[Groff-commit] groff ChangeLog README.MinGW

[Keith Marshall]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/groff
Module name:    groff
Changes by:     Keith Marshall <keithmarshall>  07/09/10 22:23:23

Modified files:
        .              : ChangeLog README.MinGW 

Log message:
        * README.MinGW: Add warnings about use of MSYS-RXVT, and about 
defective GnuWin32 versions of netpbm/libpng.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/groff/ChangeLog?cvsroot=groff&r1=1.1095&r2=1.1096
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/groff/README.MinGW?cvsroot=groff&r1=1.4&r2=1.5

Patches:
Index: ChangeLog
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/groff/groff/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.1095
retrieving revision 1.1096
diff -u -b -r1.1095 -r1.1096
--- ChangeLog   18 Aug 2007 07:06:53 -0000      1.1095
+++ ChangeLog   10 Sep 2007 22:23:23 -0000      1.1096
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-09-10  Keith Marshall  <address@hidden>
+
+       * README.MinGW: Add warnings about use of MSYS-RXVT, and about
+       defective GnuWin32 versions of netpbm/libpng.
+
 2007-07-15  Keith Marshall  <address@hidden>
 
        * tmac/s.tmac (cov*first-page-init): Remove invoking trap, to avoid

Index: README.MinGW
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/groff/groff/README.MinGW,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -b -r1.4 -r1.5
--- README.MinGW        11 Jul 2007 21:10:15 -0000      1.4
+++ README.MinGW        10 Sep 2007 22:23:23 -0000      1.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-    Copyright (C) 2003, 2004
+    Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2007
       Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
     Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@
   BUILDING GROFF WITH MINGW
   -------------------------
 
+  *** WARNING ***
+  
+  Before commencing this procedure, you should ensure that you are running the
+  MSYS shell in a *native* Win32 console window, and not in any window managed
+  by the rxvt emulator provided with MSYS; (this emulator suffers from various
+  known defects, which will prevent successful completion of a groff build).
+
+  ******
+
   Assuming that you have obtained the appropriate groff distribution, and that
   you are already running an MSYS shell, then the configuration, compilation,
   and installation of groff, using MinGW, is performed in much the same way as
@@ -217,6 +226,13 @@
   Note that it is not necessary to install the above four packages in their
   entirety; of course, you may do so if you wish.
 
+  Further note that you are advised to avoid the netpbm-10.27 release from the
+  GnuWin32 download repository, as its pnmtopng.exe has been reported to fail
+  on even simple conversions, resulting in failure of the groff build process;
+  the earlier netpbm-10.18.4 has been found to work successfully.  Also, you
+  may find it necessary to use libpng-1.2.7, rather than libpng-1.2.8, in
+  conjunction with this earlier release of netpbm.
+
 
   GROFF RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT
   -------------------------