From: "Ludovic Courtès" <ludo@gnu.org>
To: "Nicolò Balzarotti" <anothersms@gmail.com>
Cc: 39674@debbugs.gnu.org, raingloom <raingloom@riseup.net>,
guix-security@gnu.org
Subject: [bug#39674] [PATCH] enable PostScript backend in Evince
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 11:02:30 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87imj29e15.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87o8tubw3l.fsf@guixSD.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> ("Nicolò Balzarotti"'s message of "Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:27:42 +0100")
Hi Nicolò & raingloom!
(+ Cc: guix-security)
Nicolò Balzarotti <anothersms@gmail.com> skribis:
> Thanks!
>
> I was wondering why it could not open .eps files! I tested the patch,
> applies, build and now I can open them. guix size reports +3%
> (1009.6 -> 1038.0).
>
> +1 for merging
I think PostScript support is often disabled by default because of
security issues: PostScript is a very versatile language and Ghostscript
has had a series of problems due to its inability to “sandbox”
PostScript code.
A particularly important issue is thumbnail generation: you could find
yourself running PostScript code without explicitly opening a file.
FWIW, I resort to gv (or ps2pdf) when I need to open a PostScript that I
deem trustworthy.
Leo, Mark, WDYT?
Thanks,
Ludo’.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-03-18 10:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-02-19 12:08 [bug#39674] [PATCH] enable PostScript backend in Evince raingloom
2020-02-19 12:27 ` Nicolò Balzarotti
2020-02-20 7:05 ` Nicolò Balzarotti
2020-02-22 23:24 ` raingloom
2020-03-18 10:02 ` Ludovic Courtès [this message]
2024-10-22 14:17 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2022-04-22 13:04 ` calcium via Guix-patches via
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