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[bug-gv] Re: Bug#583316: /usr/bin/gv: Insecure gs workaround "gs -P-"
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paul . szabo |
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[bug-gv] Re: Bug#583316: /usr/bin/gv: Insecure gs workaround "gs -P-" |
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Sat, 29 May 2010 20:25:38 +1000 |
Markus Steinborn <address@hidden> wrote:
> PS: If using a wrapper for calling "gs", make sure that "-P-" is added
> to the beginning of the parameters, not at the end. That may be a cause
> why GNU gv does not work with a wrapper.
Yes that is what I do:
#!/usr/bin/perl --
#...
$c = $0;
$c =~ s/.*\///;
exec "/usr/bin/$c", '-P-', '-dSAFER', @ARGV;
and my testing suggested it breaks gv.
Cheers, Paul
Paul Szabo address@hidden http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/
School of Mathematics and Statistics University of Sydney Australia