ports/61381: /ports/magicfilter does not re-pipe and refilter non-PS data (such as PDF) in FBSD 5.2-R

[O. Hartmann]

>Number:         61381
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       /ports/magicfilter does not re-pipe and refilter non-PS data (such as PDF) in FBSD 5.2-R
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jan 15 06:00:05 PST 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     O. Hartmann
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
IPA Universitaet Mainz
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD mail.physik.uni-mainz.de 5.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE #35: Sat Jan 10 13:23:14 GMT 2004 root at mail.physik.uni-mainz.de:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MAIL i386


	Intel P4 based machine, 1GB ECC Rambus memory, FreeBSD 5.2-R, most recent cvsupdated
>Description:
	Using magicfilter for delivering printer services on a bunch of PS-based and non-PS based
	printers results in trouble. Magicfilter 1.2 does recognize PS files and print them as
	expected, but magicfilter does not 'repipe' data, like PDF, for further processing. To asure 
	that no interim rule gets a hit I shrinked down a "test-filter" on up to three or four lines,
	like this (for a HP LJ4600 colour printer):
	# lj4600-00-05-162-auto-s-filter

	0 %!            filter /usr/local/bin/psset -q --setpagedevice=LanguageLevel:3;Duplex:false;Tumble:false
	0 \004%!        filter /usr/local/bin/psset -q --setpagedevice=LanguageLevel:3;Duplex:false;Tumble:false
	# Acrobat PDF
	0 %PDF          fpipe /usr/local/pdf2ps --dLanguageLevel=3
	# default
	default 	pipe /usr/local/bin/a2ps -q

	Especially the last lines (PDF and pure ASCII transformation) does not work. The resulting file
	I found in /var/spool/lpd/test designated as dfA..... printjob (which should be finally a PS file)
	remains as the original file I put into the magicfilter filter. I expected there a PS-file, but
	a ASCII file remains ASCII (although there is a conversion rule!), DVI remains a DVI file (in the
	original filter) and PDF also remains PDF.

	ghostscript is most recent version 7.07 of the port's ghostscript-gnu port.
	Othe tools as a2ps, pdf2ps (teTeX port) are up to date and compiled recently.

>How-To-Repeat:
	Install magicfilter 1.2 and the other necessary stuff (as TeX, ghostscript, a2ps and
	so on). Install a custom filter file for a PS printer which should be capable to
	convert dvi or PDF files as shown above and as default line an a2ps-filter line
	for simple ASCII-to-PS conversion.
	try to print PDF files, ASCII files (or generally non-PS file) on a native PS
	printer setup with magicfilter. Watch what kind of temporary outputfile is generated
	in /var/spool/lpd/appropriate- printer (it should always be a PS file).
>Fix:

	No fix known. Looks like a sw-bug in either magicfilter or more tricky in FreeBSD 5.1 to 5.2


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