[xml/sgml-pkgs] Bug#546488: Bug#546488: 2.7.4 breaks inkscape

[Mike Hommey]

On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 11:09:34PM -0400, Dylan Thurston wrote:
> severity 546488 grave
> thanks
> 
> Package: libxml2
> Version: 2.7.4.dfsg-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Both default.svg and render_barcode.inx start with "<?xml" as the very
> first characters of the document.  I've attached the files for
> reference.  Presumably there's something funny about them.
> 
> I also think this is a grave bug (as it breaks an unrelated package),
> at least for the moment.

Okay, I did trace inkscape startup, and it appears there appears to be a
bug in libxml2, though I haven't determined what exactly yet.

Until I find exactly what is broken, you can either downgrade libxml2,
or remove the xml declarations from the files. That's what triggers the
bug. A lot of other files don't have the declaration and are read fine.

Cheers.

Mike