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+ DESCRIPTION -+ -- 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 +
+ mdocml is a suite of tools compiling + 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). - + -- The core of mdocml is composed of the libmdoc and libman + + 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. - - |
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- - INSTALLING SOURCES -+ -- Sources correctly build and install on FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and Linux operating systems, tested - variously on i386, AMD64, alpha and others. The most current version is @VERSION@, dated @VDATE@. - ++ The mdocml utility is a BSD.lv + Project member. + + |
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+ + SOURCES +-- Snapshot source -++ 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. + -- CVS sources are checkedout and snapshotted with version updates. These (and all historical snapshots) - may be found in the /snapshots/ directory. A full ChangeLog is written with each new snapshot. - ++ Current +-
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- Snapshot port/pkgsrc -++ Downstream +-- 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, the NetBSD pkgsrc guide or the FreeBSD ports - guide, first. - +
- OpenBSD port -++ Historical +-- Note: the mdocml utility is part of OpenBSD's base system at usr.bin/mandoc. Please use this - instead of the provided port. - +
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- # pkg_delete mdocml + These manuals are generated automatically and refer to the current snapshot. + -- NetBSD pkgsrc -+
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+ + CONTACT +-- Note: a pkgsrc port is maintained in-tree at textproc/mdocml. Please use this - instead of the provided pkgsrc. - ++ For all issues related to mdocml, contact Kristaps Dzonsons, kris...@bsd.lv. + -
- # pkg_delete mdocml + You may also subscribe to several mailing lists (these require subscription, which is moderated). An + archive is not yet available. + -- FreeBSD port -+
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+ + NEWS +-- Note: a port is maintained in-tree at textproc/mdocml. Please use - this instead of the provided port. - +
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| 07-04-2010 | ++ mdocml has been linked to the OpenBSD build. This + version incorporates many small changes, mostly from patches by OpenBSD, + allowing crufty manuals to slip by with warnings instead of erroring-out. Some + subtle semantic issues, such as punctuation scope, have also been fixed. + Lastly, some issues with -Thtml have been fixed, which + prompted an update to the online manual pages style + layout. Version: 1.9.23. + | +||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31-03-2010 | +
+ Version 1.9.22: adjusted merge of the significant work
+ by Ingo Schwarze in getting Xoblocks (block full implicit, e.g., + Itfor non-columnar lists) to work properly. This isn't enabled by + default: you must specify -DUGLY as a compiler flag + (see the Makefile for details). + |
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| 30-03-2010 | +
+ Version 1.9.20: more efforts to get roff instructions
+ in -man documents under control. Note that roff instructions embedded in
+ line-scoped, next-line macros (e.g. B) are not supported. Leading + punctuation for -mdoc macros, such as Fl ( ( a, are now correctly + handled. + |
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| 27-03-2010 | +
+ Version 1.9.18: many fixes (largely pertaining to
+ scope) and improvements (e.g., handling of apostrophe-control macros, which
+ fixes the strange BRseen in some macro output) to handling roff + instructions in -man documents. + |
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| 25-03-2010 | +
+ Version 1.9.17 highlights: accept perlpod standard preamble.
+ Also accept (and discard) de, dei, am, ami, and + igroff macro blocks. + |
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| 22-03-2010 | +
+ Version 1.9.16 highlights: inspired by patches and bug
+ reports by Ingo Schwarze, allowed -man to accept
+ non-printing elements to be nested within next-line scopes, such as br+ within Bor TH, which is valid roff. Longsoon architecture also + noted and Makefile cleaned up. + |
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| 18-02-2010 | +
+ Moved to our new BSD.lv home.
+ Version 1.9.15 highlights: XHTML is now an acceptable
+ output mode for mandoc(1); Xrmade more + compatible with groff; Vtfixed when invoked in SYNOPSIS; \\+ escape removed; end-of-line white-space detected for all lines; subtle bug + fixed in list display for some modes; compatibility layer checked in for + compilation in diverse UNIX systems; and column lengths handled correctly. + |
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