Actually, it turns out this isn't the error. :-( Weird. I'll figure it out soon.
andlabs wrote: > > Great, thanks. Then that isn't the source of my problem: > > x.troff:11: fatal error: input stack limit exceeded (probable infinite > loop) > > But I just figured it out: ms requires .TL before anything else (and after > .RP). The way I have the code starts with something that is not .TL. And > thus, the above error. :-( I guess I'll just give a .RP, then a .TL, then > an .AU, then the rest of the doc. > > > Nick Stoughton wrote: >> >> On Thu, 2007-08-02 at 16:44 -0700, andlabs wrote: >>> Hello. I'm working with code that amends to ms' PP. The code uses a >>> number >>> register 1t - that is the number 1 followed by lowercase t. First, is >>> such >>> an identifier legal in groff? Second, what happens if a register is not >>> defined with .nr and used with \n(xx - would it be 0 or would it be an >>> error? >> >> Yes and 0! It took all of about 15 seconds to test: >> >> $ nroff << END >> .nr a 1 >> .nr 1t 2 >> this is the value of a: \na and this is the value of b: \nb. Did you see >> it? >> and this is the value of 1t: \n[1t] >> END >> >> produces >> >> this is the value of a: 1 and this is the value of b: 0. Did you >> see it? and this is the value of 1t: 2 >> -- >> Nick >> >> >> >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Number-registers-tf4209781.html#a11975333 Sent from the Groff - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
