Follow-up Comment #1, bug #68022 (group groff): On Friday, 6 February 2026 09:59:33 GMT G. Branden Robinson wrote: > URL: > <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?68022> > > Summary: [gropdf] flip sense of bit 3 of new `--opt` > command-line option > Group: GNU roff > Submitter: gbranden > Submitted: Fri 06 Feb 2026 09:59:30 AM UTC > Category: Driver gropdf > Severity: 3 - Normal > Item Group: Feature change > Status: Need Info > Privacy: Public > Assigned to: deri > Open/Closed: Open > Discussion Lock: Unlocked > Planned Release: None > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Follow-up Comments: > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > Date: Fri 06 Feb 2026 09:59:30 AM UTC By: G. Branden Robinson <gbranden> > Spawned off of comment 18 to bug #66342. > > I wrote: >> I would [...] like to see the meaning of bit 3 of `--opt` inverted. >> >> I'd like to see this done before 1.24.0 is out, to avoid the necessity of >> changing the meaning of bit 3 of gropdf's `--opt` [later, from that in a >> shipped release]. >> >> Unless of course you disagree with that proposal, in which case further >> discussion is warranted. >> >> If you agree, I'm happy to help develop the change[]. > > Setting Item Group to "Feature change" because that seems most accurate, > however this would not (of itself) require a "NEWS" entry, because it would > be a change to a feature that hasn't yet shipped in a _groff_ release. > > Assigning to Deri for his feedback. >
I'm not to keen on this, although I may be persuaded. Let me explain my
logic:-
Bits
====
1. = subset
1 = compact by using space glyph (if available)
2 = compress streams
3 = remove font data (may create non-standard pdf)
Setting value to 1 = do it, to zero = don't do it.
The first 3 are things which you definitely want to do, the last is definitely
dodgy, so the default value is 7.
Since bit 3 is "dangerous" I think it is "safer" to conciously add 8 to the
value to cause it to happen.
Please explain your logic similarly.
Cheers
Deri
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