Bug#411693: Simpress' help crash/hang: I think I found it...

["Valerio Passini" <valerio.passini@unicam.it>]

On Wed, 16 May 2007 18:31:34 +0200
 Rene Engelhard <rene@debian.org> wrote:
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> tag 411693 + moreinfo
> thanks
>
> Hi,
>
> I think I got what happens (seems to have been quite 
> easy, but see below),
> but do want confirmation from you whether the fix which 
> seems to work for
> me also fixes it for you.
>
> 2.0.2-2 (that's mainly why I ask, someone of you told 
> that the problem
> happened since 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4 which didn't change 
> something in simpress'
> help, so I didn't look that far back) had this change:
>
>      + Symlink some identical draw and impress files in 
> the help
>      packages. (4% smaller).
>
> I just tried again (with de)
> a) current packages -> breaks
> b) replace the symlinks with hard links -> works
> c) replace them with the real files -> works
>
> Can you confirm b) and/or c)?
>
> Regards,
>
> Rene
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Hi Rene

I can confirm that both b/c works. I've also tried the 
reverse (with simlinks) and this causes the bug. Good 
work!
Ciao

Valerio