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Bug #261

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groff has localization issues when calling man

Added by Alexander Smith about 13 years ago. Updated almost 13 years ago.

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Albert Lee
Category:
OS/Net (Kernel and Userland)
Target version:
oi_148
Start date:
2010-09-25
Due date:
% Done:

80%

Estimated time:
Difficulty:
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Description

On OpenIndiana oi_147, system throws the following warning when calling man:

Reformatting page. Please Wait...warning: geqn should have been given a `-Tutf8' option
done

System is:
SunOS openindiana 5.11 oi_147 i86pc i386 i86pc Solaris

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 #1

Updated by Albert Lee about 13 years ago

This is a side effect of having /usr/gnu/bin before /usr/bin in the path. /usr/bin/groff is the correct groff(1). A workaround might be to make sure man(1) runs /usr/bin/groff explicitly.

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 #2

Updated by Albert Lee about 13 years ago

  • Category changed from Internationalisation to OS/Net (Kernel and Userland)
  • Assignee set to Albert Lee
  • Target version set to oi_148

Taking, targeting oi_148.

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 #3

Updated by Albert Lee about 13 years ago

The actual problem is not groff(1), but /usr/gnu/bin/neqn and /usr/gnu/bin/nroff.

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 #4

Updated by Albert Lee about 13 years ago

  • % Done changed from 0 to 80

Hardcoded the paths in man(1):
http://pkgdev.openindiana.org/hg/mq_onnv-gate/file/58e0a79afe38/oi-issue-261-man_cmds

Also included a minor improvement from #281.

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 #5

Updated by Albert Lee almost 13 years ago

  • Status changed from New to In Progress
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 #6

Updated by Albert Lee almost 13 years ago

  • Status changed from In Progress to Resolved

Fixed in oi_148.

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