FS#23512 - [xpdf] build without t1lib support
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Opened by Greg (dolby) - Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 08:48 GMT
Last edited by Gaetan Bisson (vesath) - Monday, 04 April 2011, 21:06 GMT
Opened by Greg (dolby) - Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 08:48 GMT
Last edited by Gaetan Bisson (vesath) - Monday, 04 April 2011, 21:06 GMT
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Xpdf 3.02pl6 release says:
"Because of potential security holes in t1lib, we no longer recommend using it. You can configure Xpdf with "configure --with-t1-library=no". The 3.02pl6 Linux binaries are built without t1lib." FWIW Slackware dropped t1lib support completely: "l/t1lib-5.1.2-x86_64-1.txz: Removed. There is little use these days for Type 1 fonts and the library is not maintained." |
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Closed by Gaetan Bisson (vesath)
Monday, 04 April 2011, 21:06 GMT
Reason for closing: Implemented
Additional comments about closing: xpdf-3.02_pl6 in [extra]
Monday, 04 April 2011, 21:06 GMT
Reason for closing: Implemented
Additional comments about closing: xpdf-3.02_pl6 in [extra]
I still think upstreams recommendation should be followed though.
Well, it looks as if this library is less obsolete than was rumored, so
we've added it back for the time being. Eventually most things will be
converted to use Freetype or other libraries, but until then..."
But this feature request still stands