[tex-k] Bug in epstopdf (?)

Pat Ridley p.a.ridley at gmail.com
Sat Sep 26 13:38:42 CEST 2020


I've encountered a problem in producing a diagram in a pdf file from 
LaTeX and epstopdf, and I hope you can help. It looks like a bug to me.

I have tried compiling the LaTeX from both TeXworks and TeXniCenter, 
with the same result.

The diagram is of a position on a Go board. I can correctly produce a 
very similar diagram (see attached examples), which has no numbering on 
the Go stones. The eps file for this diagram converts to a 
correct-looking pdf. However, the eps for the other diagram, which has 
four of the stones numbered, converts to a blank pdf.

The eps diagrams are both produced by GoWrite2.

Both eps diagrams seem to display correctly using GSview.

I've attached the simple LaTeX file that shows the problem, the eps and 
pdf files and the LaTeX log.

SillyNM_1.eps converts correctly to SillyNM_1-eps-converted-to.pdf
Silly_1.eps converts to a blank file Silly_1-eps-converted-to.pdf

Extracted from the log file:

Package epstopdf Info: Source file: <Silly_1.eps>
(epstopdf)                    date: 2020-09-19 06:55:35
(epstopdf)                    size: 21238 bytes
(epstopdf)             Output file: <Silly_1-eps-converted-to.pdf>
(epstopdf)             Command: <epstopdf 
--outfile=Silly_1-eps-converted-to.pd
f Silly_1.eps>
(epstopdf)             \includegraphics on input line 17.
runsystem(epstopdf --outfile=Silly_1-eps-converted-to.pdf 
Silly_1.eps)...execut
ed (allowed).

Package epstopdf Info: Result file: <Silly_1-eps-converted-to.pdf>
(epstopdf)                    size: 2231 bytes.
<Silly_1-eps-converted-to.pdf, id=2, 597.23125pt x 845.1575pt>
File: Silly_1-eps-converted-to.pdf Graphic file (type pdf)
<use Silly_1-eps-converted-to.pdf>
Package pdftex.def Info: Silly_1-eps-converted-to.pdf  used on input 
line 17.
(pdftex.def)             Requested size: 170.71652pt x 241.58167pt.
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Thanks
Pat Ridley
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Package epstopdf Info: Source file: <SillyNM_1.eps>
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Output written on Silly-Diagram-Problem.pdf (1 page, 44208 bytes).
PDF statistics:
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