From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 01:17:31 +0100 Message-ID: From: Giacomo Tesio To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0115fad274b21005107f7e52 Subject: Re: [9fans] unexpected tabs in man pages after font change Topicbox-Message-UUID: 479b480c-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --089e0115fad274b21005107f7e52 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 2015-03-05 0:56 GMT+01:00 : > > And btw, programs don't write man pages... yet. > > Are you familiar with the conventions that power godoc? > No, but I know quite well it's predecessors (Docstrings, Javadoc etc...). They are great for API, but IMHO not every unix man page can be generated from code. They are a specialized kind of prose. What I can't undestand I why we still need troff for them. It's almost like using a teletype to chat! :-) Giacomo --089e0115fad274b21005107f7e52 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
2015-03-05 0:56 GMT+01:00 <sl@9front.org>:
> And btw, programs don't write man p= ages... yet.

Are you familiar with the conventions that power godoc?

No, but I know quite well it's predecessors (Do= cstrings, Javadoc etc...).

They are great for API,= but IMHO not every unix man page can be generated from code. They are a sp= ecialized kind of prose.

What I can't undestan= d I why we still need troff for them.=C2=A0

It'= ;s almost like using a teletype to chat! :-)


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