Hi Roland,
this regression is caused by an compile-time flag, which was overseen
when adapting the build system for autoconf. The issue is already
resolved in the code and will be published with the next release.
When compiling from sources, the issue could be mended in 3.2.6 by
setting the preprocessor flag GSBIT, e.g.,
make CPPFLAGS=-DGSBIT or ./configure CPPFLAGS=-DGSBIT.
Best regards and Happy New Year,
Thomas
On 2016-12-31 13:37, Roland Rosenfeld wrote:
Hi Thomas!
I received the following bug report against xfig 3.2.6 in Debian.
I can fully reproduce the issue here with 3.2.6 as well as with
3.2.6-beta and with a vanilla 3.2.6 (just unpack, configure, make),
while this works as expected in former 3.2.5c.
A short look into the code didn't show me, what exactly triggers this
issue.
Greetings
Roland
----- Forwarded message from Nicola Manini <[email protected]> -----
From: Nicola Manini <[email protected]>
Subject: Bug#848040: xfig: fails to display imported eps or pdf Pictures
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 14:26:52 +0100
Reply-To: Nicola Manini <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Package: xfig
Version: 1:3.2.6-1
Severity: normal
Hello,
xfig has quit showing inserted eps or pdf Pictures.
To reproduce:
Fire up xfig.
Click on the Picture button.
Click in the main window and draw a box.
In the open dialog, click on Browse and select an arbitrary 1-page eps
or pdf file.
An error message pops up saying "EPS object read OK, but no preview
bitmap found/generated".
The picture does not show up in the xfig screen.
However the figure is known correctly to xfig, and it does show in any export.
Bitmapped graphics still shows all right.
Thank you for fixing this significant regression!
Best,
Nick
-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (50, 'stable'), (5, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 4.8.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages xfig depends on:
ii libc6 2.24-7
ii libjpeg62-turbo 1:1.5.1-2
ii libpng16-16 1.6.26-2
ii libx11-6 2:1.6.3-1
ii libxpm4 1:3.5.11-1+b1
ii libxt6 1:1.1.5-1
ii xaw3dg 1.5+E-18.2
Versions of packages xfig recommends:
ii fig2dev [transfig] 1:3.2.6-3
ii transfig 1:3.2.6-3
ii xfig-libs 1:3.2.6-1
Versions of packages xfig suggests:
ii cups-bsd [lpr] 2.2.1-2
ii cups-client 2.2.1-2
ii ghostscript 9.20~dfsg-1
ii gimp 2.8.18-1
pn gsfonts-x11 <none>
ii netpbm 2:10.0-15.3+b1
pn spell <none>
pn xfig-doc <none>
-- no debconf information
----- End forwarded message -----
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