[bug #68299] [ms] add PDF support

"G. Branden Robinson" <[email protected]> Mon, 11 May 2026 11:59:58 -0400 (EDT)
Newsgroups	gmane.comp.printing.groff.bugs
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Update of bug #68299 (group groff):

                  Status:             In Progress => Fixed
             Open/Closed:                    Open => Closed
         Planned Release:                    None => 1.25.0

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Follow-up Comment #12:

This ticket resolution earns the next _groff_ release increment to "25" in its
version number all by itself.


commit a0a7a4c458442cf96d35fa9949cd6f342f45c8e1
Author: Deri James <[email protected]>
Date:   Mon May 11 16:03:20 2026 +0100

    [ms]: add PDF support.


I took the liberty of recasting Deri's ChangeLog entry to add a bug-closer and
stuff.


2026-05-11  Deri James  <[email protected]>

        [ms]: Add PDF support.

        * tmac/s.tmac: Depend on register `PDFFEAT` set to 1 to add
        features.  Only allowed with `-T pdf`.  Alias new `XR`/`XM`
        macros to LP (to prevent use before ms initialises).
        (XR/@XR): New macro implements internal hyperlinks.
        (XM/@XM): New macro 'marks' destination for internal links.
        (RP): Name 'title' page, used to relocate TOC in .TC.
        (cov*ab-init): Turn on XR/XM.
        (cov*print): Extract title and author for PDF metadata.
        (@SH, @NH): New second parameter names bookmark; XR can link to
        it.  Set up box diversion to collect bookmark text.
        (@NH-end): Diversion trap springs when NH/SH has collected one
        line of _output_.
        (XA): Start hotlink text (in TOC).
        (XE): Stop marking hotlink.
        (TC): If .RP seen, move TOC to page after 'title'.

        * doc/ms.ms.in: Call RP so that the TOC moves after the cover.
        Name sections throughout to support hyperlinking.  Change man
        page references to hyperlinks.
        (Abstract): Mention PDF features.
        (Introduction): Enable PDF features with PDFFEAT register.
        (Document Structure): Change references to hotlinks.
        (Tables of Contents): Explain how to move TOC.
        (Headings) <NH, SH>: Document new 'name' parameter.
        (Using PDF features with ms): New.

        * tmac/groff_ms.7.man:
        * doc/groff.texi.in: Sync with the foregoing.

        * doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms: New file documents PDF features in
        pdf.tmac and macro packages mom, "man", mdoc, ms (and their
        absence in "me" and mm).

        * doc/doc.am: Build the new file above and switch ms.ms and
        pic.ms to generate PDFs with `PDFFEAT` enabled.

        * NEWS: Announce changes to groff ms(7) and acknowledge
        antecedent work in spdf.tmac (now externally maintained).

        Fixes <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?68299>.




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