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commit 92cc1baac9dced8cce4c3c5c4e662c0f628d2f3f
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon May 16 20:07:51 2022 -0500
tbl(1): Clarify tbl's use of *roff name spaces.
It obviously doesn't _exclusively_ use names beginning with "3".
---
src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man | 12 +++++-------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
index bdeb4f49..72ce0aed 100644
--- a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
@@ -1391,17 +1391,15 @@ Numeric and alphabetic entries may span horizontally.
GNU
.I tbl \" GNU
.\" AT&T tbl used all kinds of registers.
-uses only register,
+internally employs register,
string,
macro,
-and diversion names beginning with the
+and diversions having names beginning with the
.RB digit\~ 3 .
.
-When using
-GNU
-.IR tbl , \" GNU
-you should avoid defining any identifiers that start with
-.RB \[lq] 3 \[rq].
+A document to be preproccessed with GNU
+.I tbl \" GNU
+should not use any such identifiers.
.\" XXX: Why are they not named starting with "gtbl*" or something? GNU
.\" tbl turns AT&T troff compatibility mode off anyway.
.
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