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In article <5134@hemuli.tik.vtt.fi> Markku.Savela@tel.vtt.fi (Markku Savela) writes:

      When I try to enter the appended table definition
   I get "Failed assertion..." message from the gtbl.
   ...
   groff -t -ms tbltest.txt > test.tmp
   gtbl: Failed assertion at line 1237, file `table.c'.

   ---tbltest.txt---
   .TS
   center,tab (@);
   c   s   s   s   s   s
   c   c   c | c   c   c
   c   _   _   _   _   c
   c | c   c | c   c | c
   c   s   c   s   c   s
   c | c   c   c   c | c
   c   s   c   s   c   s.
   R
   @@
   @@
   @@
   GC@@C@@HFR
   @@
   C@@@@HF
   .TE
   ---------end tbltest.txt

If you get a failed assertion from any of the programs in groff, then
that's a bug in groff (unless it's a bug in your compiler).  The best
way to make sure that the bug gets fixed is to report it to
bug-groff@prep.ai.mit.edu including the information requested in the
BUG-REPORT file.

As it happens, I've already fixed this bug: just delete the line
containing the assertion (line 1237 of tbl/table.c).

   also I'm a bit uncertain how to count TABS
   on those lines that have "s"

If a column in a format line contains an `s', then you should not
supply a corresponding column in the data line.  Also your first line
centers the `R' within the entire width of the table; it would look
slightly better if you centered it within the middle two columns.

You could write your table like this:

.TS
center,tab (@);
c   c   c   s   c   c
c   c   c | c   c   c
c   _   _   _   _   c
c | c   c | c   c | c
c   s   c   s   c   s
c | c   c   c   c | c
c   s   c   s   c   s.
@@R
@
@
@
GC@C@HFR
@
C@@HF
.TE

James Clark
jjc@jclark.uucp
jjc@ai.mit.edu