The GhostScript team or other relevant members couldn't provide a solution for this. In fact, this ticket remained in "Unassigned" state for a month. Today, I suddenly came across the solution, well documented at http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=mpprologues
Hence, I'm closing this bug. I hereby declare that I do not wish to take * any * credit for it's solution. I had opened this bug; now I'm just closing this with URL to the article suggesting the solution. ** Changed in: ghostscript (Ubuntu) Status: New => Opinion ** Changed in: ghostscript (Ubuntu) Status: Opinion => Invalid ** Changed in: ghostscript (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New ** Changed in: ghostscript (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/703940 Title: gs call from ImageMagick fails -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs