xpdf segmentation fault
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xpdf (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When I start xpdf from the terminal and open the pdf attached xpdf crashes and I get the following output:
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Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-
Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-courier-
Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-times-
Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-times-
***** MediaBox = ll:0,0 ur:293.52,418.32
***** CropBox = ll:0,0 ur:293.52,418.32
***** Rotate = 0
q
cm 293.52 0 0 418.32 0 0
Do /Im1
Q
***** page 1 *****
***** MediaBox = ll:0,0 ur:293.52,418.32
***** CropBox = ll:0,0 ur:293.52,418.32
***** Rotate = 0
q
cm 293.52 0 0 418.32 0 0
Do /Im1
Q
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
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I should also mention that it is not possible to view the document with evince or acrobatreader, though they don't crash.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xpdf 3.02-21build1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Sep 10 13:49:41 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xpdf
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Try this:
From what I can discern, the problem has to do with the Chinese.
Notice the crash info from libpoppler in /var/log/kern.log.
I moved the unneeded xpdfrc language files out of /usr/share/xpdf and the problem disappeared