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From: hanche@imf.unit.no (Harald Hanche-Olsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: troff to PS
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Date: 25 Oct 90 09:27:13 GMT
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In-Reply-To: bonnetf@apo.esiee.fr's message of 24 Oct 90 14:21:41 GMT

In article <9010241422.AB01102@apo.esiee.fr> bonnetf@apo.esiee.fr (bonnet-franck) writes:

   I'm looking for a tr2ps ( troff to PostScript ) program ...
   Is there a machine where I could anonymous FTP it ?  

One solution may be to get groff:  the GNU version of troff.  I know
for sure that groff can produce DVI files (the output format of TeX),
and dvi-to-PostScript drivers are plenty.  Maybe groff can make
PostScript directly; I don't know.  You should be able to pick it up
from GNUs home (prep.ai.mit.edu if I am not mistaken) or any other
site that keeps GNU software.

Caveat:  groff is said to be written in C++.  I haven't tried to
compile it with Apollos C++; has anyone else out there tried?  It is
on my list of things to try some day but I haven't got the time (yet).
Or you might try g++ instead (anyone tried g++ on an Apollo?)

- Harald Hanche-Olsen <hanche@imf.unit.no>
  Division of Mathematical Sciences
  The Norwegian Institute of Technology
  N-7034 Trondheim, NORWAY

   ps : thanks.

You're welcome.