Re: [Bug-gv] error opening files on other directories

[Hans Fredrik Nordhaug]

On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 02:22:52PM +0100, address@hidden wrote:
>     
>     %!PS-Adobe-3.0
>     %%CreationDate: (D:20041115132700)
>     %%DocumentMedia: y841.89x595.276 595.276 841.89 70 white ()
>     %%Pages: 1
>     %%EndComments
>     %%BeginProlog
>     /Page null def
>     /Page# 0 def
>     /PDFSave null def
>     /DSCPageCount 0 def
>     /DoPDFPage {dup /Page# exch store pdfgetpage pdfshowpage } def
>     GS_PDF_ProcSet begin
>     pdfdict begin
>     %%EndProlog
>     %%BeginSetup
>     (small2e.pdf) (r) file { DELAYSAFER { .setsafe } if } stopped pop
>      pdfopen begin
>     %%EndSetup
>     %%Page: 1 1
>     %%PageMedia: y841.89x595.276
>     1 DoPDFPage
>     %%Trailer
>     currentdict pdfclose
>     end
>     end
>     end
>     %%EOF
>     
>     
>     So it is actually a pdf2dsc.ps bug... since its outpus is no more
>     executable in safe mode by GPL gs 8.15

Maybe you should post this bug to the Ghostscript people?
 
> Anyway, note that pdf2dsc sets .setsafe if the interpreter was started
> using -DDELAYSAFER instead of -DSAFE
> 
> So this is the solution: start the whole interpreter with -DDELAYSAFER
> rather than with -DSAFE
> 
> DELAYSAFER is new with GPL gs 8 versions.
> 
> I find this solution ideal.

Me too, but for ps-files this isn't what we want, because .setsafe is
never called. For pdf files it's perfectly fine to use DELAYSAFER since
.setsafe is called.
 
> Do you agree with this solution?

Yes. I think a lot of frustrated gv users will be happy when they finally can
view their pdf files (in gv) again.

Hans