Your message dated Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:23:47 -0400
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and subject line qpdf printing issue resolved
has caused the Debian Bug report #1144111,
regarding libqpdf30: CUPS Printing Failure After QPDF Library Update (v12.3.2
to v12.4.0
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: libqpdf30
Version: 12.3.2-1+b1
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
Dear Maintainer,
Upgrading the `qpdf` suite packages (`qpdf`, `libqpdf30`, `libqpdf-dev`)
from
version 12.3.2-1+b1 to 12.4.0-1 causes critical printing failures when using
CUPS. The system logs show multiple, seemingly conflicting errors including
filter
failure messages and undefined symbol lookups related to the new QPDF
library
ABI.
The printing job fails immediately and consistently. Analysis of the
`/var/log/cups/error_log` reveals several critical errors:
1. Primary CUPS Error: printer-state-message="Filter failed" (This
indicates that one or more PDF filters are failing to process the document
stream.)
2. ABI Compatibility Error (Key Indication): VERSALINK-C415: symbol lookup
error: VERSALINK-C415: undefined symbol:
_ZNSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEE10_M_replaceEmmPKcm,
version LIBQPDF_30
Workaround: The issue is fully resolved by immediately downgrading the QPDF
packages to the version prior (12.3.2-1+b1)
Thanks,
Antonio
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
The issue with qpdf 12.4.0 breaking printing in Debian unstable was
caused by an unrelated problem, which has now been resolved by
rebuilding the packages, like cups, that were breaking. For
details, see
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1144127. You should
be able to unblock qpdf from updating on your system, and as long as
you also get an updated cups, you should be good to go.
--- End Message ---
