--- Jens Benecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 11:46:17PM -0800, tluxt wrote: > > I apt-get -s install ghostscript - apt-get says it's mentioned, but not > > available. OK. > > I would recommend gs-aladdin. It's more recent and contains more drivers, > but it's in non-free.
How easy would it be for me to find out on my own specifically what its 'non-freenes" is? How would I find that out, if it's fairly easy to find out? Perhaps this answers that question: > Description: The Ghostscript Postscript interpreter > This version is Aladdin copyright, not GNU copyleft, see > /usr/share/doc/gs-aladdin/copyright. > > So, I install kghostview, run it, select "file - Open", select the file > > in the directory that has been created by Xpdf, and the page shows up > > perfectly in the "preview" window of the file selection window. But when > > I click "OK" to open it a signal 11 occurs. :(. > > This seems to be a bug. File one and include a backtrace. I haven't had > this happen to me yet. > > Q5) Does the "Kghostview sig 11's when trying to open a .ps file created > > by the 'print' of Xpdf, although the file is displayed fine (text & > > images) in the open dialog preview window" sound like a bug that ought to > > be submitted on the kghostview package? > > Hm. Does it crash when you print it, or when you open it, or when gs > renders it, or when gs renders it to the printer, or ...? It happens instantly after I click the "ok" button that tells it to open the file. (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)... 0x40d4e8f9 in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6 #0 0x40d4e8f9 in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6 #1 0x40dc71f0 in __check_rhosts_file () from /lib/libc.so.6 #2 0x4055e0b8 in KCrash::defaultCrashHandler () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.3 #3 0x40cd7848 in sigaction () from /lib/libc.so.6 #4 0x4004568c in KGVMiniWidget::openFile () from /usr/lib/libkghostview.so.1 #5 0x4004ba9f in KGVPart::openFile () from /usr/lib/libkghostview.so.1 #6 0x4006925e in KParts::ReadOnlyPart::openURL () from /usr/lib/libkparts.so.1 #7 0x40039acd in KGVShell::slotFileOpen () from /usr/lib/libkghostview.so.1 #8 0x407e6a0d in QObject::activate_signal () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2 #9 0x403b76b1 in KAction::activated () from /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.3 #10 0x403a9ece in KAction::slotActivated () from /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.3 #11 0x407e6cce in QObject::activate_signal () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2 #12 0x4081ae55 in QSignal::activate () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2 #13 0x408bb8aa in QPopupMenu::mouseReleaseEvent () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2 #14 0x4082ed42 in QWidget::event () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2 #15 0x40792a87 in QApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2 #16 0x404ccda4 in KApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.3 #17 0x407609a9 in QETWidget::translateMouseEvent () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2 #18 0x4075e492 in QApplication::x11ProcessEvent () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2 #19 0x4075d46c in QApplication::processNextEvent () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2 #20 0x40794f4f in QApplication::enter_loop () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2 #21 0x407649c3 in QApplication::exec () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2 #22 0x080492d9 in __register_frame_info () #23 0x40cc765f in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6 Does that suggest anything? (or, perhaps I need to send the file I'm trying to open, along with that to the packager?) Thanks for your help! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com

