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--- Begin Message ---
Package: man-db
Version: 2.4.3-3
Severity: important
Tags: l10n
man fails to render man pages in UTF8 locales, giving:
Reformatting man(1), please wait...
groff: can't find `DESC' file
groff:fatal error: invalid device `utf8'
It appears that man is feeding groff utf8 input it can't grok.
debug output is:
ruid=1000, euid=6
drop_effective_privs()
++priv_drop_count = 1
From the config file /etc/manpath.config:
Mandatory mandir `/usr/man'.
Mandatory mandir `/usr/share/man'.
Mandatory mandir `/usr/X11R6/man'.
Mandatory mandir `/usr/local/man'.
Path `/bin' mapped to mandir `/usr/share/man'.
Path `/usr/bin' mapped to mandir `/usr/share/man'.
Path `/sbin' mapped to mandir `/usr/share/man'.
Path `/usr/sbin' mapped to mandir `/usr/share/man'.
Path `/usr/local/bin' mapped to mandir `/usr/local/man'.
Path `/usr/local/bin' mapped to mandir `/usr/local/share/man'.
Path `/usr/local/sbin' mapped to mandir `/usr/local/man'.
Path `/usr/local/sbin' mapped to mandir `/usr/local/share/man'.
Path `/usr/X11R6/bin' mapped to mandir `/usr/X11R6/man'.
Path `/usr/bin/X11' mapped to mandir `/usr/X11R6/man'.
Path `/usr/games' mapped to mandir `/usr/share/man'.
Path `/opt/bin' mapped to mandir `/opt/man'.
Path `/opt/sbin' mapped to mandir `/opt/man'.
Global mandir `/usr/man', catdir `/var/cache/man/fsstnd'.
Global mandir `/usr/share/man', catdir `/var/cache/man'.
Global mandir `/usr/local/man', catdir `/var/cache/man/oldlocal'.
Global mandir `/usr/local/share/man', catdir `/var/cache/man/local'.
Global mandir `/usr/X11R6/man', catdir `/var/cache/man/X11R6'.
Global mandir `/opt/man', catdir `/var/cache/man/opt'.
Added section `1'.
Added section `n'.
Added section `l'.
Added section `8'.
Added section `3'.
Added section `2'.
Added section `3posix'.
Added section `3pm'.
Added section `3perl'.
Added section `5'.
Added section `4'.
Added section `9'.
Added section `6'.
Added section `7'.
`/usr/man' `' `1'
`/usr/share/man' `' `1'
`/usr/X11R6/man' `' `1'
`/usr/local/man' `' `1'
`/bin' `/usr/share/man' `0'
`/usr/bin' `/usr/share/man' `0'
`/sbin' `/usr/share/man' `0'
`/usr/sbin' `/usr/share/man' `0'
`/usr/local/bin' `/usr/local/man' `0'
`/usr/local/bin' `/usr/local/share/man' `0'
`/usr/local/sbin' `/usr/local/man' `0'
`/usr/local/sbin' `/usr/local/share/man' `0'
`/usr/X11R6/bin' `/usr/X11R6/man' `0'
`/usr/bin/X11' `/usr/X11R6/man' `0'
`/usr/games' `/usr/share/man' `0'
`/opt/bin' `/opt/man' `0'
`/opt/sbin' `/opt/man' `0'
`/usr/man' `/var/cache/man/fsstnd' `-1'
`/usr/share/man' `/var/cache/man' `-1'
`/usr/local/man' `/var/cache/man/oldlocal' `-1'
`/usr/local/share/man' `/var/cache/man/local' `-1'
`/usr/X11R6/man' `/var/cache/man/X11R6' `-1'
`/opt/man' `/var/cache/man/opt' `-1'
`1' `' `-5'
`n' `' `-5'
`l' `' `-5'
`8' `' `-5'
`3' `' `-5'
`2' `' `-5'
`3posix' `' `-5'
`3pm' `' `-5'
`3perl' `' `-5'
`5' `' `-5'
`4' `' `-5'
`9' `' `-5'
`6' `' `-5'
`7' `' `-5'
real user = 1000; effective user = 6
using /usr/bin/pager -s as pager
path directory /home/tkinias/bin is not in the config file
and doesn't have ../man or man subdirectories
path directory /usr/local/bin is in the config file
adding /usr/local/man to manpath
adding /usr/local/share/man to manpath
path directory /usr/bin is in the config file
adding /usr/share/man to manpath
path directory /bin is in the config file
/usr/share/man is already in the manpath
path directory /usr/bin/X11 is in the config file
adding /usr/X11R6/man to manpath
path directory /sbin is in the config file
/usr/share/man is already in the manpath
path directory /usr/sbin is in the config file
/usr/share/man is already in the manpath
path directory /usr/games is in the config file
/usr/share/man is already in the manpath
adding mandatory man directories
man: warning: /usr/man: No such file or directory
/usr/share/man is already in the manpath
/usr/X11R6/man is already in the manpath
/usr/local/man is already in the manpath
add_nls_manpath(): processing
/usr/local/man:/usr/local/share/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/X11R6/man
checking for locale en
add_nls_manpath(): processing
/usr/local/man:/usr/local/share/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/X11R6/man
checking for locale en
add_nls_manpath(): processing
/usr/local/man:/usr/local/share/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/X11R6/man
checking for locale en
add_nls_manpath(): processing
/usr/local/man:/usr/local/share/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/X11R6/man
adding /usr/local/man to manpathlist
adding /usr/local/share/man to manpathlist
adding /usr/share/man to manpathlist
adding /usr/X11R6/man to manpathlist
*manpath search path* =
/usr/local/man:/usr/local/share/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/X11R6/man
--priv_drop_count = 0
regain_effective_privs()
searching in /usr/local/man, section 1
trying section 1 with globbing
Layout is GNU (1)
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man1: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man1: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat1: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat1: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Failed to open /var/cache/man/oldlocal/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/local/share/man, section 1
trying section 1 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man1: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man1: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat1: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat1: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Failed to open /var/cache/man/local/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/share/man, section 1
trying section 1 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man1: miss
globbing pattern in /usr/share/man/man1: man.1*
matched: /usr/share/man/man1/man.1.gz
ult_src: File /usr/share/man/man1/man.1.gz in mantree /usr/share/man
drop_effective_privs()
++priv_drop_count = 1
--priv_drop_count = 0
regain_effective_privs()
The following command done with dropped privs
/bin/gzip -dc /usr/share/man/man1/man.1.gz [input: 0, output: 3]
drop_effective_privs()
++priv_drop_count = 1
--priv_drop_count = 0
regain_effective_privs()
candidate: 0 0 man /usr/share/man A - 1 1
searching in /usr/X11R6/man, section 1
trying section 1 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man1: miss
globbing pattern in /usr/X11R6/man/man1: man.1*
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat1: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat1: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/X11R6/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/local/man, section n
trying section n with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/mann: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/mann: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/catn: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/catn: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/local/share/man, section n
trying section n with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/mann: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/mann: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/catn: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/catn: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/share/man, section n
trying section n with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/mann: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/mann: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/catn: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/catn: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/index.db O_RDONLY
found 2 names/extensions
multi key lookup (man 1)
multi key lookup (man 7)
searching in /usr/X11R6/man, section n
trying section n with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/mann: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/mann: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/catn: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/catn: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/X11R6/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/local/man, section l
trying section l with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/manl: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/manl: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/catl: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/catl: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/local/share/man, section l
trying section l with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/manl: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/manl: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/catl: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/catl: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/share/man, section l
trying section l with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/manl: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/manl: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/catl: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/catl: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/X11R6/man, section l
trying section l with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/manl: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/manl: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/catl: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/catl: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/X11R6/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/local/man, section 8
trying section 8 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man8: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man8: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat8: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat8: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/local/share/man, section 8
trying section 8 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man8: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man8: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat8: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat8: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/share/man, section 8
trying section 8 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man8: miss
globbing pattern in /usr/share/man/man8: man.8*
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/cat8: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/cat8: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/X11R6/man, section 8
trying section 8 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man8: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/man8: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat8: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat8: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/X11R6/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/local/man, section 3
trying section 3 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/local/share/man, section 3
trying section 3 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/share/man, section 3
trying section 3 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man3: miss
globbing pattern in /usr/share/man/man3: man.3*
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/X11R6/man, section 3
trying section 3 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man3: miss
globbing pattern in /usr/X11R6/man/man3: man.3*
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/X11R6/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/local/man, section 2
trying section 2 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man2: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man2: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat2: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat2: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/local/share/man, section 2
trying section 2 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man2: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man2: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat2: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat2: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/share/man, section 2
trying section 2 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man2: miss
globbing pattern in /usr/share/man/man2: man.2*
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/cat2: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/cat2: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/X11R6/man, section 2
trying section 2 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man2: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/man2: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat2: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat2: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/X11R6/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/local/man, section 3posix
trying section 3posix with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man3posix: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man3posix: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat3posix: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat3posix: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/local/share/man, section 3posix
trying section 3posix with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man3posix: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man3posix: No such file or
directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat3posix: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat3posix: No such file or
directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/share/man, section 3posix
trying section 3posix with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man3: hit
globbing pattern in /usr/share/man/man3: man.3posix*
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man3posix: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/man3posix: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/cat3posix: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/cat3posix: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/X11R6/man, section 3posix
trying section 3posix with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man3: hit
globbing pattern in /usr/X11R6/man/man3: man.3posix*
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man3posix: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/man3posix: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat3posix: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat3posix: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/X11R6/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/local/man, section 3pm
trying section 3pm with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man3pm: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man3pm: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat3pm: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat3pm: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/local/share/man, section 3pm
trying section 3pm with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man3pm: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man3pm: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat3pm: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat3pm: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/share/man, section 3pm
trying section 3pm with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man3: hit
globbing pattern in /usr/share/man/man3: man.3pm*
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man3pm: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/man3pm: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/cat3pm: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/cat3pm: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/X11R6/man, section 3pm
trying section 3pm with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man3: hit
globbing pattern in /usr/X11R6/man/man3: man.3pm*
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man3pm: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/man3pm: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat3pm: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat3pm: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/X11R6/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/local/man, section 3perl
trying section 3perl with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man3perl: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man3perl: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat3perl: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat3perl: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/local/share/man, section 3perl
trying section 3perl with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man3perl: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man3perl: No such file or
directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat3perl: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat3perl: No such file or
directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/share/man, section 3perl
trying section 3perl with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man3: hit
globbing pattern in /usr/share/man/man3: man.3perl*
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man3perl: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/man3perl: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/cat3perl: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/cat3perl: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/X11R6/man, section 3perl
trying section 3perl with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man3: hit
globbing pattern in /usr/X11R6/man/man3: man.3perl*
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man3perl: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/man3perl: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat3: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat3: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat3perl: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat3perl: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/X11R6/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/local/man, section 5
trying section 5 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man5: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man5: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat5: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat5: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/local/share/man, section 5
trying section 5 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man5: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man5: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat5: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat5: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/share/man, section 5
trying section 5 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man5: miss
globbing pattern in /usr/share/man/man5: man.5*
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/cat5: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/cat5: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/X11R6/man, section 5
trying section 5 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man5: miss
globbing pattern in /usr/X11R6/man/man5: man.5*
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat5: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat5: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/X11R6/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/local/man, section 4
trying section 4 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man4: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man4: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat4: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat4: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/local/share/man, section 4
trying section 4 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man4: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man4: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat4: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat4: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/share/man, section 4
trying section 4 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man4: miss
globbing pattern in /usr/share/man/man4: man.4*
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/cat4: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/cat4: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/X11R6/man, section 4
trying section 4 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man4: miss
globbing pattern in /usr/X11R6/man/man4: man.4*
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat4: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat4: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/X11R6/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/local/man, section 9
trying section 9 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man9: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man9: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat9: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat9: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/local/share/man, section 9
trying section 9 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man9: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man9: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat9: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat9: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/share/man, section 9
trying section 9 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man9: miss
globbing pattern in /usr/share/man/man9: man.9*
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/cat9: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/cat9: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/X11R6/man, section 9
trying section 9 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man9: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/man9: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat9: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat9: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/X11R6/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/local/man, section 6
trying section 6 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man6: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man6: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat6: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat6: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/local/share/man, section 6
trying section 6 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man6: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man6: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat6: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat6: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/share/man, section 6
trying section 6 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man6: miss
globbing pattern in /usr/share/man/man6: man.6*
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/cat6: miss
can't open directory /usr/share/man/cat6: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/X11R6/man, section 6
trying section 6 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man6: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/man6: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat6: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat6: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/X11R6/index.db O_RDONLY
searching in /usr/local/man, section 7
trying section 7 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/man7: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/man7: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/man/cat7: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/man/cat7: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/local/share/man, section 7
trying section 7 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/man7: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/man7: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
update_directory_cache /usr/local/share/man/cat7: miss
can't open directory /usr/local/share/man/cat7: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
searching in /usr/share/man, section 7
trying section 7 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/share/man/man7: miss
globbing pattern in /usr/share/man/man7: man.7*
matched: /usr/share/man/man7/man.7.gz
ult_src: File /usr/share/man/man7/man.7.gz in mantree /usr/share/man
drop_effective_privs()
++priv_drop_count = 1
remove("/tmp/zmanuk9po8")
--priv_drop_count = 0
regain_effective_privs()
drop_effective_privs()
++priv_drop_count = 1
--priv_drop_count = 0
regain_effective_privs()
The following command done with dropped privs
/bin/gzip -dc /usr/share/man/man7/man.7.gz [input: 0, output: 3]
drop_effective_privs()
++priv_drop_count = 1
--priv_drop_count = 0
regain_effective_privs()
candidate: 0 0 man /usr/share/man A - 7 7
searching in /usr/X11R6/man, section 7
trying section 7 with globbing
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/man7: miss
globbing pattern in /usr/X11R6/man/man7: man.7*
update_directory_cache /usr/X11R6/man/cat7: miss
can't open directory /usr/X11R6/man/cat7: No such file or directory
directory cache update failed
Succeeded in opening /var/cache/man/X11R6/index.db O_RDONLY
ult_src: File /usr/share/man/man1/man.1.gz in mantree /usr/share/man
drop_effective_privs()
++priv_drop_count = 1
remove("/tmp/zman4Okbj5")
--priv_drop_count = 0
regain_effective_privs()
drop_effective_privs()
++priv_drop_count = 1
--priv_drop_count = 0
regain_effective_privs()
The following command done with dropped privs
/bin/gzip -dc /usr/share/man/man1/man.1.gz [input: 0, output: 3]
drop_effective_privs()
++priv_drop_count = 1
--priv_drop_count = 0
regain_effective_privs()
found ultimate source file /usr/share/man/man1/man.1.gz
converted /usr/share/man/man1/man.1.gz to /usr/share/man/cat1/man.1.gz
is_changed: a=/usr/share/man/man1/man.1.gz, b=/usr/share/man/cat1/man.1.gz
(-2)
converted /var/cache/man/cat1/man.1.gz to /var/cache/man/cat1/man.1.gz
will try cat file /var/cache/man/cat1/man.1.gz
chdir /usr/share/man
drop_effective_privs()
++priv_drop_count = 1
--priv_drop_count = 0
regain_effective_privs()
pre-processors `t' from file
page_encoding = ISO-8859-1
source_encoding = ISO-8859-1
cat_charset = ANSI_X3.4-1968
locale_charset = UTF-8
roff_device (locale) = utf8
roff_encoding = ISO-8859-1
output_encoding = UTF-8
less_charset = utf-8
format: 1, save_cat: 0, found: 1
Reformatting man(1), please wait...
Setting LESS to -ix8RmPm Manual page man(1) ?ltline %lt?L/%L.:byte
%bB?s/%s..?e (END):?pB %pB\%..$PM Manual page man(1) ?ltline %lt?L/%L.:byte
%bB?s/%s..?e (END):?pB %pB\%..$
Setting MAN_PN to man(1)
drop_effective_privs()
++priv_drop_count = 1
Starting pipeline: /usr/bin/zsoelim /tmp/zmanmYHfn2 | /usr/bin/tbl |
/usr/bin/nroff -mandoc -Tutf8 | /usr/bin/col -b -p -x | /usr/bin/pager -s
[input: 0, output: 0]
Started "/usr/bin/zsoelim", pid 20360
Started "/usr/bin/tbl", pid 20361
groff: can't find `DESC' file
groff:fatal error: invalid device `utf8'
Started "/usr/bin/nroff", pid 20362
Started "/usr/bin/col", pid 20366
Started "/usr/bin/pager", pid 20367
Active processes (5):
"/usr/bin/zsoelim" (20360) -> 0
"/usr/bin/tbl" (20361) -> 0
"/usr/bin/nroff" (20362) -> 768
"/usr/bin/col" (20366) -> 0
"/usr/bin/pager" (20367) -> 0
--priv_drop_count = 0
regain_effective_privs()
drop_effective_privs()
++priv_drop_count = 1
remove("/tmp/zmanmYHfn2")
--priv_drop_count = 0
regain_effective_privs()
free_hashtab: 17 entries, 4 (23%) unique
Found 1 man pages
drop_effective_privs()
++priv_drop_count = 1
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (980, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (100, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-tk1
Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages man-db depends on:
ii bsdmainutils 6.1.3 collection of more utilities from
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.4.67 Debian configuration management sy
ii dpkg 1.13.11.0.1 package maintenance system for Deb
ii groff-base 1.18.1.1-11 GNU troff text-formatting system (
ii libc6 2.3.5-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libgdbm3 1.8.3-2 GNU dbm database routines (runtime
man-db recommends no packages.
-- debconf information:
man-db/build-database: true
man-db/rebuild-database: true
* man-db/install-setuid: true
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
On Tue, Dec 26, 2006 at 08:22:29PM +0000, Colin Watson wrote:
> tags 348533 unreproducible
> thanks
>
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 05:00:28PM +0100, Thanasis Kinias wrote:
> > man fails to render man pages in UTF8 locales, giving:
> >
> > Reformatting man(1), please wait...
> > groff: can't find `DESC' file
> > groff:fatal error: invalid device `utf8'
> >
> > It appears that man is feeding groff utf8 input it can't grok.
>
> Actually, this message has nothing to do with the input received by
> groff. It's saying that your groff installation doesn't understand the
> utf8 device at all. However, the utf8 device has been in groff-base
> since the creation of that package. Are you sure that your groff-base
> package is properly installed? Try 'apt-get --reinstall install
> groff-base'.
No reply from the submitter, and, as noted, this appears to be due to a
broken groff installation. Closing.
Regards,
--
Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- End Message ---
