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| <b>mdocml</b> – mdoc macro compiler |
<B>mdocml</B> – mdoc macro compiler |
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| <h1> |
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| DESCRIPTION |
DESCRIPTION |
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| <span class="nm">mdocml</span> is a suite of tools compiling “-mdoc”, the roff macro package |
<SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> is a suite of tools compiling <Q>-mdoc</Q>, the roff macro package |
| of choice for BSD manual pages, and “-man”, the predominant historical package for UNIX |
of choice for BSD manual pages, and <Q>-man</Q>, the predominant historical package for UNIX |
| manuals. The mission of <span class="nm">mdocml</span> is to deprecate <a |
manuals. The mission of <SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> is to deprecate <A |
| href="http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/" class="external">groff</a>, the GNU roff implementation, for |
HREF="http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/" CLASS="external">groff</A>, the GNU roff implementation, for |
| displaying -mdoc pages whilst providing token support for -man. |
displaying -mdoc pages whilst providing token support for -man. |
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| Why? groff amounts to over 5 MB of source code, most of which is C++ and all of which is GPL. It runs |
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 |
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). |
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| The core of <span class="nm">mdocml</span> is composed of the <i>libmdoc</i> and <i>libman</i> |
The core of <SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> is composed of the <i>libmdoc</i> and <i>libman</i> |
| validating compiler libraries. Both are simple, fast libraries operating on memory buffers, so they may |
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 <i> |
be used for a variety of front-ends (terminal-based, CGI and so on). The primary front-end is <i> |
| mandoc</i>, which formats manuals for display on the terminal. |
mandoc</i>, which formats manuals for display on the terminal. |
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| INSTALLING SOURCES |
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| Sources correctly build and install on FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and Linux operating systems, tested |
The <SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> utility is a <A CLASS="external" HREF="http://bsd.lv/">BSD.lv |
| variously on i386, AMD64, alpha and others. The most current version is <span |
Project</A> member. |
| class="attn">@VERSION@</span>, dated <span class="attn">@VDATE@</span>. |
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SOURCES |
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| Snapshot source |
Sources correctly build and install on DragonFly BSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and GNU/Linux operating |
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systems, tested 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>. A full <A |
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| CVS sources are checkedout and snapshotted with version updates. These (and all historical snapshots) |
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| may be found in the <a href="/snapshots/">/snapshots/</a> directory. A full <a |
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<TABLE WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="Current Sources"> |
| % cd /tmp<br> |
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| % 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> |
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| % cd mdocml<br> |
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| % make all<br> |
<TD>Source archive</TD> |
| # make install |
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<A HREF="/snapshots/mdocml.tar.gz">/snapshots/mdocml.tar.gz</A> |
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(<A HREF="/snapshots/mdocml.md5">md5</A>) |
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<TD>Online source</TD> |
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<A CLASS="external" HREF="http://mdocml.bsd.lv/cgi-bin/cvsweb/?cvsroot=mdocml">cvsweb</A> |
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| Snapshot port/pkgsrc |
Downstream |
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| The source snapshot is automatically converted into OpenBSD, NetBSD and FreeBSD ports at <a |
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| href="/ports-openbsd/">/ports-openbsd/</a>, <a href="/ports-netbsd/">/ports-netbsd/</a> and <a |
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| href="/ports-freebsd/">/ports-freebsd/</a>, respectively. Please read the <a class="external" |
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| href="http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html">OpenBSD Ports FAQ</a>, the <a class="external" |
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| href="http://www.netbsd.org/docs/software/packages.html">NetBSD pkgsrc guide</a> or the <a |
<TD>DragonFly BSD</TD> |
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| href="http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html">FreeBSD ports |
<A HREF="http://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git/tree/HEAD:/usr.bin/mandoc" |
| guide</a>, first. |
CLASS="external">usr.bin/mandoc</A> |
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<TD>FreeBSD</TD> |
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<A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/textproc/mdocml/" |
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CLASS="external">ports/textproc/mdocml</A> |
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<TD>NetBSD</TD> |
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<A HREF="http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/external/bsd/mdocml/" |
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CLASS="external">src/external/bsd/mdocml</A> |
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<TD>OpenBSD</TD> |
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<A HREF="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/mandoc/" |
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CLASS="external">src/usr.bin/mandoc</A> |
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| OpenBSD port |
Historical |
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| # pkg_delete mdocml<br> |
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| # cd /usr/ports/textproc/<br> |
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| # rm -rf mdocml<br> |
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| # 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> |
<TD>Source archive</TD> |
| # cd mdocml<br> |
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| # make build<br> |
<A HREF="/snapshots/">/snapshots/</A> |
| # make install |
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| NetBSD pkgsrc |
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| # pkg_delete mdocml<br> |
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| # cd /usr/pkgsrc/textproc/<br> |
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| # rm -rf mdocml<br> |
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| # 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> |
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| # cd mdocml<br> |
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| # make build<br> |
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| # make install |
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| # pkg_delete -x mdocml<br> |
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| # cd /tmp<br> |
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| # 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> |
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| # cd mdocml<br> |
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| # make<br> |
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| # make install |
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| DOCUMENTATION |
DOCUMENTATION |
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These manuals are generated automatically and refer to the current snapshot. |
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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> |
<TD><A HREF="mandoc.1.html">mandoc(1)</A> (<A HREF="mandoc.1.txt">text</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><A HREF="mandoc_char.7.html">mandoc_char(7)</A> (<A HREF="mandoc_char.7.txt">text</A>)</TD> |
| <td>mandoc special characters</td> |
<TD>mandoc special characters</TD> |
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| <td><a href="mdoc.7.txt">mdoc(7)</a></td> |
<TD><A HREF="mdoc.7.html">mdoc(7)</A> (<A HREF="mdoc.7.txt">text</A>)</TD> |
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<TD>mdoc language reference</TD> |
| <td>mdoc language reference</td> |
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<TD><A HREF="man.7.html">man(7)</A> (<A HREF="man.7.txt">text</A>)</TD> |
| <td><a href="man.7.txt">man(7)</a></td> |
<TD>man language reference</TD> |
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| <td>man language reference</td> |
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<TD><A HREF="manuals.7.html">manuals(7)</A> (<A HREF="manuals.7.txt">text</A>)</TD> |
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<TD>a guide to writing UNIX manuals</TD> |
| <td><a href="manuals.7.txt">manuals(7)</a></td> |
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| <td></td> |
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| <td>a guide to writing UNIX manuals</td> |
<TD><A HREF="mdoc.3.html">mdoc(3)</A> (<A HREF="mdoc.3.txt">text</A>)</TD> |
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<TD>mdoc macro compiler library</TD> |
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| <td><a href="mdoc.3.txt">mdoc(3)</a></td> |
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<TD><A HREF="man.3.html">man(3)</A> (<A HREF="man.3.txt">text</A>)</TD> |
| <td>mdoc macro compiler library</td> |
<TD>man macro compiler library</TD> |
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| <td>man macro compiler library</td> |
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