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  10                         <B>mdocml</B> &#8211; mdoc macro compiler, current version @VERSION@ (@VDATE@)
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  12                 <P CLASS="subhead">
  13                         Sources: <A HREF="/snapshots/mdocml.tar.gz">current</A>,
  14                         <A HREF="/cgi-bin/cvsweb/?cvsroot=mdocml">cvsweb</A>
  15                         (<A HREF="/snapshots/">archives</A>)
  16                         |
  17                         Binaries: <A
  18                         HREF="/binaries/mdocml-win32.zip">windows 32-bit</A>, <A
  19                         HREF="/binaries/mdocml-win64.zip">windows 64-bit</A>, <A
  20                         HREF="/binaries/mdocml-macosx.zip">mac os x</A>
  21                         (<A HREF="/binaries/">archives</A>)
  22                 </P>
  23                 <H1>
  24                         <A NAME="description">Description</A>
  25                 </H1>
  26                 <P>
  27                         <SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> is a suite of tools compiling <I><A HREF="mdoc.7.html">mdoc</A></I>, the roff macro
  28                         package of choice for BSD manual pages, and <I><A HREF="man.7.html">man</A></I>, the predominant historical package for
  29                         UNIX manuals.  The mission of <SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> is to deprecate <A
  30                         HREF="http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/" CLASS="external">groff</A>, the GNU troff implementation, for displaying <I>mdoc</I>
  31                         pages whilst providing token support for <I>man</I>.
  32                 </P>
  33                 <P>
  34                         Why?  groff amounts to over 5 MB of source code, most of which is C++ and all of which is GPL.  It runs slowly, produces
  35                         uncertain output, and varies in operation from system to system.  mdocml strives to fix this (respectively small, C, <A
  36                         CLASS="external" HREF="http://www.isc.org/software/license">ISC</A>-licensed, fast and regular).
  37                 </P>
  38                 <P>
  39                         <SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> consists of the <A HREF="mandoc.3.html">libmandoc</A> validating compiler and <A
  40                         HREF="mandoc.1.html">mandoc</A>, which interfaces with the compiler library to format output for UNIX terminals (with
  41                         support for wide-character locales), XHTML, HTML, PostScript, and PDF.
  42                         It also includes <A HREF="preconv.1.html">preconv</A>, for recoding multibyte manuals; and <A
  43                         HREF="mandocdb.8.html">mandocdb</A>, for indexing manuals.
  44                         It is a <A CLASS="external" HREF="http://bsd.lv/">BSD.lv</A> project.
  45                 </P>
  46                 <P>
  47                         <I>Disambiguation</I>: <SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> is often referred to by its installed binary, <Q>mandoc</Q>.
  48                 </P>
  49                 <H1>
  50                         <A NAME="sources">Sources</A>
  51                 </H1>
  52                 <P>
  53                         <SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> is in plain-old ANSI C and should build and run on any modern system.
  54                         To build and install into <I>/usr/local/</I>, just run <CODE>make install</CODE>.
  55                         Be aware: if you have an existing groff installation, this may overwrite its <B>preconv</B> binary.
  56                         The <A HREF="mandocdb.8.html">mandocdb</A> utility is not yet linked to the build; please <A HREF="#contact">contact
  57                         us</A> if you plan to use it.
  58                 </P>
  59                 <H1>
  60                         <A NAME="binaries">Binaries</A>
  61                 </H1>
  62                 <P>
  63                         Binary archives consist of pre-compiled binaries, manuals, and other necessary files.
  64                         Universal (Mac OS X) binaries are compiled for the PCC, i386, and x86_64 architectures.
  65                         Windows binaries are compiled with <A CLASS="external" HREF="http://www.mingw.org">MingW</A> for the 32-bit (i686) and
  66                         64-bit (x86_64) architectures.
  67                 </P>
  68                 <H1>
  69                         Downstream
  70                 </H1>
  71                 <P>
  72                         Several systems come bundled with <SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> utilities.
  73                         If your system does not appear below, the maintainers have not contacted me and it should not be considered
  74                         <Q>official</Q>.
  75                         Please <A HREF="#contact">contact us</A> if you plan on maintaining a downstream version!
  76                 </P>
  77                 <TABLE WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="Downstream Sources">
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  80                         <TBODY>
  81                                 <TR>
  82                                         <TD>DragonFly BSD</TD>
  83                                         <TD>
  84                                         <A HREF="http://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git/tree/HEAD:/usr.bin/mandoc"
  85                                                 CLASS="external">usr.bin/mandoc</A>
  86                                         </TD>
  87                                 </TR>
  88                                 <TR>
  89                                         <TD>FreeBSD</TD>
  90                                         <TD>
  91                                         <A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/textproc/mdocml/"
  92                                                 CLASS="external">ports/textproc/mdocml</A>
  93                                         </TD>
  94                                 </TR>
  95                                 <TR>
  96                                         <TD>NetBSD</TD>
  97                                         <TD>
  98                                         <A HREF="http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/external/bsd/mdocml/"
  99                                                 CLASS="external">src/external/bsd/mdocml</A>
 100                                         </TD>
 101                                 </TR>
 102                                 <TR>
 103                                         <TD>OpenBSD</TD>
 104                                         <TD>
 105                                         <A HREF="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/mandoc/"
 106                                                 CLASS="external">src/usr.bin/mandoc</A>
 107                                         </TD>
 108                                 </TR>
 109                         </TBODY>
 110                 </TABLE>
 111                 <H1>
 112                         <A NAME="documentation">Documentation</A>
 113                 </H1>
 114                 <P>
 115                         These manuals are generated automatically and refer to the current release.
 116                         They are the authoritative documentation for the <SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> system.
 117                 </P>
 118
 119                 <TABLE WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="Documentation">
 120                         <COL WIDTH="175">
 121                         <COL>
 122                         <TBODY>
 123                                 <TR>
 124                                         <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="mandoc.1.html">mandoc(1)</A></TD>
 125                                         <TD VALIGN="top">
 126                                                 format and display UNIX manuals
 127                                                         (<A HREF="mandoc.1.txt">text</A> |
 128                                                         <A HREF="mandoc.1.xhtml">xhtml</A> |
 129                                                         <A HREF="mandoc.1.pdf">pdf</A> |
 130                                                         <A HREF="mandoc.1.ps">ps</A>)
 131                                         </TD>
 132                                 </TR>
 133                                 <TR>
 134                                         <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="mandocdb.8.html">mandocdb(8)</A></TD>
 135                                         <TD VALIGN="top">
 136                                                 index UNIX manuals
 137                                                         (<A HREF="mandocdb.8.txt">text</A> |
 138                                                         <A HREF="mandocdb.8.xhtml">xhtml</A> |
 139                                                         <A HREF="mandocdb.8.pdf">pdf</A> |
 140                                                         <A HREF="mandocdb.8.ps">ps</A>)
 141                                         </TD>
 142                                 </TR>
 143                                 <TR>
 144                                         <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="preconv.1.html">preconv(1)</A></TD>
 145                                         <TD VALIGN="top">
 146                                                 recode multibyte UNIX manuals
 147                                                         (<A HREF="preconv.1.txt">text</A> |
 148                                                         <A HREF="preconv.1.xhtml">xhtml</A> |
 149                                                         <A HREF="preconv.1.pdf">pdf</A> |
 150                                                         <A HREF="preconv.1.ps">ps</A>)
 151                                         </TD>
 152                                 </TR>
 153                                 <TR>
 154                                         <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="mandoc.3.html">mandoc(3)</A></TD>
 155                                         <TD VALIGN="top">
 156                                                 mandoc macro compiler library
 157                                                         (<A HREF="mandoc.3.txt">text</A> |
 158                                                         <A HREF="mandoc.3.xhtml">xhtml</A> |
 159                                                         <A HREF="mandoc.3.pdf">pdf</A> |
 160                                                         <A HREF="mandoc.3.ps">ps</A>)
 161                                         </TD>
 162                                 </TR>
 163                                 <TR>
 164                                         <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="man.7.html">man(7)</A></TD>
 165                                         <TD VALIGN="top">
 166                                                 man language reference
 167                                                         (<A HREF="man.7.txt">text</A> |
 168                                                         <A HREF="man.7.xhtml">xhtml</A> |
 169                                                         <A HREF="man.7.pdf">pdf</A> |
 170                                                         <A HREF="man.7.ps">ps</A>)
 171                                         </TD>
 172                                 </TR>
 173                                 <TR>
 174                                         <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="eqn.7.html">eqn(7)</A></TD>
 175                                         <TD VALIGN="top">
 176                                                 eqn-mandoc language reference
 177                                                         (<A HREF="eqn.7.txt">text</A> |
 178                                                         <A HREF="eqn.7.xhtml">xhtml</A> |
 179                                                         <A HREF="eqn.7.pdf">pdf</A> |
 180                                                         <A HREF="eqn.7.ps">ps</A>)
 181                                         </TD>
 182                                 </TR>
 183                                 <TR>
 184                                         <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="mandoc_char.7.html">mandoc_char(7)</A></TD>
 185                                         <TD VALIGN="top">
 186                                                 mandoc special characters
 187                                                         (<A HREF="mandoc_char.7.txt">text</A> |
 188                                                         <A HREF="mandoc_char.7.xhtml">xhtml</A> |
 189                                                         <A HREF="mandoc_char.7.pdf">pdf</A> |
 190                                                         <A HREF="mandoc_char.7.ps">ps</A>)
 191                                         </TD>
 192                                 </TR>
 193                                 <TR>
 194                                         <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="mdoc.7.html">mdoc(7)</A></TD>
 195                                         <TD VALIGN="top">
 196                                                 mdoc language reference
 197                                                         (<A HREF="mdoc.7.txt">text</A> |
 198                                                         <A HREF="mdoc.7.xhtml">xhtml</A> |
 199                                                         <A HREF="mdoc.7.pdf">pdf</A> |
 200                                                         <A HREF="mdoc.7.ps">ps</A>)
 201                                         </TD>
 202                                 </TR>
 203                                 <TR>
 204                                         <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="roff.7.html">roff(7)</A></TD>
 205                                         <TD VALIGN="top">
 206                                                 roff-mandoc language reference
 207                                                         (<A HREF="roff.7.txt">text</A> |
 208                                                         <A HREF="roff.7.xhtml">xhtml</A> |
 209                                                         <A HREF="roff.7.pdf">pdf</A> |
 210                                                         <A HREF="roff.7.ps">ps</A>)
 211                                         </TD>
 212                                 </TR>
 213                                 <TR>
 214                                         <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="tbl.7.html">tbl(7)</A></TD>
 215                                         <TD VALIGN="top">
 216                                                 tbl-mandoc language reference
 217                                                         (<A HREF="tbl.7.txt">text</A> |
 218                                                         <A HREF="tbl.7.xhtml">xhtml</A> |
 219                                                         <A HREF="tbl.7.pdf">pdf</A> |
 220                                                         <A HREF="tbl.7.ps">ps</A>)
 221                                         </TD>
 222                                 </TR>
 223                         </TBODY>
 224                 </TABLE>
 225                 <H1>
 226                         <A NAME="contact">Contact</A>
 227                 </H1>
 228                 <P>
 229                         Use the mailing lists for bug-reports, patches, questions, etc. (these require subscription).  Please check the
 230                         <A HREF="http://mdocml.bsd.lv/cgi-bin/cvsweb/TODO?cvsroot=mdocml">TODO</A> for known issues
 231                         before posting.  Beyond that, contact Kristaps at <A
 232                         HREF="http://mailhide.recaptcha.net/d?k=01M6h_w7twDp58ZgH57eWC_w==&amp;c=Q2DBUt401ePlSeupJFrq_Q==" TITLE="Reveal
 233                         this e-mail address">kris...</A>@bsd.lv.
 234                 </P>
 235                 <TABLE WIDTH="100%" SUMMARY="Mailing Lists">
 236                         <COL WIDTH="175">
 237                         <COL>
 238                         <TBODY>
 239                                 <TR>
 240                                         <TD>
 241                                                 disc<A CLASS="external" TITLE="Reveal this e-mail address"
 242                                                 HREF="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?k=01KQ80PFH5n3BBNpF5Gs4sRg==&amp;c=EV1QytpQqTHSItc2IXvZyocgYLPnG5K0JKw_gwMC9yc=">...</A>@mdocml.bsd.lv
 243                                         </TD>
 244                                         <TD>
 245                                                 bug-reports, general questions, and announcements
 246                                                 (<A HREF="/archives/discuss/summary.html">archive</A>)
 247                                         </TD>
 248                                 </TR>
 249                                 <TR>
 250                                         <TD>
 251                                                 tec<A CLASS="external" TITLE="Reveal this e-mail address"
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 253                                         </TD>
 254                                         <TD>
 255                                                 patches and system discussions
 256                                                 (<A HREF="/archives/tech/summary.html">archive</A>)
 257                                         </TD>
 258                                 </TR>
 259                                 <TR>
 260                                         <TD>
 261                                                 sou<A CLASS="external" TITLE="Reveal this e-mail address"
 262                                                 HREF="http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?k=01prQrAZhhl2EbIwVcRfABsQ==&amp;c=KtTW4Yic9xk-8g40KzJoca4fR3MYXv28g8NC6OQV-T8=">...</A>@mdocml.bsd.lv
 263                                         </TD>
 264                                         <TD>
 265                                                 source commit messages
 266                                                 (<A HREF="/archives/source/summary.html">archive</A>)
 267                                         </TD>
 268                                 </TR>
 269                         </TBODY>
 270                 </TABLE>
 271                 <H1>
 272                         <A NAME="news">News</A>
 273                 </H1>
 274                 <P CLASS="news">
 275                         16-08-2011: version 1.11.6
 276                 </P>
 277                 <P>
 278                         Handling of <B>tr</B> macro in <A HREF="roff.7.html">roff</A> implemented.  This makes Perl documentation much more
 279                         readable.  Hyphenation is also now enabled in <A HREF="man.7.html">man</A> format documents.  Many other general
 280                         improvements have been implemented.  Furthermore, a 64-bit Windows binary is now available at <A
 281                         HREF="/binaries/mdocml-win64.zip">mdocml-win64.zip</A> and a Mac OS X universal binary is available at <A
 282                         HREF="/binaries/mdocml-macosx.zip">mdocml-macosx.zip</A>.
 283                 </P>
 284                 <P CLASS="news">
 285                         24-07-2011: version 1.11.5
 286                 </P>
 287                 <P>
 288                         Significant <A HREF="eqn.7.html">eqn</A> improvements.  <SPAN CLASS="nm">mdocml</SPAN> can now parse arbitrary eqn input
 289                         (although few GNU extensions are accepted, nor is mixing low-level roff with eqn).  See the <A HREF="eqn.7.html">eqn</A>
 290                         manual for details.  For the time being, equations are rendered as simple in-line text.  The equation parser satisfies
 291                         the language specified in the <A CLASS="external" HREF="http://www.kohala.com/start/troff/v7man/eqn/eqn2e.ps">Second
 292                         Edition User's Guide</A>.
 293                 </P>
 294                 <P>
 295                         This is also the first release featuring a distributed Windows binary, available at <A
 296                         HREF="/binaries/mdocml-win32.zip">/binaries/mdocml-win32.zip</A>.
 297                 </P>
 298                 <P CLASS="news">
 299                         12-07-2011: version 1.11.4
 300                 </P>
 301                 <P>
 302                         Bug-fixes and clean-ups across all systems, especially in <INS><A HREF="mandocdb.8.html">mandocdb</A></INS> <DEL>makewhatis</DEL> (note: still not
 303                         connected to the general build and must be compiled with <INS><CODE>make mandocdb</CODE></INS> <DEL><CODE>make makewhatis</CODE></DEL>) and the <A
 304                         HREF="man.7.html">man</A> parser.  This release was significantly assisted by participants in <A CLASS="external"
 305                         HREF="http://www.openbsd.org">OpenBSD</A>'s c2k11.  Thanks!
 306                 </P>
 307                 <P>
 308                         See <A HREF="http://mdocml.bsd.lv/cgi-bin/cvsweb/index.sgml?cvsroot=mdocml">cvsweb</A> for
 309                         historical notes.
 310                 </P>
 311                 <P CLASS="foot">
 312                         <SMALL>
 313                                 Copyright &#169; 2008&#8211;2011
 314                                 <A CLASS="external" HREF="http://kristaps.bsd.lv">Kristaps Dzonsons</A>,
 315                                 $Date: 2011/08/17 19:35:58 $
 316                         </SMALL>
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