It seems that the fix for this was: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=8031fd57
For me (using git cherry-pick) the patch applies cleanly to the 9.05 sources. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to evince in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1042111 Title: gs can't render some fonts. Example was created with 10.04 Status in “evince” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “ghostscript” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: ~/gs_bug$ gs example.ps GPL Ghostscript 9.05 (2012-02-08) Copyright (C) 2010 Artifex Software, Inc. All rights reserved. This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details. Loading NimbusSanL-Regu font from /usr/share/fonts/type1/gsfonts/n019003l.pfb... 3570464 2174523 4095864 2794995 3 done. GPL Ghostscript 9.05: Error: Font Renderer Plugin ( FreeType ) return code = -1 Error: /rangecheck in --.FAPIBuildChar-- Operand stack: --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --dict:17/19(ro)(L)-- 57 Execution stack: %interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- false 1 %stopped_push 1910 1 3 %oparray_pop 1909 1 3 %oparray_pop 1893 1 3 %oparray_pop 1787 1 3 %oparray_pop --nostringval-- %errorexec_pop .runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- %finish_show --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 8 4 2 --nostringval-- (gs_show_enum) %op_show_continue Dictionary stack: --dict:1160/1684(ro)(G)-- --dict:0/20(G)-- --dict:78/200(L)-- --dict:23/40(L)-- Current allocation mode is local Current file position is 17648 GPL Ghostscript 9.05: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1 # I think the problem happens because of a freetype problem # also evince, gv can't display this file # We have tons of these scientific output files created in 10.04 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: ghostscript 9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Aug 27 10:14:30 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) Lpstat: device for MX700-series: usb://Canon/MX700%20series?serial=12707F&interface=1 device for MX700-series-FAX: usb://Canon/MX700%20series%20FAX?serial=12707F&interface=3 MachineType: LENOVO 3323DBG Papersize: a4 PpdFiles: MX700-series: Canon PIXMA MX700 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1 MX700-series-FAX: Canon PIXMA MX700 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-29-generic root=UUID=8a48bae5-46f2-4f8e-8354-7ffb351edacf ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: ghostscript UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/15/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 6QET53WW (1.23 ) dmi.board.name: 3323DBG dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6QET53WW(1.23):bd09/15/2010:svnLENOVO:pn3323DBG:pvrThinkPadX201:rvnLENOVO:rn3323DBG:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 3323DBG dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X201 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1042111/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
