michael g schwern ftnhszcpoboxcom russ allbery wrote ive never seen behavior know linux distributions tend turn groffs aggressive attempts manage quote marks possible mac os x yeah ive tracked groff os x id hoped podman intentionally tries create correct double quotes theyre marked code c verbatim blocks doesnt however anything intrinsically change single quotes one way expect youre caught default roff behavior platform may need escape single quotes fashion inside c verbatim blocks unfortunately absolutely free time present investigate however im sure pod work dropped near bottom priority list moment suspect necessary point doublequote protection code maybe patch single quotes snacks fri 08 aug 2008 042116 0800 perldoc using fancy quotes