Bug#327082: tetex-bin: pdflatex segfaults on iclusion of png images

[Ralf Stubner <ralf.stubner@web.de>]

Wolfram Quester wrote:

> The file is attached. 

Thanks. I can't offer a solution right now, but two possible workarounds:

* The images looks as if it is created in a vector-graphics application
like xfig. In that case you could either directly produce a PDF image
from the drawing application or use 'epstopdf' from tetex-bin for
converting a (vector) EPS to PDF.

* You could convert the PNG file to PDF using 'convert' from imagemagick
or png2pdf <URL:http://png2pdf.sf.net/>. Of course, the image will still
be a bitmap image with all the associated disadvantages.

Both workarounds have the advantage that including PDF files is quite a
bit faster than including PNG files. Of course, a real solution is still
needed.

cheerio
ralf