erskine@force10.UUCP (Neil Erskine) (08/19/88)
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I have been trying to get the me macro package that originates
from Berkeley to work under the Xenix Text Processing System (Release 2.0),
but have had no luck. I put the files where I think they ought to go (tmac.e
in /usr/lib/tmac, and the others in /usr/lib/me), and say "nroff -me", it
is as though I just said nroff. If I say "cat tmac.e source.me | nroff",
I get ZERO, nothing.
Has anyone managed to get me working, and if so, would you tell me how?
Mm is fine for little jobs, but I much prefer me for long papers.
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Halifax, N.S. B3L-4H9cck@deneb.ucdavis.edu (Earl H. Kinmonth) (08/20/88)
In article <672@force10.UUCP> erskine@force10.UUCP (Neil Erskine) writes: >but have had no luck. I put the files where I think they ought to go (tmac.e >in /usr/lib/tmac, and the others in /usr/lib/me), and say "nroff -me", it >is as though I just said nroff. If I say "cat tmac.e source.me | nroff", >I get ZERO, nothing. Try nroff macro_file(s) text_file(s) I've not used the me macros, but I did download a local ms package, install it, and get it to work with no problems. Just in case the nroff version you have believes that the only two macro packages are ms and mm, you might try renaming the ms items.
wrp@biochsn.acc.virginia.edu (William R. Pearson) (08/21/88)
In article <672@force10.UUCP> erskine@force10.UUCP (Neil Erskine) writes: > I have been trying to get the me macro package that originates >from Berkeley to work under the Xenix Text Processing System (Release 2.0), >but have had no luck. I put the files where I think they ought to go (tmac.e >in /usr/lib/tmac, and the others in /usr/lib/me), and say "nroff -me", it >is as though I just said nroff. If I say "cat tmac.e source.me | nroff", >I get ZERO, nothing. I do not know why, but Xenix's nroff/troff will not work with the -me macros. I also tried. Apparently they are using an old version of nroff/troff. I was able to get them to run by compiling current DWB nroff under Xenix, but it core dumps with some frequency. I also consider this a substantial shortcoming, that may be removed when the merged ATT/Microsoft product comes out (although now that DWB has been removed from Unix, nroff/troff may not be included). Bill Pearson
plocher@uport.UUCP (John Plocher) (08/22/88)
In article <672@force10.UUCP> erskine@force10.UUCP (Neil Erskine) writes: >but have had no luck. I put the files where I think they ought to go (tmac.e >in /usr/lib/tmac, and the others in /usr/lib/me), and say "nroff -me", it The me macros are really in 2 pieces, /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.e and /usr/lib/me/*, the tmac.e file simply .sources the /usr/lib/me/* files as needed. Note that tmac.e has a conditional on troff/nroff; see if you *really* have the files needed. I have done what you tried and it works with troff; I've never bothered with nroff (with laser printers avaliable, who would :-) - your ideas *should* work. Good Luck, -John Plocher
john@jetson.UPMA.MD.US (John Owens) (08/23/88)
In article <503@hudson.acc.virginia.edu>, wrp@biochsn.acc.virginia.edu (William R. Pearson) writes: > I do not know why, but Xenix's nroff/troff will not work with > the -me macros. I don't know why either; it sounds like you're both doing the right things. I use -me under a DWB port (Eroff from Elan); it works fine under both troff and nroff. -- John Owens john@jetson.UPMA.MD.US SMART HOUSE L.P. uunet!jetson!john (old uucp) +1 301 249 6000 john%jetson.uucp@uunet.uu.net (old internet)