- mdocml is a suite of tools compiling -mdoc , the roff macro package
- of choice for BSD manual pages, and -man , the predominant historical package for UNIX
- manuals. The mission of mdocml is to deprecate groff, the GNU roff implementation, for
- displaying -mdoc pages whilst providing token support for -man.
+ mdocml is a suite of tools compiling -mdoc , the
+ roff macro package of choice for BSD manual pages, and -man , the
+ predominant historical package for UNIX manuals. The mission of mdocml is to
+ deprecate groff, the GNU troff
+ implementation, for displaying -mdoc pages whilst providing token support for -man.
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 uncertain output, and varies in operation from system to system. mdocml strives to fix
- this (respectively small, C, ISC-licensed, fast and regular).
+ this (respectively small, C, ISC-licensed, fast and regular).
- The core of mdocml is composed of the libmdoc and libman
- validating compiler libraries. Both are simple, fast libraries operating on memory buffers, so they may
- be used for a variety of front-ends (terminal-based, CGI and so on). The primary front-end is
- mandoc, which formats manuals for display on the terminal.
+ mdocml consists of the libmdoc, libman, and libroff validating compilers; and mandoc, which interfaces with the compiler libraries to format output for UNIX
+ terminals, XHTML, HTML, PostScript, and PDF. It is a BSD.lv project.
- The mdocml utility is a BSD.lv
- Project member.
+ Disambiguation: mdocml is often referred to by its installed binary,
+ mandoc .
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- Sources correctly build and install on DragonFly BSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and GNU/Linux operating
- systems, tested variously on i386, AMD64, alpha, and others. The most current version is @VERSION@, dated @VDATE@. A full ChangeLog (txt) is written with each release.
+ mdocml is architecture- and system-neutral, written in plain-old C. The most
+ current version is @VERSION@, dated @VDATE@. A full
+ ChangeLog (txt) is written with each release.
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- cvsweb
+ cvsweb
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+
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+
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- These manuals are generated automatically and refer to the current snapshot.
+ These manuals are generated automatically and refer to the current snapshot.
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-
-
-
-
- CONTACT
-
- For all issues related to mdocml, contact Kristaps Dzonsons, kris...@bsd.lv.
-
-
-
- If you want to receive a semi-automated mail-out of new releases, then please write with a message
- subject of subscribe mdocml (or unsubscribe mdocml).
+ See Writing UNIX Manual Pages for a general
+ introduction to manpages and mdoc.
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-
-
+
+ Please use the mailing lists for bug-reports, patches, questions, etc. (these require
+ subscription). Beyond that, contact Kristaps at kris...@bsd.lv.
+
+
+
+
+
- 22-03-2010 |
-
- Version 1.9.16 highlights: inspired by patches and bug
- reports by Ingo Schwarze, allowed -man to accept
- non-printing elements to be nested within next-line scopes, such as br
- within B or TH , which is valid roff. Longsoon architecture also
- noted and Makefile cleaned up.
+ |
+ disc...@mdocml.bsd.lv
+ |
+
+ bug-reports, general questions, and announcements
+ (archive)
+ |
+
+
+
+ tec...@mdocml.bsd.lv
+ |
+
+ patches and system discussions
+ (archive)
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- 18-02-2010 |
-
- Moved to our new BSD.lv home.
- Version 1.9.15 highlights: XHTML is now an acceptable
- output mode for mandoc(1); Xr made more
- compatible with groff; Vt fixed when invoked in SYNOPSIS; \\
- escape removed; end-of-line white-space detected for all lines; subtle bug
- fixed in list display for some modes; compatibility layer checked in for
- compilation in diverse UNIX systems; and column lengths handled correctly.
+ |
+ sou...@mdocml.bsd.lv
+ |
+
+ source commit messages
+ (archive)
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+
+
+
+
+
+ 07-01-2011:
+ version 1.10.9
+
+
+ Many back-end fixes have been implemented: argument handling (quoting), man improvements, error/warning classes, and many more.
+
+
+ Initial tbl functionality (see the TS , TE , and
+ T& macros in the roff manual) has been
+ merged from tbl.bsd.lv. Output is
+ still minimal, especially for -Thtml and -Txhtml, but manages to at least display data. This means that mandoc now has built-in support for two troff preprocessors via
+ libroff: soelim and tbl.
+
+
+
+
+ 24-12-2010:
+ version 1.10.8
+
+
+ Significant improvements merged from OpenBSD downstream, including
+
+
+ - many new roff components,
+ - in-line implementation of troff's soelim,
+ - broken-block handling,
+ - overhauled error classifications, and
+ - cleaned up handling of error conditions.
+
+
+ Also overhauled the -Thtml and -Txhtml output modes. They now display readable output in arbitrary
+ browsers, including text-based ones like lynx. See HTML and XHTML manuals in the DOCUMENTATION section for examples. Attention: available style-sheet classes have been considerably
+ changed! See the example.style.css file for details.
+ Lastly, libmdoc and libman have been
+ cleaned up and reduced in size and complexity.
+
+
+
+ See cvsweb for
+ historical notes.
+
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