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Groff now supports HTML for the Web. Please see Groff Web Tips.
README | NEWS | License | Mailing list | Groff for Windows
Included in this release are implementations of troff, pic, eqn, tbl, refer, the -man macros and the -ms macros, and drivers for PostScript, TeX dvi format, HP LaserJet 4 printers, HTML format (still alpha), and typewriter-like devices. Also included is a modified version of the Berkeley -me macros, an enhanced version of the X11 xditview previewer, and an implementation of the -mm macros contributed by Jörgen Hägg jh@axis.se.
See the file INSTALL for installation instructions. You will require a C++ compiler.
The file NEWS describes recent user-visible changes to groff.
Groff is free software. See the file COPYING for copying permission.
The file PROBLEMS describes various problems that have been encountered in compiling, installing, and running groff.
For the moment, the documentation assumes that you are already familiar with the Unix versions of troff, -man, -ms and the preprocessors.
The most recent released version of groff is always available by anonymous ftp from ftp.gnu.org in the directory pub/gnu/groff.
A CVS repository is now available, containing the current development version of groff. You can access it with the commands:
export CVSROOT=:pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.ffii.org:/var/cvs
cvs login
cvs -z9 co groff
(if the prompt for the password appears, just press the enter key).
After a successful login you no longer need the first two commands; an
update of a checked out repository should be done with:
cvs -z9 update -d
Please read the info pages of cvs for further details.
Alternatively, you can download snapshots (which are updated twice a day) from:
ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/groff/devel/groff-current.tar.gz
or a diff file relative to the latest official groff release as:
ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/groff/devel/groff-[version]-current.diff.gz
Please report bugs using the form in the file BUG-REPORT; the idea of
this is to make sure that FSF has all the information it needs to fix
the bug. At the very least, read the BUG-REPORT form and make sure
that you supply all the information that it asks for. Even if you are
not sure that something is a bug, report it using BUG-REPORT: this
will enable us to determine whether it really is a bug or not.
Three mailing lists are available:
bug-groff@gnu.org for reporting bugs
groff@gnu.org for general discussion of groff
groff-commit@ffii.org a read-only list showing logs of
commitments to the CVS repository
Note that groff@gnu.org is an alias for groff@ffii.org; you must be
subscribed to the `groff' and `groff-commit' lists to send mails.
To subscribe, send e-mail to [list]-request@[domain] (example: groff-request@ffii.org) with the word `subscribe' in either the subject or body of the e-mail (don't include the quotes).
GNU groff was written by James Clark jjc@jclark.com. It is now maintained by Ted Harding Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk and Werner Lemberg wl@gnu.org.
This file describes recent user-visible changes in groff. Bug fixes are not described. There are more details in the man pages.
VERSION 1.12 ============Finally, there are new maintainers for groff. Mailing lists and a CVS repository are available also. See the file README for details. Not all reported bugs could be fixed, so please send e-mails again if something is still not working.
Most of the installation problems should have vanished now (most notably the $(tmac_wrap) bug).
There is now a man page called groff_man.man which documents the basics of the -man macros. It has been originally written by Susan G. Kleinmann sgk@debian.org.
A (still incomplete) groff reference manual in texinfo format originally contributed by Trent A. Fisher trent@gnurd.portland.or.us.
me.man and msafer.man have been renamed to groff_me.man resp. groff_msafer.man for consistency.
Default strings for macros in doc-common resp. tmac.an no longer contain the word `UNIX'.
groff should now be Y2k safe (fixes contributed by Paul Eggert eggert@twinsun.com).
Following the GNU standards, groff will now use the prefix `/usr/local/' as the default instead of replacing an existent groff binary.
groff, troff, nroff, and pic now support the -U flag to activate unsafe behaviour (without -msafer); the -S flag for using the -msafer macros is now the default.
Grohtml -------This is a new output device for producing HTML output contributed by Gaius Mulley gaius@glam.ac.uk. It is still very alpha but has been included into the distribution so that a lot of people have a chance to test it. Bug reports are highly welcome.
Grolj4 ------Duplex printing support has been contributed by Jeffrey Copeland jeff@opennt.com.
Soelim ------Added -I option for defining include paths (patch contributed by Peter Miller peterm@jna.com.au).
Gxditview ---------Fallback resources added (patch contributed by Larry Jones larry.jones@sdrc.com).
Will now support 8 gray levels.
mm --New version 1.32 (contributed by Jörgen Hägg jh@axis.com).
Guidelines, checkpoints, HTML techniques, curriculum and resources on supporting Web accessability for a broader audience is available at the Web Accessability Initiative (WAI) site.
If you need help or could contribute comments or Groff techniques to a Groff Accessable Web Library please consider joining us on our Mailing list.
If you are successfully using the new Groff HTML feature set you are welcome to share your results with others on our Mailing list.
Several people have contributed content and advice for this site. They include Werner Lemberg wl@gnu.org, Bernhard Reiter bernhard@uwm.edu, and Ted Harding Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk. Everyone's work is appreciated.
This site is hosted in Germany by FFII. It was updated 24 DEC 1999 by Eddie Maddox edma@ffii.org.