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[tex-k] dvips segfault
Norbert Preining
2013-03-17 23:01:35 UTC
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Hi everyone,

at Debian we got a bug report about segfaulting dvips when reading
and writing to itself .. (yes I know it is not very intelligent,
but still segfaulting is not optimal):

$ latex `kpsewhich sample2e.tex`
...
$ dvips -osample2e.dvi sample2e.dvi
This is dvips(k) 5.992 Copyright 2012 Radical Eye Software (www.radicaleye.com)
' TeX output 2013.03.18:0800' -> sample2e.dvi
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf/dvips/base/tex.pro>
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf/dvips/base/texps.pro>.
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr8.pfb>
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr6.pfb>
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmex10.pfb>
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmsy7.pfb>
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmmi7.pfb>
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmmi10.pfb>
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmti10.pfb>
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmsy10.pfb>
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr7.pfb>
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmbx12.pfb>
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr10.pfb>
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr12.pfb>
</home/norbert/tl/2012/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr17.pfb>
[1887007337Segmentation fault


This is with current TeX Live 2012 (but the same in old versions and
Debian versions).

Maybe that can be handled sooner or later, but no hurry I guess.

Thanks

Norbert

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Robin Fairbairns
2013-03-17 23:52:20 UTC
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Post by Norbert Preining
at Debian we got a bug report about segfaulting dvips when reading
and writing to itself .. (yes I know it is not very intelligent,
[...]> [1887007337Segmentation fault
This is with current TeX Live 2012 (but the same in old versions and
Debian versions).
Maybe that can be handled sooner or later, but no hurry I guess.
it's obviously a bug in the user, too: does he/she segfault, too?

(btw, what's become of your meaning of liff quotes ... some time since i
saw one...)

robin
Norbert Preining
2013-03-18 23:14:08 UTC
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Post by Robin Fairbairns
it's obviously a bug in the user, too: does he/she segfault, too?
;-)
Post by Robin Fairbairns
(btw, what's become of your meaning of liff quotes ... some time since i
saw one...)
Japanese influence ... I have to get a bit more serious ;-)))

Norbert

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Akira Kakuto
2013-03-18 12:09:43 UTC
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Hi Norbert,
Post by Norbert Preining
at Debian we got a bug report about segfaulting dvips when reading
and writing to itself .. (yes I know it is not very intelligent,
Please test r29416.

Regards,
Akira
Norbert Preining
2013-03-18 23:18:45 UTC
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Hi Akira,
Post by Akira Kakuto
Post by Norbert Preining
at Debian we got a bug report about segfaulting dvips when reading
and writing to itself .. (yes I know it is not very intelligent,
Please test r29416.
Thanks, will try asap.

Norbert

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JAIST, Japan TeX Live & Debian Developer
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