? ioerror if reading pdf from stdin using GS7.00

[Gunter Ohrner]

Hi!

I get an ioerror if I try to convert a PDF 1.2 coming from stdin ("-" as 
filename):

> (...) gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pswrite -sOutputFile=- - (...)

Error: /ioerror in --setfileposition--
Operand stack:
   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   0
Execution stack:
   %interp_exit   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   
--nostringval-Dictionary stack:
   --dict:996/1123(ro)(G)--   --dict:0/20(G)--   --dict:70/200(L)--   
--dict:70/Current allocation mode is local
Last OS error: 29

The same works fine if using AFPL GS 6.01, supplying the filename instead 
of "-" or feeding GS 7 with a PS instead of a PDF. The strangest thing is 
GS7 continues to output an (empty) PS file after the error message instead 
of terminating. (I tried it with a few PDFs, it's always the same.)
I compiled GS7.00 from source on a Linux 2.4.2 box using glibc 2.1.3 and 
gcc 2.95.2 without major problems.

It'd be nice if someone could tell me wether this is a bug or a feature or 
if I should go bug hunting in front of my monitor... <g>

Greetinx,

  Gunter Ohrner

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