I run two Debian systems that I use plucker on.  One had the plucker deb
package installed (1.1.5) from the unstable distro.  The other was
running 1.1.12 installed via the install-script that is packaged with
the archive from the plkr page.  Both worked well.

When I ran an apt-get update/upgrade today, I was pleased to find
plucker upgrading to the newest 1.1.12.  However, now images are not
converted.  This is independent of the kind of image it is (tried jpg,
gif and png).  The error I get reads:

Runtime error parsing document file:/tmp/comics/dilbert20010906.gif:
Error while converting image.
  Parsing failed!

Looking through the archives, I found a few posts regarding this at:

http://www.mail-archive.com/plucker-list%40rubberchicken.org/msg00204.html

which mention some fixes due to a newer version of netpbm (which I have
installed, netpbm 2:9.16-3.  I've checked this and these are what my
settings are already.

;; Config to enable the use of pnmtopalm by default.
[DEFAULT]
image_parser=netpbm2

[POSIX]
palm1bit_graymap_file = /usr/lib/netpbm/palmgray1.map
palm2bit_graymap_file = /usr/lib/netpbm/palmgray2.map
palm4bit_graymap_file = /usr/lib/netpbm/palmgray4.map
palm8bit_stdcolormap_file = /usr/lib/netpbm/palmcolor8.map

The system which was already running 1.1.12 is now doing the same thing
after installation of the deb package.  Conversely, cleaning everything
off and a 'script' installation from the site shows the same signs.  I
can't even get the machine back to the way it was!

Am I just missing something stupid, or is this a real problem?  Thanks
for your time and help.

Dave.

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