Bug 292213

Summary:	app-text/active-dvi-1.7.3-r1: freezes when view dvi file with embedded eps images
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Grigory Mozhaev <zcrendel>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	TeX project <tex>
Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	This one fix the bug issue.

Description Grigory Mozhaev 2009-11-07 03:01:30 UTC

app-text/active-dvi-1.7.3-r1 failed to render Encapsulated Post Script images contaied in viewed DVI document. When you try to view page contained eps image active-dvi turn into freeze.

The problem discussed here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/advi/+bug/156642

but bug still exists.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. open DVI file which should contains Encapsulated Post Script (eps) images inside. Command line can be like: 
  advi example.dvi
2. View document page by page until you find one which contains eps image.
3. Bingo! Now you should have a deadlock.




I made a patch which solves that problem. Please, add it to portage tree.

This bug is very old and annoying, especially for emacs+latex users: it's make   whizzytex-mode + active-dvi pair practically unusable.

Comment 1 Grigory Mozhaev 2009-11-07 03:02:48 UTC

Created attachment 209502 [details, diff]
This one fix the bug issue.

Comment 2 Christoph Junghans (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2013-12-25 21:50:56 UTC

Left gx86 a long time ago!