From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 19340 invoked from network); 26 Jul 2020 17:12:04 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 26 Jul 2020 17:12:04 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 458719C9E0; Mon, 27 Jul 2020 03:12:02 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E5569BA4E; Mon, 27 Jul 2020 03:11:10 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 273799BA4E; Mon, 27 Jul 2020 03:11:08 +1000 (AEST) Received: from freefriends.org (freefriends.org [96.88.95.60]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B3C5A9BA36 for ; Mon, 27 Jul 2020 03:11:07 +1000 (AEST) X-Envelope-From: arnold@skeeve.com Received: from freefriends.org (freefriends.org [96.88.95.60]) by freefriends.org (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id 06QHB0qY032410 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Sun, 26 Jul 2020 11:11:01 -0600 Received: (from arnold@localhost) by freefriends.org (8.14.7/8.14.7/Submit) id 06QHB07i032409; Sun, 26 Jul 2020 11:11:00 -0600 From: arnold@skeeve.com Message-Id: <202007261711.06QHB07i032409@freefriends.org> X-Authentication-Warning: frenzy.freefriends.org: arnold set sender to arnold@skeeve.com using -f Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2020 11:11:00 -0600 To: clemc@ccc.com, arnold@skeeve.com References: <202007261531.06QFVqZb027062@freefriends.org> <202007261535.06QFZvLg027250@freefriends.org> In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.5 7/5/10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [TUHS] Troff to ps X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" There was a different psroff posted to comp.sources.unix volume 20; that's what I was referring to. Clem Cole wrote: > psroff was part of the Transcript FWIW. It was the moral equi to the UCB > command vtroff which did the call to troff -t ... | vcat > > BTW: I just peeked, on Disk 4 of Kirk's archives are the source to both > ditroff and Adobe's transcript in the 'local' directory. > > I would suggest starting with transcript, copying to your system and typing > 'make' > That will allow the BSD troff stuff to 'just work' us pscat/psroff/enscript > et al. > > This is how most sites that did not spring for a ditroff license worked > with their Apple Laserwriters or later PS printers. > > Then if you want to do the same thing with ditroff, that should 'just > compile' and build and you replace troff with ditroff. > > On Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 11:38 AM wrote: > > > Some web searching turns up something called 'psroff' from the late 80s > > or so that will convert C/A/T to postscript. Google 'psroff source' and > > you should find something you can use. > > > > Arnold > > > > arnold@skeeve.com wrote: > > > > > Will Senn wrote: > > > > > > > My questions: > > > > 1. Is there a troff to postcript conversion utility present in a stock > > > > 2.11 system (or even patch level 4xx system)? > > > > > > Troff from that era was designed to drive the C/A/T phototypesetter. > > > There were tools that converted from C/A/T to postscript but they > > > were mostly commercial IIRC. > > > > > > > 2. Is there a way to build postscript directly on the system? > > > > > > Likely not. > > > > > > > 3. Is there an alternative modern way to get to ps or pdf output from > > > > the nroff/troff that 2.11 has? > > > > > > I would recommend tar-ing up the doc and macros, moving them to Linux > > > or other modern system, and using groff -C to create postscript/pdf. > > > That really will be the fastest way. > > > > > > Arnold > >