[texhax] 365 KB .tex file makes 5.95GB .pdf

[Philip Taylor]

Dan Luecking wrote:

> Pdfinfo is part of the wintools package in my TeXLive distribution,
> so I assume it must be a standard tool for Unix-based OSs.

It is also included in my TeX Live 2014 installation, which has nothing 
whatsoever to do with anything Unix-based, so it may well be a standard 
tool for the whole of TeX Live. It seems to return useful information :

> Creator:         XeTeX output 2014.10.28:2122
> Producer:       xdvipdfmx (20140317)
> CreationDate:   10/28/14 21:23:41
> Tagged:         no
> Form:           none
> Pages:          482
> Encrypted:      no
> Page size:      498.9 x 708.66 pts
> MediaBox:           0.00     0.00   498.90   708.66
> CropBox:            0.00     0.00   498.90   708.66
> BleedBox:           0.00     0.00   498.90   708.66
> TrimBox:            0.00     0.00   498.90   708.66
> ArtBox:             0.00     0.00   498.90   708.66
> File size:      53240932 bytes
> Optimized:      no
> PDF version:    1.6

Philip Taylor