Re: [matplotlib-devel] pstest.py makes invalid PS, patch for backend_ps

Jochen Voss wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 05:33:54PM -0700, Fernando Perez wrote:
> 
>>In trying to test it, I also ran the supplied pstest.py in examples/, after 
>>uncommenting the savefig() call.  I noticed the generated postscript 
>>crashes gv.  This is not good.
> 
> ????
> 
> The pstest.py script uses nothing dangerous looking and gv processes
> the output fine for me.  Does your gv literally crash or just emit an
> error message for the generated PostScript?

gv opens fine, it's just that the gs interpreter dies:

Error: /typecheckGNU Ghostscript 7.07: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1
  in --.setlinejoin--
Operand stack:
    0.0
Execution stack:
    %interp_exit   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval-- 
--nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   --nostringval-- 
--nostringval--   false   1   %stopped_push   1   3   %oparray_pop   1   3 
%oparray_pop   1   3   %oparray_pop   1   3   %oparray_pop   .runexec2 
--nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push 
--nostringval--   1   5   %oparray_pop   --nostringval--   --nostringval--
Dictionary st
Error: PostScript interpreter failed in main window.

So I get a blank gv window.  This is with current CVS (without my patch), so 
I'm afraid to do anything with my patch until I can have again a working mpl.

Any ideas?

f