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From: npn@cbnewsl.att.com (nils-peter.nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Wisdom of using C++ in future DWB releases
Keywords: dwb, troff, pm, C++
Message-ID: <1990Nov9.183858.342@cbnewsl.att.com>
Date: 9 Nov 90 18:38:58 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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The pm page markup program (for automatic widow/orphan
suppression, column balancing, general esthetics in
troff documents) was available in time for DWB 3.1 but
we didn't include it because it's written in C++,
which was not sufficiently supported at the time.
Since we distribute DWB as source I would like to hear
the opinion of potential customers. This is probably
of general-enough interest for public replies. So,
question is: Would use of C++ in DWB (or any other
source-distributed software) be:
	- an insurmountable obstacle
	- a nuisance
	- no difference
	- an asset
For reference, Brian Kernighan's latest books (eg.,
2nd Edition of "The C Programming Language") were
published using troff, eqn, pic, tbl and pm-- and
no manual cut-and-paste.