Public bug reported: Bug originally reported by Sven Meier as a comment on bug 419143, created a new bug report here as it is a different problem and we want to issue an SRU for Oneiric.
Convert the attached PDF file to PostScript with pdf2ps REC10889-2-printout.pdf Then try to display the resulting file with gs REC10889-2-printout.ps Output is as follows: ---------- till@till:~/ghostscript/testfiles$ gs REC10889-2-printout.ps GPL Ghostscript 9.04 (2011-08-05) Copyright (C) 2011 Artifex Software, Inc. All rights reserved. This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details. %%[ Error handled by opdfread.ps : ioerror; OffendingCommand: --nostringval-- ]%% >>showpage, press <return> to continue<< Loading NimbusMonL-Regu font from /usr/share/fonts/type1/gsfonts/n022003l.pfb... 3636440 2256496 6877360 4918268 1 done. %%[STACK: -mark- -mark- -mark- -mark- %%]% >>showpage, press <return> to continue<< till@till:~/ghostscript/testfiles$ ---------- GS produces a blank page at first and then a page with the text: ---------- ERROR: ioerror OFFENDING COMMAND: --nostringval-- STACK: -mark- -mark- -mark- -mark- ---------- This happens with Ghostscript 9,04 on Ubuntu Oneiric (11.10). ** Affects: gs-gpl Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Affects: ghostscript (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium Status: In Progress ** Affects: ghostscript (Ubuntu Oneiric) Importance: Medium Status: In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/890270 Title: pdf2ps produces broken PostScript output on the attached PDF file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gs-gpl/+bug/890270/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs