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commit 69c2a5dae5ea88569cf33e19140e9d14331ba393
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Jan 24 14:20:19 2026 -0600
doc/groff.texi.in: Kill off "gtroff" explanation.
We no longer need it.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 24 ++++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 310eec58b..e202712b1 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -829,14 +829,22 @@ different provenance, this prefix is omitted; GNU
@command{troff} is the
only @code{troff} available. Exceptionally, @samp{groff} always retains
its leading @samp{g}.
-In this document, we consequently sometimes say @samp{@g@troff} when
-talking about the GNU @command{troff} command.
-@c XXX: Not for much longer... -- GBR
-We call other @code{troff} systems @acronym{AT&T} @code{troff} because
-that is the common origin of almost all @code{troff}
-implementations@footnote{Besides @code{groff}, @code{neatroff} is an
-exception.} (with more or less compatible changes). Similarly, we say
-@samp{gpic}, @samp{geqn}, and so on.
+We call
+non-GNU
+@code{troff} @c GNU (system)
+systems
+@acronym{AT&T} @code{troff} @c AT&T
+because that is the common origin of almost all
+@code{troff} @c generic
+implementations@footnote{Besides @code{groff},
+@code{neatroff}
+is an exception.}
+(with more or less compatible changes).
+Similarly,
+we say
+@samp{gpic},
+@samp{geqn},
+and so on.
@cindex @key{RET} (keycap notation)
@cindex @key{SPC} (keycap notation)
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