URL: <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?68354>
Summary: doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms: warnings from 'troff'
about scaling unit 'p' and udefined macros
Group: GNU roff
Submitter: bjarniig
Submitted: Sun 17 May 2026 02:42:51 PM UTC
Category: General
Severity: 3 - Normal
Item Group: Warning/Suspicious behaviour
Status: None
Privacy: Public
Assigned to: None
Open/Closed: Open
Discussion Lock: Unlocked
Planned Release: None
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Date: Sun 17 May 2026 02:42:51 PM UTC By: Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig>
Subject: doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms: warnings from 'troff' about scaling
unit 'p' and udefined macros
.\" Run: pdfmom --roff -ms -msboxes -dpapersz=a4 -tU -P-pa4
Groff-PDF-Features.ms
and add options "-ww -z".
All warnings are in the attachmnet.
cd ~/git/groff/build
./pdfmom --roff -ms -msboxes -dpapersz=a4 -tU -P-pa4 -ww -z
../doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms
troff:../doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms:83: warning: 'p' scaling unit invalid in
context; convert to 'z' or 'u'
[...]
troff:../doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms:281: warning: macro 'XR' not defined
[...]
troff:../doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms:367: warning: 'p' scaling unit invalid in
context; convert to 'z' or 'u'
.ds pdf:look(hdexample) ms Heading Example
troff:../doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms:412: warning: 'p' scaling unit invalid in
context; convert to 'z' or 'u'
[...]
troff:../doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms:412: warning: 'p' scaling unit invalid in
context; convert to 'z' or 'u'
.ds pdf:look(XN) Using .XN
troff:../doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms:421: warning: 'p' scaling unit invalid in
context; convert to 'z' or 'u'
[...]
troff:../doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms:518: warning: 'p' scaling unit invalid in
context; convert to 'z' or 'u'
.ds pdf:look(pdfhrefM)
troff:../doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms:524: warning: 'p' scaling unit invalid in
context; convert to 'z' or 'u'
[...]
troff:../doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms:659: warning: 'p' scaling unit invalid in
context; convert to 'z' or 'u'
troff:../doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms:668: warning: macro 'XM' not defined
troff:../doc/Groff-PDF-Features.ms:710: warning: 'p' scaling unit invalid in
context; convert to 'z' or 'u'
[...]
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