[Pkg-fonts-devel] Bug#372229: Use of uninitialized value in print at /var/lib/defoma/scripts/gs.defoma line 108

[Paul Wise]

forcemerge 325598 372229
thanks

On Sun, 2006-08-20 at 20:55 +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
> > Setting up ttf-thryomanes (1.2-1) ...
> > Use of uninitialized value in print at /var/lib/defoma/scripts/gs.defoma line 108.
> > Use of uninitialized value in print at /var/lib/defoma/scripts/gs.defoma line 108.
> > Use of uninitialized value in print at /var/lib/defoma/scripts/gs.defoma line 108.
> > Use of uninitialized value in print at /var/lib/defoma/scripts/gs.defoma line 108.
> 
> I just saw the same error during installation of ttf-unfonts.

This is a bug in gs-common (#325598 & friends).

> Is there a reason why this seemingly basic bug has not yet been fixed
> after almost 3/4 of a year?

gs-common is not maintained? Perhaps mhatta is MIA. 2006-03-12 seems to
be his latest upload according to ddpo.

> It would be a real pity if Etch were to be released with this bug still
> present...

Indeed. It would also be nice to release etch with one copy of
ghostscript instead of the 3 forks, since upstream is merging them:

http://www.advogato.org/person/raph/diary.html?start=411
http://www.cups.org/espgs/articles.php?L390

-- 
bye,
pabs

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