Trying to convert to pdf from this groff source: .PS elipse dotted .PE
with the command: groff -Tpdf -p yields a broken/empty pdf. Opening it in e.g. zathura gives this error message: format error: cannot recognize version marker warning: trying to repair broken xref warning: repairing PDF document This also applies to circles. Trying to convert to pdf from this groff source: .PS elipse dashed width 6 height 3 .PE outputs a dashed ellipse with two unwanted vertical lines running through it. It only happens if width >= 6. With e.g. width = 5, it renders okay. With groff -Tps, there is no problem. ~/ % groff --version GNU groff version 1.23.0 Regards, Morten