Public bug reported: Hello, I am encountering issues when using man -l with a specified COLUMNS env variable. The package I run this command on is manpages-zh version 1.6.4.1-1. I retrieved the package from http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/m/manpages-zh/manpages- zh_1.6.4.1-1_all.deb
If I run the following command on man version 2.9.1 (after expanding the archive), it hangs and shows a blank screen: COLUMNS=100 man --no-hyphenation -l manpages-zh_1.6.4.1-1_all/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man1/df.1.gz if I update the columns variable to 115, the command outputs the man page as expected: COLUMNS=115 man --no-hyphenation -l manpages-zh_1.6.4.1-1_all/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man1/df.1.gz I have tested the original command on man version 2.12.0 (on Ubuntu 24.04), and it outputs as expected. I also replicated the issue in a fresh focal virtual machine (via lxc launch ubuntu:20.04 --vm). Here is a pastebin with the commands I ran to replicate this bug in the VM: https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/2cQvgRd5dw/. Here is the output when I run the failing command, but Ctrl-C out of the blank screen: https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/QJBKHY489X/ Would it be possible to backport a newer version to focal to remedy this issue? Thanks ** Affects: man-db (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2095541 Title: man hangs with COLUMNS set on v2.9.1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/2095541/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
