=================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/Attic/index.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.83 retrieving revision 1.84 diff -u -p -r1.83 -r1.84 --- mandoc/Attic/index.sgml 2010/07/11 23:07:47 1.83 +++ mandoc/Attic/index.sgml 2010/07/21 09:59:52 1.84 @@ -15,13 +15,6 @@
- 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, libman, and libroff validating compiler libraries. All - 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 front-end is mandoc, which formats - manuals for display. + mdocml consists of the libmdoc, libman, and libroff validating compilers; and mandoc, which interfaces with the compiler libraries to format output for UNIX + terminals, XHTML, HTML, and PostScript. mdocml is a BSD.lv project.
- The mdocml suite 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, GNU/Linux, and many - other 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 architecture- and system-neutral, written in plain-old C. The most + current version is @VERSION@, dated @VDATE@. A full + ChangeLog (txt) is written with each release.
- These manuals are generated automatically and refer to the current snapshot. + These manuals are generated automatically and refer to the current snapshot.
man(3) |
man macro compiler library
-
- text | postscript
-
+
+ (text | postscript)
+
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man(7) |
man language reference
-
- text | postscript
-
+
+ (text | postscript)
+
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mandoc(1) |
format and display UNIX manuals
-
- text | postscript
-
+
+ (text | postscript)
+
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mandoc_char(7) |
mandoc special characters
-
- text | postscript
-
+
+ (text | postscript)
+
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mdoc(3) |
mdoc macro compiler library
-
- text | postscript
-
+
+ (text | postscript)
+
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mdoc(7) |
mdoc language reference
-
- text | postscript
-
+
+ (text | postscript)
+
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roff(3) |
roff macro compiler library
-
- text | postscript
-
+
+ (text | postscript)
+
|
roff(7) |
roff-mandoc language reference
-
- text | postscript
-
+
+ (text | postscript)
+
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- Copyright © 2008–2010 Kristaps Dzonsons, $Date: 2010/07/11 23:07:47 $
+ Copyright © 2008–2010 Kristaps Dzonsons, $Date: 2010/07/21 09:59:52 $
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