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From: PCF1%VAXA.YORK.AC.UK@cunyvm.cuny.edu
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Subject: roff and things
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Date: 31 May 89 21:17:47 GMT
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(This is basically a test to see if I can actually get to the group this
time - using the umpteenth different pathname !)

Does anybody out there use roff under minix for text processing ? I know

that a lot of people will find it odd that I am using roff when there are many
perfectly good WPS programs for the ST/PC but I happen to prefer it.

Anyawy, after playing with roff a bit I have discovered an interetsing
anomaly between the program under PC minix and ST minix.

The syntax for roff is "roff <filename>"
This works perfectly on the PC, but on the ST fails to produce any output.
I have to use "roff < <filename>" to persuade it to work at all. I have
looked at the source and the parts to handle the files are identical in
both the PC and the ST versions. The fopen call in the ST version is working
correctly since if I type "roff non-existant-file" it identifies the fact and
gives me an error.

Does anyone know the reason for this and why the program works on the PC but
not the ST ?

Thanks.

-Pete French.

 PCF1@vaxa.york.ac.uk || pete@kyns.bt.co.uk