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Re: [groff] <DKIM> Design and Implementation of *roff
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Bertrand Garrigues |
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Re: [groff] <DKIM> Design and Implementation of *roff |
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Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:15:33 +0100 |
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Hi Yves,
On Fri, Nov 30 2018 at 10:28:53 AM, Yves Cloutier <address@hidden> wrote:
> I'm in search of any documentation that provides insight into the design
> and implementation of a *roff.
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> I know source code exists for a few implementations like Plan 9, Heirloom,
> Groff and Neatroff.
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> However what I'm in search of is something a bit more high-level than
> source code. Rather some design/implementation documentation that explains
> an *approach* to implementing a *roff.
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> Would anyone know if anything like this exists?
There is a (small) paragraph in groff documentation that briefly
describes how 'troff' processes the input: "5.32 gtroff Internals".
Could be enhanced later on.
Regards,
Bertrand Garrigues