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|    mark lewis to Martin Foster    |
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|    07 Mar 18 09:21:52    |
       On 2018 Mar 07 10:57:00, you wrote to Paul Quinn:               MF>>> - How do I compile 'gold_ref.txt' and 'gold_usr.txt'               PQ>> No need.               MF> Beg to differ :-)               PQ>> They're plain text and most people will tell you to simply use a        PQ>> notepad-type of thing, but from experience you will need something        PQ>> with a search function: generally an editor of some sort (e.g. in        PQ>> Linux geany, mousepad, gedit, nico, et al).               MF> Well yes, they *are* plain text but if you look at them, you'll see        MF> stuff which indicates to me that the documents need compiling.              well, not really "compiling" per se but some processing and assemblage, sure...               MF> Comparing the documents against 'goldref.txt' and 'goldusr.txt' which        MF> I "borrowed" from elsewhere, the differences are pretty obvious :)              at a guess, i'd say (la)Tex or Groff... looking in /docs, there's comment or       two about Groff but i don't see anything similar in /manuals... i also don't       find anything that jumps out in any of the build scripts that say "we're going       to build the docs and manuals here" or similar...              )\/(ark              Always Mount a Scratch Monkey       Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it       wrong...       ... URA Redneck if your Christmas tree has a deer stand in it.       ---        * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)    |
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