Large file (bunzip to manual.ps to reproduce) ** Attachment added: "manual.ps.bz2" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/+bug/1653787/+attachment/4799532/+files/manual.ps.bz2
** Description changed: The following command never terminates: gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=test.pdf -f test.ps This is more or less what ps2pdf test.ps does. - - I have obtained this test case from an old debian bug report at , as I have originally encountered the problem with a *much larger* postscript file (214MB), which I've left running for 24 hours with no progress. Let me know if you need the larger file. + I have obtained this test case from an old debian bug report at , as I + have originally encountered the problem with a *much larger* postscript + file (214MB), which I've left running for 24 hours with no progress. I + have attached both files. Both files (the small one and the large one) get read by gv and displayed perfectly on screen. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=786827 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: ghostscript 9.19~dfsg+1-0ubuntu6.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-32.34-lowlatency 4.8.11 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-32-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon Date: Tue Jan 3 20:48:44 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-20 (74 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2) SourcePackage: ghostscript UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Description changed: The following command never terminates: gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=test.pdf -f test.ps This is more or less what ps2pdf test.ps does. - I have obtained this test case from an old debian bug report at , as I - have originally encountered the problem with a *much larger* postscript - file (214MB), which I've left running for 24 hours with no progress. I - have attached both files. + I have obtained this test case from an old debian bug report at the URL + below, as I have originally encountered the problem with a *much larger* + postscript file (214MB), which I've left running for 24 hours with no + progress. I have attached both files. Both files (the small one and the large one) get read by gv and displayed perfectly on screen. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=786827 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: ghostscript 9.19~dfsg+1-0ubuntu6.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-32.34-lowlatency 4.8.11 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-32-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon Date: Tue Jan 3 20:48:44 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-20 (74 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2) SourcePackage: ghostscript UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ghostscript in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1653787 Title: gs does not terminate and does not produce output when writing with pdfwrite Status in ghostscript package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The following command never terminates: gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=test.pdf -f test.ps This is more or less what ps2pdf test.ps does. I have obtained this test case from an old debian bug report at the URL below, as I have originally encountered the problem with a *much larger* postscript file (214MB), which I've left running for 24 hours with no progress. I have attached both files. Both files (the small one and the large one) get read by gv and displayed perfectly on screen. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=786827 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: ghostscript 9.19~dfsg+1-0ubuntu6.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-32.34-lowlatency 4.8.11 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-32-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon Date: Tue Jan 3 20:48:44 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-20 (74 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2) SourcePackage: ghostscript UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/+bug/1653787/+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