[bug #63900] configuration report regarding wrapped macro packages seems inaccurate

[G. Branden Robinson]

URL:
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                 Summary: configuration report regarding wrapped macro
packages seems inaccurate
                   Group: GNU roff
               Submitter: gbranden
               Submitted: Thu 09 Mar 2023 06:28:59 PM UTC
                Category: Macro - others/general
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Build/Installation
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
         Planned Release: None


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Date: Thu 09 Mar 2023 06:28:59 PM UTC By: G. Branden Robinson <gbranden>
I'm not sure our configure script is reporting the right thing when it comes
to building groff on proprietary Unix (in principle, any system with an
existing non-groff troff installation).


prefix used for macro packages   :  an an.ja an.ja_JP.PCK an.ja_JP.UTF-8 ansun
ansun.ja ansun.ja_JP.PCK ansun.ja_JP.UTF-8 bib m s v vgrind


Cosmetically, I am irritated by the leading space in the list of macro
packages.  This arises from the list being constructed in a crude way as a
shell string.

Much more importantly, if I understand the tmac wrapper feature correctly,
this output is _inaccurate_.  No prefix is used for these packages.  Instead a
"g" prefix is required for "an", "m" and "s" to obtain the groff versions of
these packages.

Investigate this on a Solaris 10 machine.







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