To what address should I send a query regarding the error below...

[Kent Stewart]

On Friday 04 February 2005 11:28 am, Joe Altman wrote:
> cd books/
> make all install
> groff -p -S -Wall -mtty-char -man
> /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/../../../share/images/books/h
>andbook/advanced-networking/net-routing.pic
>
> /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/../../../share/images/books/h
>andbook/advanced-networking/net-routing.ps /usr/bin/env
> outfile=/usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/../../../share/images
>/books/handbook/advanced-networking/net-routing.eps /usr/local/bin/gs
> -q -dNOPAUSE -dSAFER -dDELAYSAFER
> -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r72 -sDEVICE=bit  -sOutputFile=/dev/null
> ps2epsi.ps <
> /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/../../../share/images/books/h
>andbook/advanced-networking/net-routing.ps 1>&2
> Unknown device: bit
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books.
>
> It's been in evidence for about two weeks now, on:
>
> vox# uname -a
> FreeBSD vox.chthonixia.net 5.3-STABLE FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE #0: Wed Feb
> 2 13:27:41 EST 2005
> root at vox.chthonixia.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/VOX  i386
>
> And it happens in:
>
> /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1 and in the handbook.
>
> If this is not the correct address, please direct my attention to it.

This sometimes happens because of the make process. Files are broken but 
have a current timestamp. Make thinks they are current and doesn't try 
to rebuild them. I often find a "make clean" helps by gettingt rid of 
the broken pieces. Then, you can reupdate and build the docs.

FWIW, I did a make clean and can build the US books.

Kent

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