Groff Bug Report

[Daniel Fraga]

GROFF VERSION:
GNU groff version 1.18.1

MACHINE:
K6-2/300 (x86)

OS:
Linux 2.4.20

COMPILER:
gcc 3.2

INPUT FILES:
        I tried with the groff man page. (man 1.5k)

COMMAND LINE:
man groff

DESCRIPTION OF INCORRECT BEHAVIOUR:
        Problem with escape sequences (this is what appears on the
screen):

GROFF(1)                                                              GROFF(1)

ESC[1mNAMEESC[0m
       groff - front-end for the groff document formatting system

ESC[1mSYNOPSISESC[0m
       ESC[1mgroff ESC[22m[ESC[1m-abcegilpstzCEGNRSUVXZESC[22m] [ESC[1m-d ESC[4m
ESC[22mcsESC[24m] [ESC[1m-f ESC[4mESC[22mfamESC[24m] [ESC[1m-F ESC[4mESC[22mdir
ESC[24m] [ESC[1m-I ESC[4mESC[22mdirESC[24m]
             [ESC[1m-L ESC[4mESC[22margESC[24m] [ESC[1m-m ESC[4mESC[22mnameESC[2
4m] [ESC[1m-M ESC[4mESC[22mdirESC[24m] [ESC[1m-n ESC[4mESC[22mnumESC[24m] [ESC[1
m-o ESC[4mESC[22mlistESC[24m] [ESC[1m-P ESC[4mESC[22margESC[24m] [ESC[1m-r ESC[4
mESC[22mcnESC[24m]
             [ESC[1m-T ESC[4mESC[22mdevESC[24m] [ESC[1m-w ESC[4mESC[22mnameESC[2
4m] [ESC[1m-W ESC[4mESC[22mnameESC[24m] [ESC[4mfileESC[24m ...]
       ESC[1mgroff -h ESC[22m| ESC[1m--helpESC[0m
       ESC[1mgroff -v ESC[22m| ESC[1m--version ESC[22m[ESC[4moptionESC[24m ...]

SUGGESTED FIX [optional]:

        In older versions of groff this doesn't happen.

        Thanks!