Bug#67544: tetex-bin: xdvi: gzipped files cannot be viewed with options

[Mattia.Monga@elet.polimi.it]

Package: tetex-bin
Version: 1.0.7-2
Severity: normal

Commands like xdvi -a4r file.dvi.gz fail with ($LANG=it_IT)

gzip: opzione non valida -- p
gzip 1.2.4 (18 Aug 93)
usage: gzip [-cdfhlLnNrtvV19] [-S suffix] [file ...]
 -c --stdout      write on standard output, keep original files unchanged
 -d --decompress  decompress
 -f --force       force overwrite of output file and compress links
 -h --help        give this help
 -l --list        list compressed file contents
 -L --license     display software license
 -n --no-name     do not save or restore the original name and time stamp
 -N --name        save or restore the original name and time stamp
 -q --quiet       suppress all warnings
 -r --recursive   operate recursively on directories
 -S .suf  --suffix .suf     use suffix .suf on compressed files
 -t --test        test compressed file integrity
 -v --verbose     verbose mode
 -V --version     display version number
 -1 --fast        compress faster
 -9 --best        compress better
 file...          files to (de)compress. If none given, use standard input.
xdvi.bin: Not a DVI file.

With LANG=C or LANG=en_EN the error doesn't occur.


-- System Information
Debian Release: woody
Kernel Version: Linux micca 2.2.17 #1 Mon Jun 26 12:14:39 CEST 2000 i586 unknown

Versions of the packages tetex-bin depends on:
ii  debianutils    1.13.3         Miscellaneous utilities specific to Debian.
ii  dpkg           1.6.14         Package maintenance system for Debian
ii  ed             0.2-18         The classic unix line editor
ii  libc6          2.1.3-10       GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
ii  libpng2        1.0.5-1        PNG library - runtime
ii  libstdc++2.10  2.95.2-14      The GNU stdc++ library
ii  tetex-base     1.0.2-2        basic teTeX library files
ii  tetex-lib      1.0.7-2        shared libkpathsea for teTeX
ii  xlib6g         3.3.6-9        shared libraries required by X clients
ii  zlib1g         1.1.3-7        compression library - runtime
	^^^ (Provides virtual package libz1)
ii  perl-5.005-bas 5.005.03-7.1   The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister
	^^^ (Provides virtual package perl5-base)

--- Ignoring modified conffile /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf (>8k)

--- Begin /etc/texmf/mktex.cnf (modified conffile)
: ${MT_FEATURES=appendonlydir:varfonts}
: ${MODE=ljfour}
: ${BDPI=600}

--- End /etc/texmf/mktex.cnf