#885006 ghostscript produces incorrect output for PDF files that are OK with mupdf and evince

Package:
ghostscript
Source:
ghostscript
Description:
interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF
Submitter:
Eric Cooper
Date:
2024-02-29 05:48:05 UTC
Severity:
normal
#885006#5
Date:
2017-12-22 20:09:22 UTC
From:
To:
I noticed that PDF files generated by the US Post Office for mailing
labels were not printing correctly, although they previewed correctly
on my desktop.

Ghostscript is failing to render these files correctly.  For example,
using pdf2ps or gv both produce incorrect output, as does cups when
printing to my HP inkjet printer.  Other non-gs tools, like mupdf and
evince, work correctly.

I'm attaching a PDF file that demonstrates the problem.
(I suspect it has something to do with the unusual fonts.)
When viewed with gv, or printed via cups + ghostscript, the bottom of
the page is incorrect; with evince and mupdf it is correct.
#885006#10
Date:
2018-02-08 03:11:11 UTC
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To:
Just a quick note that I've found a workaround to my problem, which
is to either use pdftopdf / pdftops from Poppler directly, or insert
it into the CUPS filter pipeline before Ghostscript to be able to
print, e.g.

  pdftops - - < my.pdf | lp …
#885006#15
Date:
2024-02-29 05:10:01 UTC
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To:
I have tested with gv from ghostscript 10.02.1 and I see no obvious rendering
problem.  The result is the same as seen with evince.