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From: hj412fr@duc220.uni-duisburg.de (Martin Anantharaman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: troff to PS
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Date: 26 Oct 90 11:01:19 GMT
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	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.

I have installed groff with the Apollo C++ (c++.v.2.0.0) and only very
minor modifications were necessary: Some missing function prototypes if
you are in the BSD4.3 environment, customization of flags and printing
commands etc.

Martin Anantharaman

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