> ... I just got an new Dell XPS laptop with Vista. On > this machine with this operating system I cannot get > groff to complete. ...
> I think that the program is trying to write > intermediate files in the C:/ directory. Groff does generate some temporary files. I'm not sure how the environment system works on Vista, or that class of operating systems in general, but the groff(1) manpage provides the following info: GROFF_TMPDIR The directory in which temporary files are created. If this is not set but the environment variable TMPDIR instead, temporary files are created in the directory $TMPDIR. On MS-DOS and Win- dows 32 platforms, the environment variables TMP and TEMP (in that order) are searched also, after GROFF_TMPDIR and TMPDIR. Otherwise, temporary files are created in /tmp. The refer(1), groffer(1), grohtml(1), and grops(1) commands use temporary files. So you might want to create a tmp directory in your "My Documents" directory or similar, and point one of the environment variables (GROFF_TMPDIR, TMP, TEMP) to it. -- Larry
--- Begin Message ---Werner, I have been happily using groff for perhaps 10 years on W2K and subsequently XP machines. I just got an new Dell XPS laptop with Vista. On this machine with this operating system I cannot get groff to complete. I think this problem must be very common in Vista circles, but extensive searching on the web has not produced a solution. In earlier trials I was getting the message smay7% fp -s test C:\Applications\groff\bin\groff:fatal error: open stdout: Permission denied Saved test in test.ps smay7% After thrashing around a lot trying to debut I am getting smay7% fp -s test C:/Applications/groff/bin/groff: cannot execute: The requested operation requires elevation. Saved test in test.ps smay7% Please note that if is log on as Administrator, the program runs successfully. However when I logon as myself (another user with Administrator privileges) I get the message above. I think that the program is trying to write intermediate files in the C:/ directory. With Vista, if I otherwise try to write or save to this directory a window pops up asking for confirmation that I really want to write to this restricted directory. My confirming "click" is only valid if I have Administrator privileges. I think groff or one of it's children may be trying to write to C:/ but is not configured to ask for, or not need, permission. Have you heard or are able to contribute something on this issue. Thanks in advance, John Dr. John W. Smay 705A North Lucia Avenue Redondo Beach, Ca. 90277 Phone/Fax 310 318-8566 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~jwsmay/
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