[Groff] Re: Groff help, please

[Kees Zeelenberg]

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Van: "Kees Zeelenberg" <address@hidden>
Aan: "Peter Curran" <address@hidden>
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Verzonden: zondag 8 april 2001 00:15
Onderwerp: Re: Groff help, please


> The default installation directory is C:\Progra~1\Groff . Groff should work 
> when installed in
> this directory.
> If you install in another directory, you should indeed set several 
> environment variables. I
> have never tried this myself. What may go wrong is that you should use 
> forward slashes or
> double backward slashes instead of single backward slashes. Also I think that 
> you should not
> only use the -F option (or set GROFF_FONT_PATH to d:/programs/groff/font), 
> but also the -M

of course this should be d:/programs/groff/share/font

> option (or set GROFF_TMAC_PATH to d:/programs/groff/tmac).

and d:/programs/groff/share/tmac

> If you use the cygwin-version of groff, you could also try 
> /cygdrive/d/programs/....
> Please let me know whether this does or does not work.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Kees Zeelenberg
>
>
> ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
> Van: "Peter Curran" <address@hidden>
> Aan: <address@hidden>
> Verzonden: zaterdag 7 april 2001 21:57
> Onderwerp: Groff help, please
>
>
> > I am sorry to bother you, but I'm trying to get the windows port of Groff
> > working on my system (Win98SE), without any luck. I'm hoping you can give
> > me some suggestions.
> >
> > I have installed Groff in D:\Programs\Groff. I am trying to run with the
> > device set to -Tlj4. Whatever I try, I get the error messages
> >
> > /cygdrive/d/PROGRAMS/GROFF/BIN/GROFF.EXE: can't find `DESC' file
> > /cygdrive/d/PROGRAMS/GROFF/BIN/GROFF.EXE:fatal error: invalid device `lj4'
> >
> > I have set the environment variable to point to the DESC files
> > (D:\Programs\Groff\share\groff\font, or
> > D:\Programs\Groff\share\groff\font\devlj4.
> > and also without the \devlj4), I've tried using the -F option to set it, I
> > tried copying the DESC file to the current directory and using the option
> > "-F.", and various other things, without any luck. I can't think of any
> > other reasonably possibilities to try.
> >
> > If you could give me some other ideas, I would appreciate it.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Peter Curran
> >
>