Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!jetson!john
From: john@jetson.UPMA.MD.US (John Owens)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.bugs
Subject: Re: troff2lj problems
Message-ID: <96@jetson.UPMA.MD.US>
Date: 12 Aug 88 14:30:23 GMT
References: <415@ctisbv.UUCP> <2642@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> <363@uwslh.UUCP> <5334@rpp386.UUCP>
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In article <5334@rpp386.UUCP>, jfh@rpp386.UUCP (John F. Haugh II) writes:
> plexus, in their transfinite wisdom, renamed the old troff to `otroff'
> and the new device independent troff has become `troff'.  a quick
> check of programs SCO includes with their text processing system
> reveals that only one troff is included.  and if murphy has his way,
> it is the WRONG one ;-)

I believe calling the C/A/T troff 'otroff' is a standard AT&T DWB
thing to do, as is calling ditroff 'troff'.  And yes, SCO's text
processing system only includes the old troff.  (We use Elan's Eroff
package, which includes DWB with numerous bug fixes, and laserjet and
postscript postprocessors.)


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