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/undefined from -Tps output

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From: Paul H. Hargrove
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1992 17:24
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In the version of groff I have when I format a manual page with
	groff -Tps -man file.1 >file.ps
the output file will have a line that starts something like:
	grops begin/DEFS blah blah blah..
which comes right after the contents of /usr/lib/groff/fonts/devps/prologue.
When ghostscript reads the file I get a /undefined error when it hits 'grops',
since nowhere has it be defined.  My current work around is to add the
following line to the end of the prologue file:
	/grops 1 dict def %ghostscript expands full dictionaries automagically
But this certainly should have been there, or somewhere else all ready.

I don't know what version of groff or grops I have, but I know they came
from different archives.  (the contents of prologue came with grops)  I know
that I should get the newest version of the groff distribution from prep, but
I don't really want to grab the entire mess at 2400 baud if my fix is
sufficent/correct, but I'am afraid there may be other problems if I don't.

Is there something I'm missing from my installation?
Is this a know bug that I've correctly fixed?
Or, am I just an idiot for not getting groff and grops from the same
distribution, and just reallizing that phone bills are part of the
cost of free software.
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Paul H. Hargrove, speaking for myself.
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From: hargrove@ramirez.mitre.org (Paul H. Hargrove)
Subject: /undefined from -Tps output
Message-ID: <1992Jul20.172411.20445@linus.mitre.org>
Keywords: grops /undefined
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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1992 17:24:11 GMT
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