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[PATCH] enable PostScript backend in Evince

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Message #28 received at 39674-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

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!

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

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