mdocml is a suite of tools compiling “-mdoc”, the roff macro - package for BSD manual pages. The mission of mdocml is to deprecate groff, the GNU roff implementation, for - displaying BSD mdoc pages. + package of choice for BSD manual pages. The mission of mdocml is to deprecate + groff, the GNU roff implementation, + for displaying -mdoc pages.
@@ -39,21 +39,20 @@
The core of mdocml is the libmdoc library, a validating scanner-parser producing intermediate-form output from -mdoc input. libmdoc is a simple, fast library operating on memory - buffers, so it can be used for a variety of front-ends (terminal-based, CGI and so on). The primary - front-end is mandoc(1), which formats -mdoc manuals for display on the - terminal. + buffers, so it can be used for a variety of front-ends (terminal-based, CGI and so on).
- +- The mandoc(1) utility is intended to deprecate usage of mandoc(1), which formats -mdoc manuals for display on + the terminal. The mandoc(1) utility is intended to deprecate usage of groff for displaying mdoc manuals on the terminal.
- Please submit patches! Although a significant implementation exists, work - remains for the backend library and especially the front-end utilities. See the contact information below to submit patches and bug reports. + Please submit patches, bug reports and suggestions! Although a significant + implementation exists, work remains for the backend library and especially the front-end utilities. See + the contact information below for submissions.
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@Sources correctly build and install on FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and Linux operating systems, tested - variously on i386, AMD64, Alpha and others. + variously on i386, AMD64, alpha and others.
@@ -98,10 +97,12 @@
The source snapshot is automatically converted into OpenBSD, NetBSD and FreeBSD ports at /ports-openbsd/, /ports-netbsd/ and /ports-freebsd/, respectively. Please read the OpenBSD Ports FAQ, NetBSD pkgsrc guide or FreeBSD Ports Guide first. + href="/ports-freebsd/">/ports-freebsd/, respectively. Please read the OpenBSD Ports FAQ, the NetBSD pkgsrc guide or the FreeBSD ports + guide, first.