diff -urN tkman-2.2~/Makefile tkman-2.2/Makefile
--- tkman-2.2~/Makefile	2003-04-01 17:31:38.000000000 -0600
+++ tkman-2.2/Makefile	2008-12-05 17:37:55.000000000 -0600
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 # at the closest DPI in this list
 dpis = "75 100"
 
-
+manxlongtmp = [exec mktemp -p /tmp tkman.XXXXXXXXXX]
 # # # MACHINE DEPENDENCIES # # #
 
 #manformat = {tbl | neqn | nroff -man }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 # Lines are cached in .../man/cat<n>@<line-length>; 
 #   that is, the line length is appended to the usual cache directory names
 #manformat = {groff -te -Tascii -man /tmp/ll -}
-manformat = {groff -te -Tlatin1 -man /tmp/ll -}
+manformat = "groff -te -Tlatin1 -mandoc $$manx(longtmp) -"
 # Ultrix users should uncomment the following line (you don't have eqn)
 #manformat = {tbl | nroff -man }
 # HP-UX uses a number of macros that groff doesn't define, so use the builtin nroff
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@
 	echo 'set man(texinfodir) $(texinfodir)' >> tkman
 	echo 'set man(gzgrep) $(gzgrep)' >> tkman
 	echo 'set man(rfcdir) $(rfcdir)' >> tkman
+	echo 'set manx(longtmp) $(manxlongtmp)' >> tkman
 	echo 'set man(format) $(manformat)' >> tkman
 	echo 'set man(printers) $(printers)' >> tkman
 	echo 'set manx(dpis) $(dpis)' >> tkman
diff -urN tkman-2.2~/contrib/outline.tcl tkman-2.2/contrib/outline.tcl
--- tkman-2.2~/contrib/outline.tcl	2003-04-01 17:31:38.000000000 -0600
+++ tkman-2.2/contrib/outline.tcl	2008-12-05 17:37:55.000000000 -0600
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
 	text [set t .inv] -font {Times 12 {}} -wrap word -borderwidth 3 -padx 5 -pady 5 -yscrollcommand "[set v .v] set"
 	set finv [expr 1-[catch {$t tag configure invis -elide 1}]]
-	if !$finv { puts "you must apply the elided text patches first"; exit 0 }
+	if !$finv { puts "you must apply the elided text patches first"; CLEANUP; exit 0 }
 
 	scrollbar $v -orient vertical -command "$t yview"
 
diff -urN tkman-2.2~/contrib/remote.tcl tkman-2.2/contrib/remote.tcl
--- tkman-2.2~/contrib/remote.tcl	2003-04-01 17:31:38.000000000 -0600
+++ tkman-2.2/contrib/remote.tcl	2008-12-05 17:37:55.000000000 -0600
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 				if {$res=="1"} {set ready 1}
 			} elseif {[string match "*insecure*" info]} {
 				puts stderr "can't talk to an insecure server -- see send(n)"
+				CLEANUP
 				exit 1
 			}
 		}
diff -urN tkman-2.2~/contrib/tkmanclient tkman-2.2/contrib/tkmanclient
--- tkman-2.2~/contrib/tkmanclient	2003-04-01 17:31:38.000000000 -0600
+++ tkman-2.2/contrib/tkmanclient	2008-12-05 17:37:55.000000000 -0600
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 }
 
 set tkman [ check_for_tkman ]
-if { $tkman == 0 } { puts stderr "couldnt start tkman!"; exit 1; }
+if { $tkman == 0 } { puts stderr "couldnt start tkman!"; CLEANUP; exit 1; }
 
 set apropos 0
 set instNew 0
diff -urN tkman-2.2~/database.tcl tkman-2.2/database.tcl
--- tkman-2.2~/database.tcl	2003-04-01 17:31:38.000000000 -0600
+++ tkman-2.2/database.tcl	2008-12-05 17:37:55.000000000 -0600
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 	if {![llength $manx(manList)]} {
 		puts stderr "Can't find any man pages!"
 		puts stderr "MANPATH = $env(MANPATH)"
+		CLEANUP
 		exit 1
 	}
 
diff -urN tkman-2.2~/gui.tcl tkman-2.2/gui.tcl
--- tkman-2.2~/gui.tcl	2003-04-01 17:31:38.000000000 -0600
+++ tkman-2.2/gui.tcl	2008-12-05 17:37:55.000000000 -0600
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 		wm protocol $w WM_SAVE_YOURSELF "manSave"
 		wm command $w [concat $argv0 $argv]
 		# aborts without saving .tkman
-		wm protocol $w WM_DELETE_WINDOW {exit 0}
+		wm protocol $w WM_DELETE_WINDOW {CLEANUP; exit 0}
 
 		# some braindead window managers ignore iconposition requests after window is iconified, so special setting here
 		if {[regexp $manx(posnregexp) $manx(iconposition) all x y]} {wm iconposition $w $x $y}
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 		-command "incr stat(checkpoint); manSave; manWinstdout \$curwin {[bolg $manx(startup) ~] updated}"
 #	if {!$dup} { ... but menu shared!
 		$m add separator
-		$m add command -label "Quit, don't update $manx(startup-short)" -command "exit 0"
+		$m add command -label "Quit, don't update $manx(startup-short)" -command "CLEANUP; exit 0"
 #	}
 	}
 
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@
 		"
 
 	### quit
-	button $w.quit -text "Quit" -command "manSave; exit 0" -padx 4
-	if {!$manx(quit)} {$w.quit configure -command "exit 0"}
+	button $w.quit -text "Quit" -command "manSave; CLEANUP; exit 0" -padx 4
+	if {!$manx(quit)} {$w.quit configure -command "CLEANUP; exit 0"}
 	if {$dup} {
 		$w.quit configure -text "Close" -command "
 			destroy $w; incr manx(outcnt) -1; manOutput
diff -urN tkman-2.2~/manpath.tcl tkman-2.2/manpath.tcl
--- tkman-2.2~/manpath.tcl	2003-04-01 17:31:38.000000000 -0600
+++ tkman-2.2/manpath.tcl	2008-12-05 17:37:55.000000000 -0600
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
 	if {![llength $manx(paths)]} {
 		if {$manx(manpath-warnings) ne ""} {puts stderr $manx(manpath-warnings)}
 		puts stderr "NO VALID DIRECTORIES IN MANPATH!\a"
+		CLEANUP
 		exit 1
 	}
 }
diff -urN tkman-2.2~/prefs.tcl tkman-2.2/prefs.tcl
--- tkman-2.2~/prefs.tcl	2003-04-01 17:31:38.000000000 -0600
+++ tkman-2.2/prefs.tcl	2008-12-05 17:37:55.000000000 -0600
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
 	pack $g.nroffsave $g.columns $g.fsstnd-always $g.texinfodir $g.recentdays $g.preferTexinfo $g.tryfuzzy $g.preferGNU \
 		$g.maxglimpse $g.maxglimpseexcerpt $g.indexglimpse $g.glimpsestrays $g.indexalso \
 		-fill x -pady 3 -padx 4
-	if {![string match "*groff*/tmp/ll -*" $man(format)]} {pack forget $g.columns}
+	if {![string match "*groff*$manx(longtmp) -*" $man(format)]} {pack forget $g.columns}
 
 
 
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@
 		bold {set weight "bold"}
 		italics {set slant "italic"}
 		bold-italics {set weight "bold"; set slant "italic"}
-		default {puts stderr "nonexistent style: $style"; exit 1}
+		default {puts stderr "nonexistent style: $style"; CLEANUP; exit 1}
 	}
 
 	# specify s,m,l within small,medium,large; or set absolute point size
diff -urN tkman-2.2~/taputils.tcl tkman-2.2/taputils.tcl
--- tkman-2.2~/taputils.tcl	2003-04-01 17:31:38.000000000 -0600
+++ tkman-2.2/taputils.tcl	2008-12-05 17:37:55.000000000 -0600
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 proc assert {bool msg {boom 0}} {
 	if {!$bool} {
 		puts stderr $msg
-		if {$boom} {exit 1}
+		if {$boom} {CLEANUP; exit 1}
 	}
 }
 
diff -urN tkman-2.2~/tkman.tcl tkman-2.2/tkman.tcl
--- tkman-2.2~/tkman.tcl	2003-04-01 17:31:38.000000000 -0600
+++ tkman-2.2/tkman.tcl	2008-12-05 17:37:55.000000000 -0600
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
 proc manMenuFit {m} {
 	global man manx
 
-	if {[winfo class $m]!="Menu"} {puts stderr "$m not of Menu class"; exit 1}
+	if {[winfo class $m]!="Menu"} {puts stderr "$m not of Menu class"; CLEANUP; exit 1}
 	if {[$m index last] eq "none"} return
 
 	set sh [winfo screenheight $m]
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@
 	if {$inx<[llength $manx(binvars)]} {
 		after 1000 manBinCheck $inx $err
 	} else {
-		if {$err} {exit 1}
+		if {$err} {CLEANUP; exit 1}
 		.occ entryconfigure "Statistics*" -state normal
 	}
 
@@ -1850,6 +1850,7 @@
 				}
 				puts -nonewline "tkman"
 				foreach line [split [textmanip::linebreak $helptxt 70] "\n"] { puts "\t$line" }
+				CLEANUP
 				exit 0
 			}
 			-M {set env(MANPATH) $val; incr i}
@@ -1868,11 +1869,11 @@
 			-start* {set manx(startup) $val; incr i}
 			-data* {puts stderr "-database option obsolete: database kept in memory"; incr i}
 			--v* -
-			-v* {puts stdout "TkMan v$manx(version) of $manx(date)"; exit 0}
+			-v* {puts stdout "TkMan v$manx(version) of $manx(date)"; CLEANUP; exit 0}
 			-t* {set manx(title) $val; incr i}
 			-d* {set manx(debug) 1; set manx(quit) 0; set manx(iconify) 0}
 			-nod* {set manx(debug) 0}
-			-* {puts stdout "[file tail $argv0]: unrecognized option: $arg"; exit 1}
+			-* {puts stdout "[file tail $argv0]: unrecognized option: $arg"; CLEANUP; exit 1}
 			default {
 				after 2000 manShowMan $arg {{}} .man
 				# permit several???  add extras to History?
@@ -1888,6 +1889,7 @@
 proc ASSERT {args} {
 	if {![uplevel 1 eval $args]} {
 		puts "ASSERTION VIOLATED: $args"
+		CLEANUP
 		exit 1
 	}
 }
@@ -1906,7 +1908,10 @@
 	set manx(lastclick) $clicknow
 }
 
-
+proc CLEANUP {} {
+	global manx
+	if { [file exists $manx(longtmp)] == 1 } { file delete $manx(longtmp) }
+}
 
 
 ##################################################
@@ -1919,6 +1924,7 @@
 if {[package vcompare [info tclversion] $manx(mintcl)]==-1 || [package vcompare $tk_version $manx(mintk)]==-1} {
 	puts -nonewline stderr "Tcl $manx(mintcl)/Tk $manx(mintk) minimum versions required.  "
 	puts stderr "You have Tcl [info tclversion]/Tk $tk_version"
+	CLEANUP
 	exit 1
 } elseif {int([info tclversion])-int($manx(mintcl))>=1 || int($tk_version)-int($manx(mintk))>=1} {
 	puts stderr "New major versions of Tcl and/or Tk may have introduced\nincompatibilies in TkMan.\nCheck the TkMan home site for a possible new version.\n"
@@ -2111,7 +2117,6 @@
 set manx(line-scale) 1; set manx(screen-scale) 45; set manx(page-scale) [expr int(60*1.5)]
 set man(error-effect) "bell & flash"; set manx(error-effect-v) [set manx(error-effect-t) {"bell & flash" "bell" "flash" "none"}]
 set man(columns) 65; set manx(columns-v) {65 90 130 5000}; set manx(columns-t) {"65 (most compatible)" 90 130 "wrap to screen width"}; # no one would want shorter lines
-set manx(longtmp) /tmp/ll
 set man(volcol) 4.0c; set manx(volcol-v) {0 1.5c 2.0c 2.5c 3.0c 3.5c 4.0c 4.5c 5.0c 7.5c 10.0c}; set manx(volcol-t) {"no columns" "1.5 cm" "2 cm" "2.5 cm/~1 inch" "3 cm" "3.5 cm" "4 cm" "4.5 cm" "5.0 cm/~2 inches" "7.5 cm" "10 cm"}
 set man(apropostab) "4.5c"; set manx(apropostab-v) {0 3.0c 4.0c 4.5c 5.0c 5.5c 6.0c 7.5c 10.0c}; set manx(apropostab-t) {"none" "3 cm" "4 cm" "4.5 cm" "5 cm" "5.5 cm" "6 cm" "7.5 cm" "10 cm"}
 #set man(showoutsub) ""
@@ -2258,7 +2263,7 @@
 regexp {(\d\d\d\d)/(\d\d)/(\d\d)} {$Date: 2003/04/01 23:02:52 $} manx(date) y m d
 set manx(mtime) [clock scan "$m/$d/$y"]
 set manx(stray-warnings) ""
-if {[catch {set default(manList) 0}]} {puts "\aBLT conflicts with TkMan."; exit 1}
+if {[catch {set default(manList) 0}]} {puts "\aBLT conflicts with TkMan."; CLEANUP; exit 1}
 set manx(manList) $man(manList)
 set manx(manTitleList) $man(manTitleList)
 set manx(userconfig) "### your additions go below"
@@ -2385,6 +2390,7 @@
 	if {[string match "#!*" [gets $fid line]]} {
 		puts stderr "$manx(startup) looks like an executable."
 		puts stderr "You should delete it, probably."
+		CLEANUP
 		exit 1
 	}
 
@@ -2613,6 +2619,7 @@
 
 if {[llength $man(manList)]!=[llength $man(manTitleList)]} {
 	puts stderr "Length of section abbreviations differs from length of section titles:\n\nlength [llength $man(manList)]:\t$man(manList)\n\nlength [llength $man(manTitleList)]:\t$man(manTitleList)"
+	CLEANUP
 	exit 1
 }
 
diff -urN tkman-2.2~/tkmandesc.tcl tkman-2.2/tkmandesc.tcl
--- tkman-2.2~/tkmandesc.tcl	2003-04-01 17:31:38.000000000 -0600
+++ tkman-2.2/tkmandesc.tcl	2008-12-05 17:37:55.000000000 -0600
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
 	foreach n [concat $from $to] {
 		if {[lsearch $mani(manList) $n]==-1} {
 			puts stderr "$cmd: Section letter `$n' doesn't exist."
+			CLEANUP
 			exit 1
 		}
 	}
diff -urN tkman-2.2~/version.tcl tkman-2.2/version.tcl
--- tkman-2.2~/version.tcl	2003-04-01 17:31:38.000000000 -0600
+++ tkman-2.2/version.tcl	2008-12-05 17:37:55.000000000 -0600
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
 		### collect diffs
 		# diff needs at least one of them to be a real file.  want text of previous version around anyhow
-		set tmpf /tmp/tkman[pid]
+		set tmpf [exec mktemp -p /tmp tkman.XXXXXXXXXX]
 # $man(changeleft) $man(zaphy) -- obsolete options
 		set format "$man(format) | $manx(rman) -f ASCII -N"
 #puts "creating $tmpf (old)"