Re: [Fontforge-testcases] fontforge crashing on pfa-file

[W. L. <ho...@op...>]

Also sprach George Williams:

 > >   howcome@ccc:/ph/2007/manual/philips$ fontforge 5.pfa
 > >   Copyright (c) 2000-2005 by George Williams.
 > >    Executable based on sources from 12:08 5-Dec-2005.
 > >   Segmentation fault
 > >=20
 > > I'm running this on Ubuntu 5.04. Pfa-file is attached.

 > Ok:
 >   1) The font file you sent contains many separate fonts
 >   2) Despite claims to the contrary there are no type1 fonts here
 >       (the first font is a type42 font and ff can read it if you rem=
ove
 >        the others)
 >   3) The first font is followed by some code including the operator
 >       pdfMakeFont. This is not listed in the PLRM as a valid operato=
r
 >       and is not defined in the file.
 >=20
 > So, it's not a valid font file. It's not even valid PostScript. If y=
ou
 > strip out the extraneous stuff ff works.

Thanks for checking. The pfa file was generated by a script I found
someplace -- attached for references -- but it's obviously not doint it=
s job.

Cheers,

-h&kon

H=E5kon Wium Lie   ho...@pr...   http://www.princexml.com/how=
come