gs can't render some fonts. Example was created with 10.04

[ReimarBauer]

~/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

[ReimarBauer (reimarbauer)]

This bug is solved in ghostscript 9.0.6

http://ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-bugs/2011-March/018517.html

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Reimar, the fix you are linking to is from 2011, so it must be already there in 9.05. The reason why 9.06 solves your problem must be another one.

[ReimarBauer (reimarbauer)]

Hmm, ok, it sounded too similiar.

Another workaround was to user ps2ps with the example file
ps2ps example.ps fix.ps
evince fix.ps

It can be shown with evince but also I get many lines of
GPL Ghostscript 9.05: Error: Font Renderer Plugin ( FreeType ) return code = -1

with gs fix.ps works without error message

[Felix Möller (felix-derklecks)]

I can view the file with gs but not with evince on Quantal...

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

For me the file displays correctly in evince and gs on Quantal and fails in both evince and gs in Precise.

Marking as fixed in Quantal. I can ask the Ghostscript developers whether the change which solves this is a simple patch and if so, isuue an SRU for Precise.

[cliddell (cjl)]

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.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Chris, thank you very much.

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

The Precise Pangolin has reached end of life, so this bug will not be fixed for that release