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FS#36638 - [maxima] testing/ghostscript 9.08-1 breaks png generation of extra/maxima 5.30.0-3

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Z. Huang (zeekish) - Thursday, 22 August 2013, 17:36 GMT
Last edited by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Sunday, 13 October 2013, 16:35 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Upstream Bugs
Status Closed
Assigned To Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:

After upgrading from ghostscript 9.07-3 to 9.08-1, png generation in maxima (specifically the imaxima.el interface) no longer works

Additional info:
* ghostscript 9.07-3
* N/A


Steps to reproduce:
1) open emacs and invoke imaxima (M-x imaxima)
2) Assuming imaxima is configured to display output in png format (imaxima-image-type set to png). Enter anything, e.g., x**2,
3) The output is only an empty box. What is expected is a latex'ed version of the input.
4) Switch to the *Messages* buffer in emacs, and you see errors like [Cannot find image file `/tmp/imaxima1054svj/1'], indicating the failure of png generation.
5) Downgrading to ghostscript 9.07-3 solves the problem.
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Closed by  Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Sunday, 13 October 2013, 16:35 GMT
Reason for closing:  Upstream
Additional comments about closing:  nothing we can do here.
Comment by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Thursday, 22 August 2013, 17:55 GMT
I'm just building GS 9.09 to testing repo. Please check if it solves your issue.

See http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/current/News.htm for recent changes.
Comment by Z. Huang (zeekish) - Thursday, 22 August 2013, 23:03 GMT
Thanks Andreas. Just want to report that upgrading to GS 9.09 does _not_ solve the problem. I'm putting GS in my IgnorePkg for now.
Comment by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Friday, 23 August 2013, 12:09 GMT
Can you please get in touch with upstream ghostscript and maybe maxima devs to find out if this is an upstream bug or caused by the way we build it.

I'll hold it back in testing for a bit longer.
Comment by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 18:30 GMT
Any progress? Is this caused by maxima or can prove it to be an upstream ghostscript bug? Please give us an upstream report.

If nothing else is affected I'd like to move the new release to extra. Old 9.07 had other bugs the new release solves.
Comment by Z. Huang (zeekish) - Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 19:06 GMT
Andreas,

Sorry for the delay. I just opened a ticket upstream,
https://sourceforge.net/p/maxima/bugs/2626/
Will report back if there is any update.

I'd suggest to include a warning of this potential conflict so people using imaxima know downgrading gs is a workaround.

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