On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 05:29:41PM -0500, dorn hetzel wrote:
>
> I installed GCC 3.4.3 to fix problems compiling
> some software, and then got into conflicts with
> different versions of the C libraries (or at
> least that's what I think went wrong). Then I
> removed some older library versions and now I
> have broken something :)
>
> When I use the man command, for example, I get
> results like the following:
>
> FLAC(1) FLAC(1)
>
There are a bunch of escape codes raw here when viewed in
vi, though they may not show up in the mail viewer.
>
>
> [1mNAME[0m
> flac - Free Lossless Audio Codec
>
> [1mSYNOPSIS[0m
> [1mflac [22m[ [4moptions[24m ] [ [4minfile.wav[24m |
> [4minfile.aiff[24m | [4minfile.raw[24m | [1m- [4m[22m...[24m ]
>
>
> [1mflac [22m[ [1m-d [22m| [1m--decode [22m| [1m-t [22m|
> [1m--test [22m| [1m-a [22m| [1m--analyze [22m] [ [4mOPTIONS[24m ] [
> [4minfile.flac[24m [4m...[24m ]
>
>
> [1mDESCRIPTION[0m
> [1mflac [22mis a command-line tool for encoding, decoding, testing
> and analyz-
> ing FLAC streams.
>
>
> I'm reluctant to just apt-get reinstall a bunch of stuff, because
> I really do need the newer GCC for some things. I was wondering
> if it might address my problems to get the source and rebuild
> the various utilities like man that turn up with issues, so that
> they are using the newer GCC and libraries ?
>
> If so, where would I find the source for basic utilities like man?
>
> Best Regards and thanks in advance for a clue :)
>
> Merry XMas!
>
> -Dorn
>
