Re: [Groff] question on "groff"

[Kees Zeelenberg]

The ms-macros from groff are indeed compatible with those from troff. As long 
as your own
macros don't rely on some internal mechanism or variables of the ms-macros, it 
should be
possible to compile all your old troff-papers with groff. In fact the original 
troff ms-macros
are still available from http://plan9.bell-labs.com/7thEdMan/, and can be used 
when groff is
called with compatibility mode on (-C); it usually gives quite acceptable 
results.

Kees

----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
Van: "Ralph Corderoy" <address@hidden>
Aan: "Richard Liu" <address@hidden>
CC: <address@hidden>
Verzonden: maandag 27 november 2000 22:21
Onderwerp: Re: [Groff] question on "groff"


>
> Hi Richard,
>
> > I was a frequent user of "Troff" with the "ms"-macros on the
> > Sun-workstation for a long period of time, and I like it a lot.
> > I wonder whether the "groff" installed on "Linux" works the same as
> > the "Troff" on "Unix"?       Moreover, is there a similar "ms"-macros
> > attached in the "groff" application to make the writing easier?
>
> groff is intended to be a replacement for troff and it does come with a
> set of ms macros although since I personally use mm I can't vouch for
> how compatible they are.  Looking at the groff_ms man page they claim
> to be very compatible.
>
> I'd highly recommend obtaining groff and seeing for yourself.
>
>
> Ralph.
>
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