It appears that the comemnt syntax was incorrect: ./" (Incorrect) .\" (correct)
The attached patch uptes this.
#! /bin/sh /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch-run ## /tmp/man-comment-fix.patch.dpatch by <jari.aa...@cante.net> ## ## All lines beginning with `## DP:' are a description of the patch. ## DP: ## DP: Author: Jari Aalto <jari.aa...@cante.net> ## DP: ## DP: ## DP: jwm.1.in: Correct comment syntax ## DP: ## DP: Signed-off-by: Jari Aalto <jari.aa...@cante.net> @DPATCH@ diff --git a/jwm.1.in b/jwm.1.in index c6cd942..e9cee17 100644 --- a/jwm.1.in +++ b/jwm.1.in @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -./" -./" groff -man -Tascii jwm.1 -./" +.\" +.\" groff -man -Tascii jwm.1 +.\" .TH jwm 1 "@DATE@" "v...@version@" .SH NAME JWM - Joe's Window Manager