Re: groff 1.17.2 on FreeBSD 3.4 i386 machine

[Werner LEMBERG]

> DESCRIPTION OF INCORRECT BEHAVIOUR:
> After testing the groff build, I installed it in the default
> /usr/local/...  I then renamed the old version (in /usr/bin) to
> <filename>.old -- e.g. "sudo mv /usr/bin/groff /usr/bin/groff.old"
> since /usr/bin is earlier in my path than /usr/local/bin.  I then
> began renaming the old man pages in /usr/share/man so that man
> would (or so I thought) yield the new man pages.
> 
> Since doing that, I have a problem with man.  Here's an example:
>
> [...]
>
> PC% man nroff
> Formatting page, please wait.../usr/bin/tbl: not found
> /usr/bin/groff: not found

For me, all groff binaries are hardcoded in the file
/etc/manpath.config for security reasons.  Please check your man
configuration files.

> Also, catman is complaining that I shouldn't run that it as root:
> PC% sudo catman -f /usr/local/man/man4
> Don't start this program as root, use:
> echo /usr/bin/catman -f /usr/local/man/man4 | nice -5 su -m man
> locale: not found
> locale: not found
> locale: not found
> locale: not found

`locale' is not used by groff (at least not in the original version
which I maintain); you should contact the man maintainer.


    Werner