I apologize for being too hasty in opening this issue. It turns out that it was not pdftk that was corrupting the xref, but another tool that was performing some post-processing. Please close.
** Description changed: I can open a pdf file in ghostscript, but once I burst that same file with pdftk ghostscript will not open the output file or files, saying that the file has an invalid xref entry. It attempts to rebuild the xref table, but still errors out. gs console output is: - GPL Ghostscript 9.04 (2011-08-05) Copyright (C) 2011 Artifex Software, Inc. All rights reserved. This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details. - **** Warning: Generation number out of 0..65535 range, assuming 0. - **** Warning: File has an invalid xref entry: 2. Rebuilding xref table. + **** Warning: Generation number out of 0..65535 range, assuming 0. + **** Warning: File has an invalid xref entry: 2. Rebuilding xref table. Error: /typecheck in --run-- Operand stack: - --nostringval-- Pages + --nostringval-- Pages Execution stack: - %interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- false 1 %stopped_push 1910 1 3 %oparray_pop 1909 1 3 %oparray_pop 1893 1 3 %oparray_pop --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- + %interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- false 1 %stopped_push 1910 1 3 %oparray_pop 1909 1 3 %oparray_pop 1893 1 3 %oparray_pop --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- Dictionary stack: - --dict:1157/1684(ro)(G)-- --dict:1/20(G)-- --dict:82/200(L)-- --dict:82/200(L)-- --dict:108/127(ro)(G)-- --dict:291/300(ro)(G)-- --dict:21/30(L)-- + --dict:1157/1684(ro)(G)-- --dict:1/20(G)-- --dict:82/200(L)-- --dict:82/200(L)-- --dict:108/127(ro)(G)-- --dict:291/300(ro)(G)-- --dict:21/30(L)-- Current allocation mode is local GPL Ghostscript 9.04: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1 - - I saw in the version notes that this error was supposedly fixed in 1.41, but I am running (according to Synaptic, but a '-version' option would be nice!) version 1.44-3. + I saw in the version notes that this error was supposedly fixed in 1.41, + but I am running (according to Synaptic, but a '-version' option would + be nice!) version 1.44-3. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: pdftk 1.44-3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.27-generic 3.0.17 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Jan 30 18:47:50 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) SourcePackage: pdftk UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/924039 Title: pdftk burst command creates invalid xref entries To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pdftk/+bug/924039/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
