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[PATCH] enable PostScript backend in Evince

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: raingloom <raingloom <at> riseup.net>
Subject: bug#39674: closed (Re: [bug#39674] [PATCH] enable PostScript
 backend in Evince)
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:49:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#39674: [PATCH] enable PostScript backend in Evince

which was filed against the guix-patches package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 39674 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 39674-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, raingloom <raingloom <at> riseup.net>,
 Nicolò Balzarotti <anothersms <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [bug#39674] [PATCH] enable PostScript backend in Evince
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 23:48:37 +0900

Hello,

[...]

> My opinion is that we should enable it.  It's advertised as a
> supported format [0]; if there was a serious security issue upstream
> would probably drop support for it, or at least hide it behind some
> configuration warning, and not advertize it.
>
> Debian, known for its security track record, also has it enabled [1].
>
> [0]  https://help.gnome.org/users/evince/stable/formats.html.en
> [1]  https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/evince/-/blob/debian/latest/debian/rules?ref_type=heads#L15

I've pushed 0a26cd43f9, which enables it.  Closing, at last!

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Thanks,
Maxim

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From: raingloom <raingloom <at> riseup.net>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] enable PostScript backend in Evince
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:08:03 +0100

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Some of my teacheres distribute notes in .ps files, so I kinda need 
this, and I think others will find it helpful as well.

AFAIK other distros enable it too.

Much easier than converting PostScript files to PDF.

[0001-gnu-evince-enable-ps.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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