I hope this bug gets fixed. In the meantime:
tempfile=$(mktemp); crontab -l >$tempfile; echo -e "\n# Remove these
annoying files lp#968841" >>$tempfile; echo "0 18 * * * nice -n19
ionice -c3 find ~ -name 'C\:\\nppdf32Log\\debuglog.txt' -exec rm -f
'{}' \;" >>$tempfile; cat $tempfile | crontab -; rm -f $tempfile
On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Chico Miraglia <mirag...@ime.usp.br> wrote:
> I also concur with Aristotelis, Martin and Carol: the probelm only appeared
> after updating acroread (I am using a 64 bit Ubuntu 12.04.1), that, in fact,
> was done moments ago. The nagging file is small (NPP...), but unles you
> discard it, the file grows multiples
> of 72 bits EVERYTIME you open Firefox.
>
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> Title:
> Debug log created by Adobe Reader browser plugin (nppdf.so)
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Title:
Debug log created by Adobe Reader browser plugin (nppdf.so)
Status in Canonical and Adobe collaboration project:
New
Status in “acroread” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Steps to reproduce:
1. Start Firefox (do this from the command-line to get a specific
working-directory since the log is saved relative to the FF working dir)
2. Open a PDF, e.g.
http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/xml/AdobeXMLFormsSamples.pdf
3. Close Firefox
Result: In the working directory from step 1 there will be a file
called "C:\nppdf32Log\debuglog.txt" (yes, this Windows-like path will
be present on a Linux filesystem)
Exected result: No debug log should be produced.
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
Codename: oneiric
$ uname -a
Linux xpc 3.0.0-17-generic #30-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 8 20:45:39 UTC 2012 x86_64
x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ dpkg -l | grep acroread
ii acroread
9.5.1-1oneiric1 Adobe Reader
ii acroread-common
9.5.1-1oneiric1 Adobe Reader - Common Files
$ apt-cache policy acroread
acroread:
Installerad: 9.5.1-1oneiric1
Kandidat: 9.5.1-1oneiric1
Versionstabell:
*** 9.5.1-1oneiric1 0
500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/partner amd64
Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Strings reveal that someone probably forgot some Windows-constant and debug
flag in the binary:
$ strings /opt/Adobe/Reader9/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so | grep -i debug
UnixDebugWriteToFile
C:\nppdf32Log\debuglog.txt
ACRODEBUG
ACRO_NPPDF_DEBUG_FILE
See also https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=412051
I have reported this bug to Adobe but they don't seem to have a public bug
tracker for Adobe Reader. Reported at
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
Response: "Thanks for your feedback! Requests and suggestions from our
customers are what help us to continue creating cutting-edge, world-class
software. Due to the volume of submissions we receive, responses to inquiries
are generally not possible. However, we may contact you if we need
clarification on your submission."
Is this something that only Adobe can fix or is it created during
Canonical partner packaging?
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