On Tuesday, 18 May 2021 21:51:09 BST Oliver Corff wrote: > 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, I believe there is some development going on concerning configure and URW fonts, because the names of the actual fonts have changed with a recent release. I would be happy to try to generate a complete fonts/devpdf directory for you if you can provide the following to me (off list):- A directory listing of your /usr/share/fonts/urw-base35 directory. An archive of your current fonts/devpdf directory (this will either be in the /usr/share/groff/ 1.22.4 directory or /usr/local/share/groff/1.22.4), the command "which groff" will give a clue which directory to look for. Cheers Deri
