Doug McIlroy wrote in <202001022138.002Lc0Up132858(a)tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU>: |I have always marveled at folks who can maintain multiple |versions of software, but Larry's dispatch from the |trenches reveals hurdles I hadn't imagined. Kudos for |keeping groff alive. I concur. And as everything in life is a wave, it all comes back as times go by. Some even agree to die younger than nature allows humans ("Er [Der Mensch] lebt wenn's hochkommt Hundert Jahr" [1]), because they have seen it all in the past, and are getting all too bored! [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ayethw-ouQ |Speaking of which, many thanks to all who pitched in |on the %% nit that I reported. The instant response |compares rather favorably to an open case I've been |following in gcc, which was originally filed in 2002. | |Doug --End of <202001022138.002Lc0Up132858(a)tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU> --steffen | |Der Kragenbaer, The moon bear, |der holt sich munter he cheerfully and one by one |einen nach dem anderen runter wa.ks himself off |(By Robert Gernhardt)