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Re: [Groff] new groff directory structure
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Werner LEMBERG |
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Re: [Groff] new groff directory structure |
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Tue, 31 Oct 2000 12:30:18 +0100 (CET) |
> > OK. The planned wrapper programs will be extremely simple: Just
> > evaluating the GROFF_VERSION environment variable, building a path
> > with it, and calling a binary using that path.
>
> This will work, but I think it would be a good idea to have this
> indirect invocation be a configure-time option. Running an extra
> program wastes system resources, which on some systems might be
> significant.
What about exec* (resp. spawn*)? I thought that these functions
simply overlay the parent process (we don't need to return), avoiding
such a waste. The only penalty would be minimal slower execution.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Werner
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- Re: [Groff] new groff directory structure, Werner LEMBERG, 2000/10/28
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