Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 15:02:49 -0600 From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: Forrest Aldrich <forrie@forrie.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Nroff error Message-ID: <224300000.1068584569@lerlaptop-red.iadfw.net> In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20031111160000.01c1fb50@192.168.1.1> References: <6.0.0.22.2.20031111152727.01bd8dd8@192.168.1.1> <194310000.1068582748@lerlaptop-red.iadfw.net> <6.0.0.22.2.20031111154329.01be4e70@192.168.1.1> <217350000.1068584180@lerlaptop-red.iadfw.net> <6.0.0.22.2.20031111160000.01c1fb50@192.168.1.1>
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--==========2FA5432196FCE5C1A4C6========== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline --On Tuesday, November 11, 2003 16:00:48 -0500 Forrest Aldrich=20 <forrie@forrie.com> wrote: > Yes, I have actually. And this makes it even more mysterious. Check > this out: > > bash-2.05b# truss -o /tmp/truss.out man perl > Formatting page, please wait...troff: fatal error: can't find macro file > tty-char > Done. > bash-2.05b# cat /tmp/truss.out > bash-2.05b# truss -o /tmp/truss.out man sh > bash-2.05b# truss -o /tmp/truss.out man bash > > I get that error first, then each subsequent returns nothing... and > /tmp/truss.out is empty. try adding the -f flag to trace all the sub processes it creates. > > > > Forrest > > > > At 03:56 PM 11/11/2003, Larry Rosenman wrote: >> One idea... >> >> Have you tried truss(1)'ing the man command to see what files it's >> looking for? >> >> truss -o /tmp/truss.out man xxx >> >> ? >> >> >> >> --On Tuesday, November 11, 2003 15:45:11 -0500 Forrest Aldrich >> <forrie@forrie.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Larry, >>> >>> I seem to have this file: >>> >>> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 5102 Nov 9 22:24 >>> /usr/share/tmac/tty-char.tmac -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 1551 Nov 9 >>> 22:24 /usr/share/tmac/tty.tmac >>> >>> This has been a problem for a long time - none of my manpages work at >>> all. I've tried reinstalling (makeworld/installworld,e tc) to no >>> avail. Also, if I remove /usr/local/share/groff, I get more errors. >>> >>> So I think something is just plain wrong. I've tested my MANPATH and >>> looked at /etc/manpath.config, and don't see problems. >>> >>> I'm getting to the point where I'm losing time by not having some >>> manpages available, etc. >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Forrest >>> >>> >>> At 03:32 PM 11/11/2003, you wrote: >>> >>> >>>> --On Tuesday, November 11, 2003 15:28:03 -0500 Forrest Aldrich >>>> <forrie@forrie.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Can someone explain what this error might be: >>>>> >>>>> nroff -man nasm.1 > nasm.man >>>>> troff: fatal error: can't find macro file tty-char >>>>> *** Error code 1 >>>>> >>>>> Long-standing issue on the system I'm using -- it affects usage of >>>>> manpages (they don't work). Can't figure it out... >>>> The following file is probably missing (drop the /stable/ from the >>>> path): >>>> >>>> /stable/usr/share/tmac/tty-char.tmac >>>> >>>> It can (probably) be copied from: >>>> >>>> /stable/usr/src/contrib/groff/tmac/tty-char.tmac >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>>>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler >>>> Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org >>>> US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 >> >> >> >> -- >> Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler >> Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org >> US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 >> > --=20 Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 --==========2FA5432196FCE5C1A4C6========== Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/sU55rRNGhTxJvdYRAiORAJ4ld8d1ljdgHdLq16mz9yKASaRrxACfQEAk UgYDG1L/GV4tdFw34r6PUaI= =3Rem -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==========2FA5432196FCE5C1A4C6==========--
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