[Bug 487629] [NEW] under Kubuntu 9.10 amd64, cups-pdf creates files with no visible text

[Bruce Miller]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: cups-pdf

In my environment, cups-pdf consistently produces pdf files of length
2192 bytes that contain no visible text:

~$ ls -l PDF
total 20
-rw------- 1 bruce bruce 2192 2009-11-24 08:59 stufin-20090916.pdf
-rw------- 1 bruce bruce 2192 2009-11-24 09:02 stufin-20090919.pdf
-rw------- 1 bruce bruce 2192 2009-11-24 09:04 stufin-20090921.pdf
-rw------- 1 bruce bruce 2192 2009-11-24 09:06 stufin-20091022.pdf
-rw------- 1 bruce bruce 2192 2009-11-24 09:08 stufin-20091118.pdf

A sample of one such output file is attached.

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ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:
 
Date: Tue Nov 24 10:05:24 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Lpstat:
 device for HPLaserJet4L: lpd://Cicero/P1
 device for Virtual_PDF_Printer: cups-pdf:/
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: cups-pdf 2.5.0-8ubuntu1
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles:
 Virtual_PDF_Printer: HP LaserJet 4L Foomatic/ljet4 (recommended)
 HPLaserJet4L: HP LaserJet 4L Foomatic/ljet4 (recommended)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: cups-pdf
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:9684): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (npviewer.bin:10218): Gtk-WARNING **: /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libqtcurve.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64
 (npviewer.bin:10415): Gtk-WARNING **: /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libqtcurve.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64

** Affects: cups-pdf (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug

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under Kubuntu 9.10 amd64, cups-pdf creates files with no visible text 
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