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Re: [Groff] PDF doesn't work on Windows
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hj.oertel |
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Re: [Groff] PDF doesn't work on Windows |
Date: |
Thu, 21 Apr 2016 08:19:56 +0200 |
by default groff generates PS, using the flag -Tps.
In Linux you can convert it to PDF using the ps2pdf tool.
Am 21.04.2016 00:07 schrieb Blake McBride <address@hidden>:
>
> Sorry. Found the problem. Linux PDF reader can read Postscript. Adobe
> Reader cannot.
>
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Blake McBride <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I created a PDF file with groff and mm under Linux. Looks perfect. I
> > copied the file to a Windows partition, but when I try to open it under
> > Windows with Adobe XI I get:
> >
> > "Adobe Reader could not open 'report.pdf' because it is either not a
> > supported file type or because the file has been damaged (for example, it
> > was sent as an email attachment and wasn't correctly decoded)."
> >
> > I checked the MD5 on both the Linux copy and the Windows copy. Same value.
> >
> > Not sure what to do.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Blake McBride
> >
> >