[bug #68512] [troff] `pchar` reports information about deleted special characters

"G. Branden Robinson" <[email protected]> Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:20:20 -0400 (EDT)

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                 Summary: [troff] `pchar` reports information about deleted
special characters
                   Group: GNU roff
               Submitter: gbranden
               Submitted: Sun 12 Jul 2026 03:20:12 AM UTC
                Category: Core
                Severity: 2 - Minor
              Item Group: Incorrect behaviour
                  Status: In Progress
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: gbranden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Unlocked
         Planned Release: None


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Date: Sun 12 Jul 2026 03:20:12 AM UTC By: G. Branden Robinson <gbranden>
Special characters removed with `rchar` have their "macros" removed and do not
cause an `.if c` test on them to pass, but they _do_ get reported by `pchar`.

Fix this.







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