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Re: nstexttopdf in system later than 10.3
From:
Mark Lively <[log in to unmask]>
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Macintosh Scripting Systems <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:27:59 -0500
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It worked for me on 10.5.

I did get the message.

DEBUG: nstexttopdf: No size in ppd, assuming letter


Do you have a printer installed and setup?

On Feb 19, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Christian Huldt wrote:

> Iīm revisiting old stuff and would need to use something alog the  
> (old) lines of
>
> /usr/libexec/cups/filter/nstexttopdf ''  '' '' '' '' file.rtf >  
> out.pdf
>
> that we used in the 10.3 days.
>
> 10.4 doesnīt like it and says:
> 2008-02-19 15:51:07.736 nstexttopdf[25913] CFLog (0): CFMessagePort:  
> bootstrap_register(): failed 1100 (0x44c), port = 0xf03, name =  
> 'Processes-2.25913'See /usr/include/servers/bootstrap_defs.h for the  
> error codes.2008-02-19 15:51:08.057 nstexttopdf[25913] CFLog (99):  
> CFMessagePortCreateLocal(): failed to name Mach port  
> (Processes-2.25913)CFMessagePortCreateLocal failed (name =  
> Processes-2.25913 error = 0)Abort trap
>
> I looked at /usr/include/servers/bootstrap_defs.h but didnīt get  
> much further...
>
> any clues, please?
>
> Are we to use some kind of Mach messages nowadays rather than the  
> shell?
>
> A clueless
> Christian Huldt
>

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