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FS#23544 - [cups-pdf] printing to pdf produces infinitely big file

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Dmitrij (lnx) - Friday, 01 April 2011, 08:15 GMT
Last edited by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Sunday, 03 April 2011, 13:09 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Critical
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
CUPS with cups-pdf virtual printer, default configuration.
When trying to print to this virtual printer - it produces infinitely growing pdf file, until process /usr/bin/gs manually killed.
CUPS test page is printed normally.
I'm not sure, this is bug of cups, cups-pdf or ghostscript.
I tried to look into produced pdf file and found infinitely sequence of string "-11 -1" at the end.
in attachment is produced pdf file with striped out "-11 -1" (cat abiword_job__1.pdf | grep -va -- "-11 -1" > file.pdf)
printed file is new abiword document with "123" which is printed via virtual cups-pdf printer.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
all latest versions from extra repository
cups-pdf 2.5.0-1
cups 1.4.6-1
libcups 1.4.6-1
ghostscript 9.02-1

* config and/or log files etc.
all default

Steps to reproduce:
print any document from any program to cups-pdf virtual printer.
   file.pdf (0.7 KiB)
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Closed by  Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Sunday, 03 April 2011, 13:09 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  solved
Comment by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Friday, 01 April 2011, 19:59 GMT
Please downgrade Ghostscript that has been updated recently. Maybe it there's a regression.

And I cannot reproduce it. I've just printed this webpage to my local pdf-printer without any problem.
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Friday, 01 April 2011, 23:32 GMT
This should be moved to project=1
Comment by Linas (Linas) - Saturday, 02 April 2011, 19:04 GMT
Does it also happen when printing a plain text file?
Ie. echo 1 2 3 | lpr -P "Printer name"

Comment by Dmitrij (lnx) - Sunday, 03 April 2011, 09:51 GMT
Sorry for long no response time.
Today it prints everything normally, as it should be.
On Friday i also tried to downgrade ghostscript, libcups and cups - was the same problem, with some older versions file was not produced at all.
I am very confused.

P.S. It was not 1'st April joke. Seriously.

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