libgs9-common not upgraded when libgs9 upgraded
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ghostscript (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Ioanna Alifieraki | ||
Trusty |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Ioanna Alifieraki | ||
Xenial |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Ioanna Alifieraki |
Bug Description
[Impact]
ps2pdf stops working after upgrade of ghostscript to 9.25~dfsg+
ghostscript and libgs9 are upgrated to 9.25~dfsg+
but not libgs9-common which reamins at 9.25~dfsg+
[Test Case]
To reproduce the bug:
Install 9.25~dfsg+
At this point ps2pdf should be working fine.
Then sudo apt install ghostscript.
ghostscript and libgs9 are upgraded but not libgs9-common.
ps2pdf stops working :
$ ps2pdf ascii.ps
Unrecoverable error: typecheck in .bind
Operand stack:
--nostringval-- typecheck --nostringval-- scheck .gcheck
[Regression Potential]
Might cause problems when upgrading or installing ghostscript or libgs9
[Other Info]
This bug affects trusty and xenial.
It is already fixed in bionic and later.
Changed in ghostscript (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Ioanna Alifieraki (joalif) |
Changed in ghostscript (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in ghostscript (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in ghostscript (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in ghostscript (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in ghostscript (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in ghostscript (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in ghostscript (Ubuntu): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
Changed in ghostscript (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
assignee: | nobody → Ioanna Alifieraki (joalif) |
Changed in ghostscript (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
assignee: | nobody → Ioanna Alifieraki (joalif) |
tags: |
added: verification-done removed: verification-needed |
This fixes the libgs9-common dependency in trusty.