Public bug reported: When searching for fonts ghostscript issues the error "Error: /typecheck in /findfont:" and aborts.
This appears to be a bug in ghostscript having to do with .woff files. http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695031 I applied the patch given above and it fixed the problem. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: ghostscript 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CupsErrorLog: Date: Sat Apr 26 20:25:23 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-19 (7 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) Lpstat: device for fast: tpu://Canon/MG5300_series device for medium: tpu://Canon/MG5300_series device for photo: tpu://Canon/MG5300_series Papersize: letter PpdFiles: medium: Canon_PIXMA_MG5300series TurboPrint photo: Canon_PIXMA_MG5300series TurboPrint fast: Canon_PIXMA_MG5300series TurboPrint ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=438c04e7-515a-40e7-9d34-abb723b52200 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: ghostscript UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/15/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp. dmi.bios.version: BLH6710H.86A.0076.2010.1115.1959 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: DH67CL dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.board.version: AAG10212-203 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrBLH6710H.86A.0076.2010.1115.1959:bd11/15/2010:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDH67CL:rvrAAG10212-203:cvn:ct3:cvr: ** Affects: ghostscript (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1313223 Title: Error: /typecheck in /findfont To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/+bug/1313223/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs