GSoC: BSD text tools

Eitan Adler lists at eitanadler.com
Tue May 25 15:33:39 UTC 2010


> No. Do not remove groff or associated tools from /usr/src !
> Roff has been in Unix /usr/src since '77 or earlier.
> A lot of people use tools from that descendancy as production tools.

So? If it isn't a very commonly used tool and isn't necessary for 99%
of cases I don't seem the harm of removing it from base and making it
a port?

>
> However if you just mean
>        "I'll be working on getting man to call XYZ rather than groff"
> then I have no comment.

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Eitan Adler


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