I experienced the same problem. Turns out all you have to do is rename the extension with .dia instead of .xml or use -o filename.dia.
I guess Dia tries to import the file as xml and not native dia. -- dia not opening autodia files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/99545 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs