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Bug 292213 - app-text/active-dvi-1.7.3-r1: freezes when view dvi file with embedded eps images
Summary: app-text/active-dvi-1.7.3-r1: freezes when view dvi file with embedded eps im...
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: TeX project
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Reported: 2009-11-07 03:01 UTC by Grigory Mozhaev
Modified: 2013-12-25 21:50 UTC (History)
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Attachments
This one fix the bug issue. (active-dvi-1.7.3-eps_fix.patch,349 bytes, patch)
2009-11-07 03:02 UTC, Grigory Mozhaev
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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!