Hi Deri, I just attempted to follow your advice and compile groff from scratch. I downloaded 1.22.4 and ran ./configure.
I am a bit confused because ./configure warns me that I do not have URW fonts, but /usr/share/fonts/urw-base35/ is definitely not empty. ./configure does not respond well when I run it with the urw font directory option, and asks me to get the necessary fonts from http://downloads.ghostscript.com/public/fonts/urw-base35-v1.10.zip However, that URL just returns a 404 error. Am I missing an essential step I should be aware of here? Best, Oliver.
Hi Oliver, The U- family of fonts are created when groff is built IF it can find the URW fonts in specific places on the system (there is also a way to tell configure to find them yourself). If you compile your groff from source just make sure you have installed the URW fonts before running the configure command and make sure it reports the URW fonts have been found. If you are using a packaged version of groff where it has been decided not to use these alternative fonts you could use Peter Schaffter's script to install new fonts which do contain this glyph. His site says:- "A bash script to make the entire process of installing fonts a painless no-brainer has been posted online at http://www.schaffter.ca/mom/install-font . Be sure to make the script executable ( chmod 755 install-font ) after you download it, then type ./install-font -H for usage." Cheers Deri
