Description of problem: Trying to visually .pdf files doesn't work anymore from the command line Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.1.3-16.fc30 How reproducible: with any two .pdf files Steps to Reproduce: 1. in a terminal enter diffpdf a.pdf b.pdf 2. 3. Actual results: The diffpdf window pops up and asks for entering file #2 Expected results: The diffpdf window pops up and starts the analysis of the two files Additional info:
Well it doesn't work even if you choose the two files from the window!
Same problems observed here: (1) fails to perform comparison when invoking w/ two files from cmdline (must select 2nd file from UI and then click Compare), and (2) even when choosing from UI and running Compare, the utility doesn't work reliably. It sometimes finds some of the differences, but I also observe it reporting that two documents are the same even when I know they differ. This is a regression since upgrading from fc29 to fc30.
A locally rebuilt diffpdf-2.1.3-16.fc30.x86_64.rpm by executing "rpmbuild -rb diffpdf-2.1.3-16.fc30.src.rpm" correctly detects two command line parameters with PDF files. Maybe a simple rebuild of this package might help?
(In reply to Stefan Hoelldampf from comment #3) > A locally rebuilt diffpdf-2.1.3-16.fc30.x86_64.rpm by executing "rpmbuild > -rb diffpdf-2.1.3-16.fc30.src.rpm" correctly detects two command line > parameters with PDF files. > > Maybe a simple rebuild of this package might help? That did the trick, diffpdf works for me as expected.
Since the fix has been confirmed by two people and there's been no activity on the ticket by the maintainer, I'm going ahead with the simple rebuilds.
FEDORA-2019-de41f89055 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 30. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-de41f89055
diffpdf-2.1.3-17.fc30 has been pushed to the Fedora 30 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for instructions on how to install test updates. You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-de41f89055
diffpdf-2.1.3-17.fc30 has been pushed to the Fedora 30 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.