Re: [groff] Compilation of 1.22.3 doesn't work properly

[John Gardner]

>
>
> *I don’t know exactly, but I usually do  configure —prefix=/usr  so the
> install overwrites the existing groff.Which reminds me… I recently upgraded
> to High Sierra. I have to re-install.*


I find it helpful to always check Homebrew's formula file (if there is one)
to see how they deal with cases like yours.

As you can see in groff.rb
<https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/ec2da05/Formula/groff.rb>,
there's
a patch
<https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/ec2da05a0dc0a47727da888239d219bd604b6b7e/Formula/groff.rb#L64-L76>
to fix a parallel build. Perhaps it's connected to the problems you were
experiencing? A line in the Ruby file points to Savannah ticket #43581
<https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?43581>,


On 10 January 2018 at 01:29, Larry Kollar <address@hidden> wrote:

>
> Robert Marks <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > I have twice downloaded 1.22.3 and compiled it, following the INSTALL
> > instructions.
> >
> > Seems to compile correctly.
> > Then I install it.
> >
> > Then try to process a file (which works fine on another Mac Book Air of
> > mine).
> > I get the following error messages on processing (which fails):
> >
> > My question is: why don't these files install correctly?
> > How can I fix this installation?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bob
> >
> > groff -sGpet -mm  ch2 | ps2pdf - ch2.pdf
> >
> > /usr/local/share/groff/1.22.3/tmac/m.tmac:33: warning: can't find macro
> > file `devtag.tmac'
> >
> > /usr/local/share/groff/1.22.3/tmac/m.tmac:363: warning: can't find macro
> > file `mm/locale'
> >
> > /usr/local/share/groff/1.22.3/tmac/m.tmac:2805: warning: can't find
> macro
> > file `refer-mm.tmac’
>
> I don’t know exactly, but I usually do  configure —prefix=/usr  so the
> install overwrites the existing groff.
> Which reminds me… I recently upgraded to High Sierra. I have to re-install.
>
>         Larry
>