groff 1.17.1 is available

[Werner LEMBERG]

groff 1.17.1 has been released.  It is available from
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/ and mirrors of that site (see list of
mirror sites at http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html).  Current snapshots
are available from ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/groff/devel/

groff is the GNU implementation of troff, a document formatting
system.  Included in this release are implementations of troff, pic,
eqn, tbl, grn, refer, -man, -mdoc, and -ms macros, and drivers for
PostScript, TeX dvi format, HP LaserJet 4 printers, Canon CAPSL
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.

See below for the relevant snippet from the NEWS file.

Bug reports should go to address@hidden

Enjoy!


   Werner


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VERSION 1.17.1
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This is mainly a bug-fixing release.

Troff
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o Two new requests `de1' and `am1' which are similar to `de' and `am'
  but with compatibility mode disabled during expansion of macros
  defined by them.

o Added request `brp'.  This is the same as `\p'.

o Similar to other versions of troff, `.ns' now works in all
  diversions, not only in the top-level one.

o New read-only number register `.ns'.  Returns 1 if in no-space mode,
  0 otherwise.

Nroff
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o Options -p (pic) and -t (tbl) added.

o The environment variable GROFF_BIN_PATH is now checked before PATH
  for finding groff.

Grohtml
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o New option `-D dir' to specify a directory in which all images are
  placed.

o New option `-I stem' to specify an image name stame.  If not given,
  `grohtml-XXX' is used (`XXX' is the process ID).