Re: groff 1.24.1 neqn test failure on nixpkgs Darwin

Alexis <[email protected]> Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:19:01 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.printing.groff.general
Message-ID <abaiT5y1t6mAaIRL@kei>
Hi Branden,

> I'm delighted to hear it!  I'm usually nervous about recommending
> remedies I haven't checked myself--it's a good way to get egg on one's
> face, and mine already resembles an omelet with many ingredients.  ;-)

Haha, I can only imagine =) I think this mail thread should provide
enough information to folks running into a similar issue without
being an official maintainer recommendation.

> I'd like to figure out a superior approach for the next "big" release
> (planned for early July), but I don't think a spurious test failure in a
> _relatively_ exotic environment like NixOS (or similar) by itself
> warrants, say, a 1.24.2 release.

I fully agree! There is a preCheck phase for nixpkgs that is exactly
intended to modify the test environment to the needs of the package.
So all good from my and nixpkgs end in regards to 1.24.1!


Best
Alexis