[scribus] Eps import suddenly doesn't work anymore

[Georg Kastlunger]

Dear Scribus Team,

I recently encountered the problem that I am not able to import any eps files via File>Import> Get_vector_file anymore. This is really puzzling because I never had a problem regarding this matter for years.

I am using Ubuntu 16.04, Scribus 1.4.6, Ghostscript 9.25.

The prompt I get is:

Importing File:


<filename>.eps

failed!

It appears that there's a problem regarding ghostscript, since the terminal output is:

PostScript import failed when calling gs as:
-q -dNOPAUSE -dNODISPLAY -dBATCH -dDELAYBIND -g6048x2016 -r288 -dTextAlphaBits=4 -dGraphicsAlphaBits=4 -c 450 -144 translate -sTraceFile=/home/georg/.scribus//ps.out -sExportFiles=<some_name> /usr/lib/scribus/import.prolog /<somepath>.eps -c flush cfile closefile
quit

Ghostscript diagnostics:
GPL Ghostscript 9.25: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1
:
DeviceGray
Execution stack:
%interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval--
--nostringval-- --nostringval-- false 1 %stopped_push 2042 1 3 %oparray_pop 2041 1 3 %oparra
y_pop --nostringval-- 2022 1 3 %oparray_pop 1884 1 3 %oparray_pop --nostringval-- %errorexec_pop
.runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- --nostringval
-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval--
Dictionary stack:
--dict:975/1684(ro)(G)-- --dict:0/20(G)-- --dict:177/200(L)-- --dict:7/8(L)--

Current allocation mode is local
Current file position is 3303


However, looking at the images in ghostview directly works without any problems.

In the beginning, I thought that the fonts might be problematic but even the following file created via gnuplot, in this way:

gnuplot> set term eps color solid

gnuplot> set out 'test.eps'

gnuplot> p x

can not be imported and the error is the same.

I tried updating scribus, ghostscript, ghostscript-font (gsfont), without success.

Dou you maybe have any idea or experience how I could solve this issue?

Thank you in advance, Georg
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[Jean Ghali]

Post by Georg Kastlunger
Dear Scribus Team,
I recently encountered the problem that I am not able to import any eps files via File>Import> Get_vector_file anymore. This is really puzzling because I never had a problem regarding this matter for years.
I am using Ubuntu 16.04, Scribus 1.4.6, Ghostscript 9.25.
<filename>.eps
failed!

Hi Georg,

With Scribus 1.4.6 you should use Ghostscript versions no later than 9.23. Ghostscript
9.24 and 9.25 have brought changes which prevent the Scribus 1.4.6 PS/EPS importer to
work. A fix for these changes has been already committed in 1.4.8.svn.

Best regards, Jean



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[Georg Kastlunger]

Post by Jean Ghali

Post by Georg Kastlunger
Dear Scribus Team,
I recently encountered the problem that I am not able to import any eps files via File>Import> Get_vector_file anymore. This is really puzzling because I never had a problem regarding this matter for years.
I am using Ubuntu 16.04, Scribus 1.4.6, Ghostscript 9.25.
<filename>.eps
failed!

Hi Georg,
With Scribus 1.4.6 you should use Ghostscript versions no later than 9.23. Ghostscript
9.24 and 9.25 have brought changes which prevent the Scribus 1.4.6 PS/EPS importer to
work. A fix for these changes has been already committed in 1.4.8.svn.
Best regards, Jean
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Dear Jean,

thank you very much for the quick reply!

Unfortunately, changing to any of the older ghostscript versions I tried
(9.22,9.23,9.24) didn't seem to solve the problem. I have now upgraded
my scribus to the developers version 1.5.4, which seems to work fine.
The only bug I found right away is the fact that the label of the axes
seems to be behind the figure background. It can, however, solved by
some ungrouping. ;)

Best wishes,
Georg

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[Gary Dale]

Post by Georg Kastlunger
Dear Scribus Team,
I recently encountered the problem that I am not able to import any eps files via File>Import> Get_vector_file anymore. This is really puzzling because I never had a problem regarding this matter for years.
I am using Ubuntu 16.04, Scribus 1.4.6, Ghostscript 9.25.
<filename>.eps
failed!
-q -dNOPAUSE -dNODISPLAY -dBATCH -dDELAYBIND -g6048x2016 -r288 -dTextAlphaBits=4 -dGraphicsAlphaBits=4 -c 450 -144 translate -sTraceFile=/home/georg/.scribus//ps.out -sExportFiles=<some_name> /usr/lib/scribus/import.prolog /<somepath>.eps -c flush cfile closefile
quit
GPL Ghostscript 9.25: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1
DeviceGray
%interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval--
--nostringval-- --nostringval-- false 1 %stopped_push 2042 1 3 %oparray_pop 2041 1 3 %oparra
y_pop --nostringval-- 2022 1 3 %oparray_pop 1884 1 3 %oparray_pop --nostringval-- %errorexec_pop
.runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- --nostringval
-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval--
--dict:975/1684(ro)(G)-- --dict:0/20(G)-- --dict:177/200(L)-- --dict:7/8(L)--
Current allocation mode is local
Current file position is 3303
However, looking at the images in ghostview directly works without any problems.
gnuplot> set term eps color solid
gnuplot> set out 'test.eps'
gnuplot> p x
can not be imported and the error is the same.
I tried updating scribus, ghostscript, ghostscript-font (gsfont), without success.
Dou you maybe have any idea or experience how I could solve this issue?
Thank you in advance, Georg
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The bug also affects importing (some) PDFs. I've found that in the
current version distributed with Debian/Buster (1.4.7 - Ghostscript
9.25). My workaround to this point has been to switch to a
Debian/Stretch computer to import PDFs and to create the PDFs to send to
the printer.

Interestingly some PDFs which seem to import OK cause the export to PDF
function to fail.

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[Gary Dale]

Post by Gary Dale

Post by Georg Kastlunger
Dear Scribus Team,
I recently encountered the problem that I am not able to import any
eps files via File>Import> Get_vector_file anymore. This is really
puzzling because I never had a problem regarding this matter for years.
I am using Ubuntu 16.04, Scribus 1.4.6, Ghostscript 9.25.
<filename>.eps
failed!
-q -dNOPAUSE -dNODISPLAY -dBATCH -dDELAYBIND -g6048x2016 -r288
-dTextAlphaBits=4 -dGraphicsAlphaBits=4 -c 450 -144 translate
-sTraceFile=/home/georg/.scribus//ps.out -sExportFiles=<some_name>
/usr/lib/scribus/import.prolog /<somepath>.eps -c flush cfile closefile
quit
         GPL Ghostscript 9.25: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1
            DeviceGray
            %interp_exit   .runexec2   --nostringval--
--nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push --nostringval--
            --nostringval--   --nostringval--   false   1
%stopped_push   2042   1   3   %oparray_pop   2041   1   3 %oparra
         y_pop   --nostringval--   2022   1   3   %oparray_pop 1884  
1   3   %oparray_pop   --nostringval--   %errorexec_pop
           .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--
--nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval-- --nostringval
         --   --nostringval--   --nostringval-- --nostringval--
            --dict:975/1684(ro)(G)--   --dict:0/20(G)--
--dict:177/200(L)--   --dict:7/8(L)--
         Current allocation mode is local
         Current file position is 3303
However, looking at the images in ghostview directly works without any problems.
In the beginning, I thought that the fonts might be problematic but
gnuplot> set term eps color solid
gnuplot> set out 'test.eps'
gnuplot> p x
can not be imported and the error is the same.
I tried updating scribus, ghostscript, ghostscript-font (gsfont), without success.
Dou you maybe have any idea or experience how I could solve this issue?
Thank you in advance, Georg
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The bug also affects importing (some) PDFs. I've found that in the
current version distributed with Debian/Buster (1.4.7 - Ghostscript
9.25). My workaround to this point has been to switch to a
Debian/Stretch computer to import PDFs and to create the PDFs to send
to the printer.
Interestingly some PDFs which seem to import OK cause the export to
PDF function to fail.

Debian/Stretch (stable) has moved Ghostscript up to 9.25 which breaks
Scribus 1.4.6. If people are using Debian/Stretch, they should apt-mark
hold ghostscript before updating.

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[ale rimoldi]

hi

for the pdf export there is a ticket:

https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=15471

in a chat with ghostscript people, we came up with a possible
workaround, but according to jean it is not possible to use it in
scribus.

no further details are available on why the workardound does not fit
and when a new version of gs will be avalaible.
but the gs folks were confident that the bug is already fixed in their
development version.

ciao
a.l.e

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