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Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old docume
From: |
G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents |
Date: |
Sun, 13 Oct 2024 04:24:39 -0500 |
Hi Joerg,
At 2024-10-13T11:03:52+0200, joerg van den hoff wrote:
> but I really believe the line should never have been deleted in the
> first place (I think the working hypothesis should better be "even if
> I do not see why it is there and even if it seems superfluous to me,
> it is there for a reason"
I think a better hypothesis is "have good automated test coverage", so
that you can delete stale code and otherwise refactor.
Our test coverage may have been inadequate here; I'll see what I can do
about it.
> (and, of course, I personally believe the same is true for the .IX
> removal ;)).
If you've read my earlier messages about this, then maybe you can answer
some questions.
What is `IX`'s interface on the following ms implementations? By
"interface", I mean not only "what arugments does the macro accept?",
but "what output or result can the macro user rely upon?".
1. DWB 3.3
2. Solaris 10
3. Solaris 11
4. groff 1.22.4
Regards,
Branden
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- Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents, (continued)
- Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents, G. Branden Robinson, 2024/10/02
- Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents, G. Branden Robinson, 2024/10/02
- Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents, Deri, 2024/10/03
- Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents, joerg van den hoff, 2024/10/04
- Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents, G. Branden Robinson, 2024/10/04
- Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents, joerg van den hoff, 2024/10/13
- Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents,
G. Branden Robinson <=
- Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents, joerg van den hoff, 2024/10/13
- Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents, G. Branden Robinson, 2024/10/13
- Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents, joerg van den hoff, 2024/10/13
- Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents, Dave Kemper, 2024/10/13
- Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents, G. Branden Robinson, 2024/10/03
- Re: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents, Deri, 2024/10/03
- Regressions in UTP document (was: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents), G. Branden Robinson, 2024/10/03
- Re: Regressions in UTP document (was: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents), G. Branden Robinson, 2024/10/03
- Re: Regressions in UTP document (was: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents), G. Branden Robinson, 2024/10/03
- Re: Regressions in UTP document (was: removing the .IX macro from the ms package in 1.23 breaks old documents), G. Branden Robinson, 2024/10/04