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| <span class="nm">mdocml</span> is a suite of tools compiling “-mdoc”, the roff macro |
<span class="nm">mdocml</span> is a suite of tools compiling “-mdoc”, the roff macro package |
| package of choice for BSD manual pages. The mission of <span class="nm">mdocml</span> is to deprecate |
of choice for BSD manual pages, and “-man”, the predominant historical package for UNIX |
| <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/" class="external">groff</a>, the GNU roff implementation, |
manuals. The mission of <span class="nm">mdocml</span> is to deprecate <a |
| for displaying -mdoc pages. |
href="http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/" class="external">groff</a>, the GNU roff implementation, for |
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displaying -mdoc pages whilst providing token support for -man. |
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| The core of <span class="nm">mdocml</span> is the libmdoc library, a validating scanner-parser producing |
The core of <span class="nm">mdocml</span> is composed of the <i>libmdoc</i> and <i>libman</i> |
| intermediate-form output from -mdoc input. libmdoc is a simple, fast library operating on memory |
validating compiler libraries. Both are simple, fast libraries operating on memory buffers, so they may |
| buffers, so it can be used for a variety of front-ends (terminal-based, CGI and so on). |
be used for a variety of front-ends (terminal-based, CGI and so on). The primary front-end is <i> |
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mandoc</i>, which formats manuals for display on the terminal. |
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| The primary front-end is <span class="man">mandoc(1)</span>, which formats -mdoc manuals for display on |
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| the terminal. The <span class="man">mandoc(1)</span> utility is intended to deprecate usage of <a |
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| <span class="attn">Please submit patches, bug reports and suggestions!</span> Although a significant |
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| implementation exists, work remains for the backend library and especially the front-end utilities. See |
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| Sources correctly build and install on FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and Linux operating systems, tested |
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. The most current version is <span |
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class="attn">@VERSION@</span>, dated <span class="attn">@VDATE@</span>. |
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| The most current version is <span class="attn">@VERSION@</span>, dated |
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| Snapshot source |
Snapshot source |
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| CVS sources are checkedout and snapshotted with version updates. These may be found in the <a |
CVS sources are checkedout and snapshotted with version updates. These (and all historical snapshots) |
| href="/snapshots/">/snapshots/</a> directory. |
may be found in the <a href="/snapshots/">/snapshots/</a> directory. A full <a |
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href="/snapshots/ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a> is written with each new snapshot. |
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| % cd /tmp<br> |
% cd /tmp<br> |
| % ftp -V -o- http://mdocml.bsd.lv/snapshots/mdocml.tar.gz | tar -zvxf -<br> |
% ftp -V -o- <a href="http://mdocml.bsd.lv/snapshots/mdocml.tar.gz"> |
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http://mdocml.bsd.lv/snapshots/mdocml.tar.gz</a> | tar -zvxf -<br> |
| % cd mdocml<br> |
% cd mdocml<br> |
| % make all<br> |
% make all<br> |
| % make regress<br> |
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| # make install |
# make install |
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| OpenBSD port |
OpenBSD port |
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Note: the <span class="nm">mdocml</span> utility is part of OpenBSD's base system at <a |
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href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/mandoc/">usr.bin/mandoc</a>. Please use this |
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instead of the provided port. |
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| # pkg_delete mdocml<br> |
# pkg_delete mdocml<br> |
| # cd /usr/ports/textproc/<br> |
# cd /usr/ports/textproc/<br> |
| # rm -rf mdocml<br> |
# rm -rf mdocml<br> |
| # ftp -V -o- http://mdocml.bsd.lv/ports-openbsd/mdocml.tar.gz | tar -zvxf -<br> |
# ftp -V -o- <a href="http://mdocml.bsd.lv/ports-openbsd/mdocml.tar.gz"> |
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http://mdocml.bsd.lv/ports-openbsd/mdocml.tar.gz</a> | tar -zvxf -<br> |
| # cd mdocml<br> |
# cd mdocml<br> |
| # make build<br> |
# make build<br> |
| # make install |
# make install |
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| NetBSD pkgsrc |
NetBSD pkgsrc |
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Note: a pkgsrc port is maintained in-tree at <a |
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href="http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/pkgsrc/textproc/mdocml/">textproc/mdocml</a>. Please use this |
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instead of the provided pkgsrc. |
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| # pkg_delete mdocml<br> |
# pkg_delete mdocml<br> |
| # cd /usr/pkgsrc/textproc/<br> |
# cd /usr/pkgsrc/textproc/<br> |
| # rm -rf mdocml<br> |
# rm -rf mdocml<br> |
| # ftp -V -o- http://mdocml.bsd.lv/ports-netbsd/mdocml.tar.gz | tar -zvxf -<br> |
# ftp -V -o- <a href="http://mdocml.bsd.lv/ports-netbsd/mdocml.tar.gz"> |
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http://mdocml.bsd.lv/ports-netbsd/mdocml.tar.gz</a> | tar -zvxf -<br> |
| # cd mdocml<br> |
# cd mdocml<br> |
| # make build<br> |
# make build<br> |
| # make install |
# make install |
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| FreeBSD port |
FreeBSD port |
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Note: a port is maintained in-tree at <a |
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href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/textproc/mdocml/">textproc/mdocml</a>. Please use |
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this instead of the provided port. |
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| # pkg_delete -x mdocml<br> |
# pkg_delete -x mdocml<br> |
| # cd /tmp<br> |
# cd /tmp<br> |
| # ftp -V -o- http://mdocml.bsd.lv/ports-freebsd/mdocml.tar.gz | tar -zvxf -<br> |
# ftp -V -o- <a href="http://mdocml.bsd.lv/ports-freebsd/mdocml.tar.gz"> |
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http://mdocml.bsd.lv/ports-freebsd/mdocml.tar.gz</a> | tar -zvxf -<br> |
| # cd mdocml<br> |
# cd mdocml<br> |
| # make<br> |
# make<br> |
| # make install |
# make install |
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DOCUMENTATION |
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<td><a href="mandoc.1.txt">mandoc(1)</a></td> |
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<td>format and display UNIX manuals</td> |
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<td><a href="mandoc_char.7.txt">mandoc_char(7)</a></td> |
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<td>mandoc special characters</td> |
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<td><a href="mdoc.7.txt">mdoc(7)</a></td> |
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<td>mdoc language reference</td> |
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<td><a href="man.7.txt">man(7)</a></td> |
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<td>man language reference</td> |
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<td><a href="manuals.7.txt">manuals(7)</a></td> |
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<td>a guide to writing UNIX manuals</td> |
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<td><a href="mdoc.3.txt">mdoc(3)</a></td> |
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<td>mdoc macro compiler library</td> |
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<td><a href="man.3.txt">man(3)</a></td> |
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<td>man macro compiler library</td> |
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| CONTACT |
CONTACT |
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| Please contact Kristaps, kris<a class="external" |
For all issues related to <span class="nm">mdocml</span>, contact Kristaps, kris<a class="external" |
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| If you'd like to submit patches, please contact us beforehand in case larger changes are pending but not |
If you want to receive a semi-automated mail-out of new versions, then please write with a message |
| checked in. If making a bug report, please make sure it's repeatable on the most current snapshot. |
subject of “subscribe mdocml” (or, symmetrically, “unsubscribe mdocml”). |
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