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Re: downgrade ghostscript to get convert etc working

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Quoting Emanuel Berg (2020-03-07 23:07:16)
> It seems convert doesn't work on Debian Buster, I get an error for
> this command
> 
>   convert -composite $bg $fg -gravity center comp.png
>   
> namely this message: "convert-im6.q16: no images defined `comp.png'
> @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3258."
> 
> I heard the solution is downgrade ghostscript but
> 'aptitude versions' only shows one version, 9.27 (or
> 9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u3).
> 
> Do I need to add additional sources or how do
> I downgrade to a version that doesn't have the bug?

The solution is *not* to downgrade: It is a security-related change.

The solution is therefore to fix the Postscript code.

That said, if you insist on doing a potentially dangerous _workaround_ 
then there's https://snapshot.debian.org/


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downgrade ghostscript to get convert etc working Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2020-03-07 23:10 +0100
  Re: downgrade ghostscript to get convert etc working Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2020-03-08 01:20 +0100
    Re: downgrade ghostscript to get convert etc working Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2020-03-08 02:40 +0100
      Re: downgrade ghostscript to get convert etc working didier gaumet <didier.gaumet@gmail.com> - 2020-03-08 09:30 +0100
    Re: downgrade ghostscript to get convert etc working Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2020-03-08 10:10 +0100
  Re: downgrade ghostscript to get convert etc working Marco Möller <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> - 2020-03-08 13:30 +0100
    Re: downgrade ghostscript to get convert etc working Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2020-03-08 13:40 +0100
      Re: downgrade ghostscript to get convert etc working Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2020-03-08 22:50 +0100
        Re: downgrade ghostscript to get convert etc working David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-03-09 05:10 +0100

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