[bug #68497] [troff] assertion failure in 1.24.1: context != DELIMITER_GROFF_EXPRESSION

"G. Branden Robinson" <[email protected]> Thu, 9 Jul 2026 00:52:07 -0400 (EDT)

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.printing.groff.bugs
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Update of bug #68497 (group groff):

                  Status:               Duplicate => Need Info
             Open/Closed:                  Closed => Open

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Follow-up Comment #19:


[comment #13 comment #13:]
> The situation is complex. This is a summary.
> 3. With groff 1.24.1 after patching /usr/share/lib/tmac/an as you
> suggested, groff -man fails on 18 out of 95 man pages, with the
> following error message:
> 
> Assertion failed: context != DELIMITER_GROFF_EXPRESSION, file
> /jenkins/jobs/oi-userland/workspace/components/text/groff/groff-1.24.1/src/roff/troff/input.cpp,
> line 2887, function is_usable_as_delimiter
> grops:<standard input>: warning: no final 'x stop' command
> groff: error: gtroff: Aborted (core dumped)

Please send us a reproducer for this problem.  One of the 18 failing man pages
will do.  If the content is sensitive, you can replace the text with "lorem
ipsum" and that should cause no problems.  Or if you want to email a copy to
me privately, you can do so at g dot branden dot robinson at gmail dot com.

Whatever is easiest for you!

Re-opening and setting Status to "Need Info".
> 
> 
> 4. I tried to replace the .bd line by .. or to delete it, but I get the
> same results as 3.
> 
>


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