $]\n' | groff -z -Tutf8
$

This appears to have something to do with the "unicode" directive in the
device description file.








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