#1151588 bdf2psf fails to launch

#1151588#5
Date:
2026-10-22 04:37:15 UTC
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bdf2psf fails immediately on launch, giving me this error:

$ bdf2psf
Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[0] in string eq at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 44.
Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[0] in string eq at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 44.
Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[0] in string eq at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 72.
Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[0] in string eq at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 75.
Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[0] in string eq at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 83.
Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[0] in split at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 94.
Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[1] in split at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 95.
Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[2] in split at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 96.
Use of uninitialized value $font_size in numeric le (<=) at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 101.
Use of uninitialized value $width in numeric eq (==) at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 540.
Use of uninitialized value $width in numeric eq (==) at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 553.
Use of uninitialized value $width in numeric eq (==) at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 566.
Use of uninitialized value $width in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 600.
/usr/bin/bdf2psf: Bad symbols width for non-framebuffer font:

$ bdf2psf sinclair.bdf
Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[1] in split at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 95.
Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[2] in split at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 96.
Use of uninitialized value $font_size in numeric le (<=) at /usr/bin/bdf2psf line 101.
/usr/bin/bdf2psf: sinclair.bdf: height 0 zero or too big

Not sure what else I can provide to help diagnose the issue.

#1151588#10
Date:
2026-10-22 06:55:24 UTC
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Hello,

Andrew Gunawan, le jeu. 22 oct. 2026 12:37:15 +0800, a ecrit:

These are only warnings.

That's just not checking the number of args. I have now fixed it.

And eventually fails because of missing args.
Usage:
bdf2psf [--fb|--raw][--log LOG] BDF{+BDF} EQUIV{+EQUIV} SYMB{+[:]SYMB} SIZE PSF [SFM]

#1151588#17
Date:
2026-10-22 07:00:06 UTC
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Hello,

Bug #1151588 in console-setup reported by you has been fixed in the
Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit
message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/console-setup/-/commit/d85d52c56fce115ec40e8a40c320e0d83f1a81d9
Closes: Bug#1151588
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https://bugs.debian.org/1151588