Bug#576297: writer2latex: Exception in thread "main" java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException:

["G. Allen Morris III" <gam3@ny.gam3.net>]

Package: writer2latex
Version: 1.0-10
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable


[gam3@frenchy: ~]$ w2l ./RN-OB.doc ./bob.tex

This is Writer2LaTeX, Version 1.0 (2008-09-21)

Starting conversion...
Converting ./RN-OB.doc
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: -1
        at java.lang.AbstractStringBuilder.delete(AbstractStringBuilder.java:698)
        at java.lang.StringBuffer.delete(StringBuffer.java:373)
        at writer2latex.xmerge.OfficeDocument.secondHack(OfficeDocument.java:1248)
        at writer2latex.xmerge.OfficeDocument.read(OfficeDocument.java:571)
        at writer2latex.xmerge.OfficeDocument.read(OfficeDocument.java:442)
        at writer2latex.base.ConverterBase.convert(ConverterBase.java:87)
        at writer2latex.base.ConverterBase.convert(ConverterBase.java:81)
        at writer2latex.Application.doConversion(Application.java:230)
        at writer2latex.Application.main(Application.java:86)

/etc/alternatives/java -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java
/etc/alternatives/java.1.gz -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/man/man1/java.1.gz
/etc/alternatives/java_vm -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java_vm
/etc/alternatives/javaws -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/bin/javaws

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-gam3-ma770 (SMP w/3 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages writer2latex depends on:
ii  dpkg                         1.15.5.6    Debian package management system
ii  gij-4.1 [java2-runtime]      4.1.1-20    The GNU Java bytecode interpreter
ii  libwriter2latex-java         1.0-10      OpenOffice.org Writer/Calc to LaTe
ii  openjdk-6-jre [java2-runtime 6b17~pre3-1 OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspo
ii  sun-java5-jre [java2-runtime 1.5.0-19-1  Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (
ii  sun-java6-jre [java2-runtime 6-17-1      Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (
ii  tex-common                   2.05        common infrastructure for building

Versions of packages writer2latex recommends:
ii  elinks [www-browser]  0.12~pre5-2        advanced text-mode WWW browser
ii  evince [pdf-viewer]   2.28.2-1           Document (postscript, pdf) viewer
ii  gv [pdf-viewer]       1:3.6.8-1          PostScript and PDF viewer for X
ii  iceape-browser [www-b 2.0.1-1            Iceape Navigator (Internet browser
ii  iceweasel [www-browse 3.5.6-1            lightweight web browser based on M
ii  konqueror [www-browse 4:4.3.4-1          KDE 4's advanced file manager, web
ii  lynx-cur [www-browser 2.8.8dev.2-1       Text-mode WWW Browser with NLS sup
ii  openoffice.org-writer 1:3.1.1-12         full-featured office productivity 
ii  opera [www-browser]   9.61.2456.gcc4.qt3 The Opera Web Browser
ii  w3m [www-browser]     0.5.2-2.1          WWW browsable pager with excellent
ii  xpdf-reader [pdf-view 3.02-1.4+lenny1    Portable Document Format (PDF) sui

writer2latex suggests no packages.

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