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gpdf fails due to libfreetype bug



Hi,

Gpdf can't display any files created by pdflatex (#233255 [1]). It
appears that this problem is due to freetype and that it has been fixed
in the latest upstream release, 2.1.8, which was made in April see,
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=129400

However, 2.1.8 hasn't yet been packaged for debian. I filed a grave bug
against libfreetype6 (#249443 [2]) but haven't had any response yet.
There is also a 24 day old normal bug (#245532 [3]) asking for
libfreetype6 to be upgraded because it breaks another package, this has
gone unanswered.

I've tried to rebuild the debian libfreetype package with the new
upstream release - but I failed (not really surprising as I have no
experience of debian packaging).  Would it be possible for someone to
make a i386 2.1.8 package availible somewhere so that I can confirm that
it fixes the bug?

Thanks

Stewart

[1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=233255
[2] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=249443
[3] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=245532

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