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From: wsinpdb@svin02.info.win.tue.nl (Paul de Bra)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: Re: A TeX-based troff emulator?
Message-ID: <1382@svin02.info.win.tue.nl>
Date: 3 Sep 90 14:42:27 GMT
References: <RSM.90Aug27103501@coral.math.arizona.edu>
Organization: Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
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In article <RSM.90Aug27103501@coral.math.arizona.edu> rsm@math.arizona.edu (Robert S. Maier) writes:
>Does such a thing as a troff emulator, written in TeX, exist?
>
>Of course such a beast would produce DVI output rather than CAT or
>new-style ditroff output.  I'm not concerned about that; what I'd like
>to be able to do is feed generic troff documents to TeX.

What you need is groff (GNU's version of troff and all related goodies).
It's a real troff, but it can generate TeX-dvi output. I have no troff
output driver for my printer (Nec P6) and use groff with my TeX output
driver for the nec. Works extremely well.
(groff is available for anonymous ftp from tut.cis.ohio-state.edu)

I am not involved in the production of groff, just a very satisfied user.

Paul.
(debra@research.att.com)