1) Yes, I have tried with different files, in particular: one generated by gnuplot, one from the internet, and one hand-written according to the examples in the PDf specifications
2) dump_data works, with and without output, and even when there is no "info dictionary" as in the case for the hand-written file. FWIW, I ran `pdftk poppler-data.pdf output /tmp/a.pdf verbose` and got the following (not sure if it helps): Command Line Data is valid. Input PDF Filenames & Passwords in Order ( <filename>[, <password>] ) poppler-data.pdf The operation to be performed: filter - Apply 'filters' to a single, input PDF based on output args. (When the operation is omitted, this is the default.) The output file will be named: /tmp/a.pdf Output PDF encryption settings: Output PDF will not be encrypted. No compression or uncompression being performed on output. Creating Output ... Unhandled Java Exception: Unhandled Java Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException at gnu.gcj.runtime.NameFinder.lookup(libgcj.so.11) at java.lang.VMThrowable.getStackTrace(libgcj.so.11) at java.lang.Throwable.getStackTrace(libgcj.so.11) at java.lang.Throwable.stackTraceString(libgcj.so.11) at java.lang.Throwable.printStackTrace(libgcj.so.11) at java.lang.Throwable.printStackTrace(libgcj.so.11) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/779908 Title: pdftk fails with "output" option -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs