Creation of PDF Oddly Differs on Ubuntu and Mac OS X
All, I am using ConTeXt to create a PDF for upload to Lulu.com. I am getting the following exception using the LuLu Python publication API on Mac OS X 10.6.6 with Python 2.6.6 or 2.7.1: ServiceError: Couldn't create Lulu project. '{"error_type": "LFilesystemException", "error_value": "shell command failed: rm -rf \'/opt/stable/stable/htdocs/items/volume_69/10290000/10290657\' 2>&1\\nrm: cannot remove directory `/opt/stable/stable/htdocs/items/volume_69/10290000/10290657/1/cover\': Directory not empty", "HTTPErrorCode": 500}' Oddly, the exact same code works fine on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS with Python 2.6.5. I have track down the issue to the difference between the _cover_ PDF created on Ubuntu with ConTeXt ver: 2009.11.26 16:28 MKIV and on Mac OS X with ConTeXt ver: 2010.05.24 13:05 MKIV, although the cover PDF generated on either platform appears correctly in Preview. I have posted an archive that illustrates the issue at http://www.synterein.com/lulu_context_issues/lulu_context_issue_01.zip Any wisdom out there? What should I look for next? Ray. 978-621-5755
All, I could have phrased my question better ... here is another attempt: I use ConTeXt to generate a PDF for upload using the command "context filename" on either Mac OS X or Ubuntu. I have installed ConTeXt by installing a TeX Live distribution on each platform. The command completes without error on either platform. The PDFs open in Preview (a Mac OS X application for viewing PDFs) and appear to be correct, regardless of on which platform the PDFs were created. However, the upload of the PDF created on Mac OS X fails, while the upload of the PDF created on Ubuntu works. So, there is something different about these two PDFs which I cannot determine by opening them in an application for viewing PDFs. But I do not know what is different, or how to find out. I have posted an archive that illustrates the issue at http://www.synterein.com/lulu_context_issues/lulu_context_issue_01.zip Any and all ideas would be appreciated. Ray. On Mar 16, 2011, at 8:49 AM, Raymond LeClair wrote:
All,
I am using ConTeXt to create a PDF for upload to Lulu.com.
I am getting the following exception using the LuLu Python publication API on Mac OS X 10.6.6 with Python 2.6.6 or 2.7.1: ServiceError: Couldn't create Lulu project. '{"error_type": "LFilesystemException", "error_value": "shell command failed: rm -rf \'/opt/stable/stable/htdocs/items/volume_69/10290000/10290657\' 2>&1\\nrm: cannot remove directory `/opt/stable/stable/htdocs/items/volume_69/10290000/10290657/1/cover\': Directory not empty", "HTTPErrorCode": 500}'
Oddly, the exact same code works fine on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS with Python 2.6.5.
I have track down the issue to the difference between the _cover_ PDF created on Ubuntu with ConTeXt ver: 2009.11.26 16:28 MKIV and on Mac OS X with ConTeXt ver: 2010.05.24 13:05 MKIV, although the cover PDF generated on either platform appears correctly in Preview.
I have posted an archive that illustrates the issue at http://www.synterein.com/lulu_context_issues/lulu_context_issue_01.zip
Any wisdom out there? What should I look for next? Ray.
978-621-5755
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On 03/16/2011 10:10 PM, Raymond LeClair wrote:
I am getting the following exception using the LuLu Python publication API on Mac OS X 10.6.6 with Python 2.6.6 or 2.7.1:
ServiceError: Couldn't create Lulu project. '{"error_type": "LFilesystemException", "error_value": "shell command failed: rm -rf \'/opt/stable/stable/htdocs/items/volume_69/10290000/10290657\' 2>&1\\nrm: cannot remove directory `/opt/stable/stable/htdocs/items/volume_69/10290000/10290657/1/cover\': Directory not empty", "HTTPErrorCode": 500}'
As it says: "Directory not empty", perhaps you could look in the finder or terminal to see what is still in there. I actually expect that there is a Finder-specific file or folder there, which would mean that the actual problem has nothing to do with the pdf itself, but just with a difference between MacOSX and Ubuntu. Best wishes, Taco
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 08:52, Taco Hoekwater wrote:
As it says: "Directory not empty", perhaps you could look in the finder or terminal to see what is still in there. I actually expect that there is a Finder-specific file or folder there, which would mean that the actual problem has nothing to do with the pdf itself, but just with a difference between MacOSX and Ubuntu.
If that is true there is probably at least a file .DS_Store present on Mac OS X (which Finder won't show). Mojca
A Lulu developer was able to find out that the original error was coming out of the PDFLib library: {"error_type":"PDFlibException","error_value":"Handle parameter or option of type 'page' has bad value 0"} Does that mean anything to anyone? On Mar 17, 2011, at 4:01 AM, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 08:52, Taco Hoekwater wrote:
As it says: "Directory not empty", perhaps you could look in the finder or terminal to see what is still in there. I actually expect that there is a Finder-specific file or folder there, which would mean that the actual problem has nothing to do with the pdf itself, but just with a difference between MacOSX and Ubuntu.
If that is true there is probably at least a file .DS_Store present on Mac OS X (which Finder won't show).
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Is it possible to select the PDF version that is produced by running "context file.tex"? For example, running "context file.tex" produced "file.pdf" of PDF version _1.5_ on Ubuntu with ConTeXt ver: 2009.11.26 16:28 MKIV and of PDF version _1.6_ on Mac OS X with ConTeXt ver: 2010.05.24 13:05 MKIV. I would like to produce PDF version _1.5_ on Mac OS X with ConTeXt ver: 2010.05.24 13:05 MKIV.
On 18-3-2011 8:51, Raymond LeClair wrote:
Is it possible to select the PDF version that is produced by running "context file.tex"?
For example, running "context file.tex" produced "file.pdf" of PDF version _1.5_ on Ubuntu with ConTeXt ver: 2009.11.26 16:28 MKIV and of PDF version _1.6_ on Mac OS X with ConTeXt ver: 2010.05.24 13:05 MKIV.
I would like to produce PDF version _1.5_ on Mac OS X with ConTeXt ver: 2010.05.24 13:05 MKIV.
just choose the relevant pdf/x version http://wiki.contextgarden.net/PDFX ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
On Fri, 18 Mar 2011, Hans Hagen wrote:
On 18-3-2011 8:51, Raymond LeClair wrote:
Is it possible to select the PDF version that is produced by running "context file.tex"?
For example, running "context file.tex" produced "file.pdf" of PDF version _1.5_ on Ubuntu with ConTeXt ver: 2009.11.26 16:28 MKIV and of PDF version _1.6_ on Mac OS X with ConTeXt ver: 2010.05.24 13:05 MKIV.
I would like to produce PDF version _1.5_ on Mac OS X with ConTeXt ver: 2010.05.24 13:05 MKIV.
just choose the relevant pdf/x version
I think that the OP just wants \pdfminorversion=5 Aditya
On 18-3-2011 10:05, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
On Fri, 18 Mar 2011, Hans Hagen wrote:
On 18-3-2011 8:51, Raymond LeClair wrote:
Is it possible to select the PDF version that is produced by running "context file.tex"?
For example, running "context file.tex" produced "file.pdf" of PDF version _1.5_ on Ubuntu with ConTeXt ver: 2009.11.26 16:28 MKIV and of PDF version _1.6_ on Mac OS X with ConTeXt ver: 2010.05.24 13:05 MKIV.
I would like to produce PDF version _1.5_ on Mac OS X with ConTeXt ver: 2010.05.24 13:05 MKIV.
just choose the relevant pdf/x version
I think that the OP just wants
\pdfminorversion=5
that goes along with other settings so best use a standard that matches 1.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
Fantastic! This fixes my problem uploading documents to Lulu. Thank you. This has been one tough bug to track down. On Mar 18, 2011, at 5:05 PM, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
On Fri, 18 Mar 2011, Hans Hagen wrote:
On 18-3-2011 8:51, Raymond LeClair wrote:
Is it possible to select the PDF version that is produced by running "context file.tex"? For example, running "context file.tex" produced "file.pdf" of PDF version _1.5_ on Ubuntu with ConTeXt ver: 2009.11.26 16:28 MKIV and of PDF version _1.6_ on Mac OS X with ConTeXt ver: 2010.05.24 13:05 MKIV. I would like to produce PDF version _1.5_ on Mac OS X with ConTeXt ver: 2010.05.24 13:05 MKIV.
just choose the relevant pdf/x version
I think that the OP just wants
\pdfminorversion=5
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