On 13/02/2014 03:53, Nilesh Govindrajan wrote: > On Thursday 13 February 2014 07:06 AM, Tim wrote: >> I am trying to use acroread 9.5.5 only for its ability to display >> animations. If I run: >> >> $ ACRODEBUG=1 ACRO_CRASHLOG=1 acroread >> >> and then try to open a file (or include the filename on the command >> line), I simply get "Segmentation fault". If I try >> >> $ acroread -DEBUG acroread >> >> I get: >> >> Loading PlugIn /opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/intellinux/plug_ins/Annots.api >> ... [dlopen success for Annots.ap940] >> Loading PlugIn /opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/intellinux/plug_ins/EScript.api >> ... [dlopen success for EScript.api, handle = 0xc60bf80] >> Crashlog has been dumped in /tmp/acroCrashLogs/0212_2024_DKRaHb >> >> where the contents of the crashlog is >> >> /opt/bin/acroread [0x850ab41] [@0x8048000] >> linux-gate.so.1(__kernel_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb77cd400] [@0xb77cd000] >> >> I noticed a bug concerning the use of glibc-2.18, but I am using 2.17. >> I've run 'emerge @preserved-rebuild', nothing was built. I got a >> confirmation from someone on IRC about a working, standard setup, so I'm >> asking here rather than on the Adobe forums. >> >> Help! > > I shouldn't be saying this, but is there any specific reason you're > using acroread? It hasn't been updated for over 2 years now -- even if > you manage to fix it now, it'll definitely break again in future when > all dependencies move forward.
>From the OP: "I am trying to use acroread 9.5.5 only for its ability to display animations." He wants acroread to get something acroread offers. That something is not merely reading pdfs. > > The open source PDF readers like evince, okular, pdf.js > (firefox/chromium) are decent enough. > > > -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
