[bug #68553] [troff] investigate discrepant `.output` vs. `.nop \!` behavior
"G. Branden Robinson" <[email protected]> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:45:04 -0400 (EDT)
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Submitted: Fri 24 Jul 2026 01:45:00 AM UTC=0A Cat=
egory: Core=0A Severity: 3 - Normal=0A Item Gro=
up: Incorrect behaviour=0A Status: None=0A =
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<gbranden>=0AIn a recent commit, I noted some weirdness.=0A=0A=0Acommit ca=
da91ca4d21d1632e5c271a64b03c2020c3d4db=0AAuthor: G. Branden Robinson <g.bra=
[email protected]>=0ADate: Fri Jul 17 17:24:37 2026 -0500=0A=0A =
[sboxes]: Fix Savannah #68538.=0A =0A * contrib/sboxes/sboxes.tmac (f=
n@print-sep): Use `output` request=0A instead of `nop \!` sequence, wh=
ich probably _should_ be equivalent,=0A but for some reason is not.=0A=
=0A Fixes <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?68538>.=0A=0A=0ALook into =
this. Not a _groff_ 1.25.0 blocker.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A ___________=
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