=================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/Attic/index.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.56 retrieving revision 1.109 diff -u -p -r1.56 -r1.109 --- mandoc/Attic/index.sgml 2010/05/08 09:23:04 1.56 +++ mandoc/Attic/index.sgml 2011/03/22 15:30:30 1.109 @@ -20,47 +20,46 @@
- mdocml is a suite of tools compiling -mdoc
, the roff macro package
- of choice for BSD manual pages, and -man
, the predominant historical package for UNIX
- manuals. The mission of mdocml is to deprecate groff, the GNU roff implementation, for
- displaying -mdoc pages whilst providing token support for -man.
+ mdocml is a suite of tools compiling -mdoc
, the
+ roff macro package of choice for BSD manual pages, and -man
, the
+ predominant historical package for UNIX manuals. The mission of mdocml is to
+ deprecate groff, the GNU troff
+ implementation, for displaying -mdoc pages whilst providing token support for -man.
Why? groff amounts to over 5 MB of source code, most of which is C++ and all of which is GPL. It runs slowly, produces uncertain output, and varies in operation from system to system. mdocml strives to fix - this (respectively small, C, ISC-licensed, fast and regular). + this (respectively small, C, ISC-licensed, fast and regular).
- The core of mdocml is composed of the libmdoc and libman - validating compiler libraries. Both are simple, fast libraries operating on memory buffers, so they may - be used for a variety of front-ends (terminal-based, CGI and so on). The primary front-end is - mandoc, which formats manuals for display on the terminal. + mdocml consists of the libmandoc validating + compiler and mandoc, which interfaces with the compiler library to format + output for UNIX terminals, XHTML, HTML, PostScript, and PDF. It is a BSD.lv project.
- The mdocml utility is a BSD.lv
- Project member.
+ Disambiguation: mdocml is often referred to by its installed binary,
+ mandoc
.
- Sources correctly build and install on DragonFly BSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and GNU/Linux operating - systems, tested variously on i386, AMD64, alpha, and others. The most current version is @VERSION@, dated @VDATE@. A full ChangeLog (txt) is written with each release. + mdocml is in plain-old ANSI C and should build and run on any UNIX system. + The most current version is @VERSION@, dated @VDATE@.
Online source | - cvsweb + cvsweb |
- DOCUMENTATION + DOCUMENTATION- These manuals are generated automatically and refer to the current snapshot. + These manuals are generated automatically and refer to the current snapshot.
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- - CONTACT -
- For all issues related to mdocml, contact Kristaps Dzonsons, kris...@bsd.lv.
+ See - If you want to receive a semi-automated mail-out of new releases, then please write with a message - subject of subscribe mdocml (or unsubscribe mdocml). - |
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- NEWS + CONTACT-
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+ + NEWS ++
+
+ + 07-01-2011: + version 1.10.9 + ++ Many back-end fixes have been implemented: argument handling (quoting), man improvements, error/warning classes, and many more. + +
+ Initial tbl functionality (see the
+
+ + 24-12-2010: + version 1.10.8 + ++ Significant improvements merged from OpenBSD downstream, including + +
+ Also overhauled the -Thtml and -Txhtml output modes. They now display readable output in arbitrary
+ browsers, including text-based ones like lynx. See HTML and XHTML manuals in the DOCUMENTATION section for examples. Attention: available style-sheet classes have been considerably
+ changed! See the example.style.css file for details.
+ Lastly, + See cvsweb for + historical notes. + +
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- Copyright © 2008–2010 Kristaps Dzonsons, $Date: 2010/05/08 09:23:04 $
+ Copyright © 2008–2011 Kristaps Dzonsons, $Date: 2011/03/22 15:30:30 $
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