Re: [Groff] groff -v output

[Werner LEMBERG]

>   groff -v outputs:
> 
> GNU groff version 1.18
> Copyright (C) 1989-2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> GNU groff comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
> You may redistribute copies of groff and its subprograms
> under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
> For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYING.
> 
> called subprograms:
> 
> GNU troff (groff) version 1.18
> GNU grops (groff) version 1.18
> 
> 
>   Is the `subprograms' information intended?

Yes.

>  `-v' should only print version information, so there shouldn't be
>  any subprograms involved.

Why?  It is meant as an aid to identify the called subprograms.  Try
`groff -pet -v', for example.


    Werner