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Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 22:10:11 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Feldman <green@unixhelp.org>
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To: David Langford <langfod@maui.net>
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Subject: Re: /usr/bin/groff: can't find `DESC' file
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On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, David Langford wrote:

> a.out works fine but Elf does not.
> 
> Trace shows that the path isnt being added to the file_open
> with /usr/share/groff/font.
> 
> I am begining to wonder if it is a problem with the Elf C++ compiler.
> 
> I have been unable to figure out a solution on my machines.
> This is very frustrating.
Check the optimization level used when compiling groff.
> 
> I sent similar email a couple of weeks ago and I only got one
> reply. It mustnt be important to anyone.
> 
> 
> -David Langford
>  langfod@dihelix.com
Cheers,
Brian Feldman
> 
> 
> >typing man whatever-has-no-cat-page produces the following:
> >
> >/usr/bin/groff: can't find `DESC' file
> >/usr/bin/groff:fatal error: invalid device `ascii'
> >
> >I did a make aout-to-elf some time late last week. Why is this happening?
> >From what I can tell /usr/share/groff_font/ contains all the right stuff. No
> >different from a 2.2.7 system. Or am I looking in the wrong place?
> >
> >--
> >Yarema
> >
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