[bug #60785] [me] intends to work in compatibility mode, but doesn't

[G. Branden Robinson]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?60785>

                 Summary: [me] intends to work in compatibility mode, but
doesn't
                 Project: GNU troff
            Submitted by: gbranden
            Submitted on: Wed 16 Jun 2021 01:23:39 PM UTC
                Category: Macro - me
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect behaviour
                  Status: In Progress
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: gbranden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
         Planned Release: None

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Details:

For one thing, you get a spurious diagnostic.


$ groff -z -ge -me -C doc/meintro.me 
The \$1 macro has been removed from this version of the -me macros.


Turn on all warnings and the horror is revealed.


$ groff -ww -z -ge -me -C doc/meintro.me 
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:46: warning: number register 'pf'
not defined
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:110: warning: number register '@'
not defined
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:134: warning: macro '$*' not
defined
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:1363: warning: number register 'ff'
not defined
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:1366: warning: number register 'fp'
not defined
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:1635: warning: macro 'mo' not
defined
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:1635: warning: number register 'y4'
not defined
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:1638: warning: number register '$v'
not defined
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:1662: warning: macro '{' not
defined
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:1663: warning: macro '}' not
defined
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:1711: warning: number register 'ps'
not defined
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:1719: warning: number register 'es'
not defined
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:1734: warning: macro '#h' not
defined
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:1736: warning: macro '#v' not
defined
The \$1 macro has been removed from this version of the -me macros.
troff: /usr/share/groff/1.22.4/tmac/e.tmac:1749: warning: macro '.' not
defined
troff: <standard input>:24: warning: macro 'he' not defined
troff: <standard input>:31: warning: macro '+c' not defined
troff: <standard input>:32: warning: macro '(l' not defined
troff: <standard input>:33: warning: macro 'sz' not defined
troff: <standard input>:34: warning: macro 'b' not defined
troff: <standard input>:45: warning: macro 'i' not defined
troff: <standard input>:46: warning: macro ')l' not defined
troff: <standard input>:48: warning: macro 'pp' not defined
troff: <standard input>:52: warning: macro '(f' not defined
troff: <standard input>:55: warning: macro ')f' not defined
troff: <standard input>:124: warning: macro '(b' not defined
troff: <standard input>:127: warning: macro ')b' not defined
troff: <standard input>:167: warning: macro 'sh' not defined
troff: <standard input>:227: warning: macro 'q' not defined
troff: <standard input>:302: warning: number register 'pi' not defined
troff: <standard input>:556: warning: number register '$i' not defined
troff: <standard input>:647: warning: macro 'lp' not defined
troff: <standard input>:649: warning: macro '(q' not defined
troff: <standard input>:653: warning: macro ')q' not defined
troff: <standard input>:740: warning: macro '(z' not defined
troff: <standard input>:742: warning: macro 'xl' not defined
troff: <standard input>:743: warning: macro 'hl' not defined
troff: <standard input>:756: warning: macro ')z' not defined
troff: <standard input>:900: warning: macro '(c' not defined
troff: <standard input>:903: warning: macro ')c' not defined
troff: <standard input>:959: warning: macro '*' not defined
troff: <standard input>:1101: warning: macro '(x' not defined
troff: <standard input>:1103: warning: macro ')x' not defined
troff: <standard input>:1118: warning: macro 'xp' not defined
troff: <standard input>:1202: warning: macro 'ip' not defined
troff: <standard input>:1339: warning: macro 'np' not defined
troff: <standard input>:1380: warning: macro 'bu' not defined
troff: <standard input>:2018: warning: macro 'u' not defined
troff: <standard input>:2019: warning: macro 'bx' not defined
troff: <standard input>:2146: warning: macro '-' not defined
troff: <standard input>:2165: warning: macro 'sm' not defined





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