July 2004 - ntg-pdftex - NTG Mailing Lists

Re: pdftex status
by Martin Schröder 06 Jul '04

06 Jul '04

On 2004-07-05 19:44:22 -0400, Karl Berry wrote: > I guess it's time to ask again how pdftex is doing, since Olaf is > apparently winding down web2c ... any info appreciated :). Karl, we are also closing down 1.20a; I expect a release this week. Best regards Martin -- Martin Schröder, ms(a)artcom-gmbh.de ArtCom GmbH, Lise-Meitner-Str 5, 28359 Bremen, Germany Voice +49 421 20419-44 / Fax +49 421 20419-10 http://www.artcom-gmbh.de

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\escapes and /Limits
by karl＠freefriends.org 03 Jul '04

03 Jul '04

I posted a complex bug report to pdftex(a)tug.org. Hartmut posted a change to tex.ch2 which partially fixes it, and suggested we move discussion to this list. So ... http://tug.org/pipermail/pdftex/2004-July/005138.html http://tug.org/pipermail/pdftex/2004-July/005139.html http://tug.org/pipermail/pdftex/2004-July/005140.html Thanks, karl

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[ pdftex-Feature Requests-87 ] In case of fatal errors, delete the output file
by noreply＠sarovar.org 02 Jul '04

02 Jul '04

Feature Requests item #87, was opened at 2004-07-02 11:13 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=496&aid=87&group_id=106 Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Martin Schröder (oneiros) Assigned to: Nobody (None) Summary: In case of fatal errors, delete the output file Initial Comment: When pdfTeX currently encounters a fatal error, it closes it's output file, which leads to incomplete/corrupt files. pdfTeX should produce only valid files, and in case of fatal errors the output should be deleted. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Taco Hoekwater (taco) Date: 2004-07-02 14:35 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=1608 When you truncate a file, the result is an empty file. From a user's viewpoint, that is not the same thing as a corrupt PDF. The distinction is small, but the advantage of an empty file is that it is not likely to be confused for a correct PDF. If it is possible, then deleting the PDF file is definately better, but file deletion doesn't always work. Truncation almost always does work, and it's only two syscalls extra, so why not? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Martin Schröder (oneiros) Date: 2004-07-02 14:21 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=421 Simply truncating a pdf still makes it invalid (because the file structure is incomplete). Producing a valid truncated output file in case of fatal errors will be tricky and not always possible. Deleting the corrupt output is much easier. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Taco Hoekwater (taco) Date: 2004-07-02 13:50 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=1608 If deleting the file doesnt work, truncation is probably still better than nothing. (?) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=496&aid=87&group_id=106

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[ pdftex-Feature Requests-87 ] In case of fatal errors, delete the output file
by noreply＠sarovar.org 02 Jul '04

02 Jul '04

Feature Requests item #87, was opened at 2004-07-02 11:13 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=496&aid=87&group_id=106 Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Martin Schröder (oneiros) Assigned to: Nobody (None) Summary: In case of fatal errors, delete the output file Initial Comment: When pdfTeX currently encounters a fatal error, it closes it's output file, which leads to incomplete/corrupt files. pdfTeX should produce only valid files, and in case of fatal errors the output should be deleted. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Martin Schröder (oneiros) Date: 2004-07-02 14:21 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=421 Simply truncating a pdf still makes it invalid (because the file structure is incomplete). Producing a valid truncated output file in case of fatal errors will be tricky and not always possible. Deleting the corrupt output is much easier. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Taco Hoekwater (taco) Date: 2004-07-02 13:50 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=1608 If deleting the file doesnt work, truncation is probably still better than nothing. (?) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=496&aid=87&group_id=106

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[ pdftex-Feature Requests-87 ] In case of fatal errors, delete the output file
by noreply＠sarovar.org 02 Jul '04

02 Jul '04

Feature Requests item #87, was opened at 2004-07-02 11:13 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=496&aid=87&group_id=106 Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Martin Schröder (oneiros) Assigned to: Nobody (None) Summary: In case of fatal errors, delete the output file Initial Comment: When pdfTeX currently encounters a fatal error, it closes it's output file, which leads to incomplete/corrupt files. pdfTeX should produce only valid files, and in case of fatal errors the output should be deleted. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Taco Hoekwater (taco) Date: 2004-07-02 13:50 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=1608 If deleting the file doesnt work, truncation is probably still better than nothing. (?) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=496&aid=87&group_id=106

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[ pdftex-Feature Requests-87 ] In case of fatal errors, delete the output file
by noreply＠sarovar.org 02 Jul '04

02 Jul '04

Feature Requests item #87, was opened at 2004-07-02 11:13 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=496&aid=87&group_id=106 Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Martin Schröder (oneiros) Assigned to: Nobody (None) Summary: In case of fatal errors, delete the output file Initial Comment: When pdfTeX currently encounters a fatal error, it closes it's output file, which leads to incomplete/corrupt files. pdfTeX should produce only valid files, and in case of fatal errors the output should be deleted. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=496&aid=87&group_id=106

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