From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 26 11:40:06 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AC911065670 for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:40:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66DE48FC18 for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:40:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o0QBe6hj068343 for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:40:06 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o0QBe6Ap068342; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:40:06 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:40:06 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201001261140.o0QBe6Ap068342@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Armin Gruner Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4AF22106566B for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:34:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39B858FC1B for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:34:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o0QBYZ94031125 for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:34:35 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o0QBYZ9f031124; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:34:35 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201001261134.o0QBYZ9f031124@www.freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:34:35 GMT From: Armin Gruner To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: misc/143254: groff build in base system does not honor PAGE setting in /etc/make.conf X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:40:06 -0000 >Number: 143254 >Category: misc >Synopsis: groff build in base system does not honor PAGE setting in /etc/make.conf >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Jan 26 11:40:06 UTC 2010 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Armin Gruner >Release: 8.0-RELEASE >Organization: muc.de e.V. >Environment: FreeBSD ag.techsat.com 8.0-RELEASE-p1 FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p1 #2: Mon Dec 28 15:26:06 CET 2009 ag@ag.techsat.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/AG i386 >Description: When building the base system, the PAGE setting in /etc/make.conf is not honored. Thus, the installed devps backend of groff will always emit a ``letter'' papersize postscript document. >How-To-Repeat: Goto /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/groff/font/devps, do a "make" and inspect the generated DESC: $ grep PAGE /etc/make.conf PAGE=A4 $ grep PAGE /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/groff/Makefile.inc PAGE=letter $ make -C /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/groff/font/devps $ grep papersize /usr/obj/usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/groff/font/devps/DESC papersize letter >Fix: Changing PAGE=letter in /usr/src/usr.bin/groff/Makefile.inc to PAGE?=letter allows to override the make variable. See attached patch. $ grep PAGE /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/groff/Makefile.inc PAGE?=letter $ make -C /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/groff/font/devps $ grep papersize /usr/obj/usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/groff/font/devps/DESC papersize a4 Patch attached with submission follows: --- gnu/usr.bin/groff/Makefile.inc.orig 2010-01-26 12:20:39.312135241 +0100 +++ gnu/usr.bin/groff/Makefile.inc 2010-01-26 12:30:24.236907165 +0100 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ # Define `page' to be letter if your PostScript printer uses 8.5x11 # paper (USA) and define it to be A4, if it uses A4 paper (rest of the # world). -PAGE=letter +PAGE?=letter # Normally the Postscript driver, grops, produces output that conforms # to version 3.0 of the Adobe Document Structuring Conventions. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: