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[Neo Sze Wee <neoszewee AT gmx.net>]

On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 12:08:23PM -0400, keesan2 AT cyberspace.org wrote:
> Doug has posted pdftotext and pdfimages in a zip file for me to try.  When
> I mentioned that I don't know how to use a zip file with linux he put
> together a static version of a linux unzip program.  Then also pdfimage. 
> He said to ask foolabs if it is okay to post just the console programs
> from xpdf, with documentation and a pointer to the website.  I have not
> heard back from foolabs.  If I hear back, and if all these programs work,
> we are welcome to post them (as a .tgz package) at Steve's basiclinux
> site.   I don't have time to test the programs until this weekend so I
> asked if it is okay for other basiclinux users to test them.  I will post
> the URLs if it is okay.
> 

I have tried the one from arachne website on a pdf file I received. It
does not work. This is what I get:
-------------------------------------------------
Exiting due to signal SIGNOFP
Coprocessor not available at eip=0003accc
eax=000a4ec1 ebx=000a4ec1 ecx=000a4ec5 edx=00003cae esi=000a4ec1 edi=000a570c
ebp=000a4e80 esp=000a4e60 program=C:\TEMP\XPDF\PDFTOTEX.EXE
cs: sel=00a7  base=10000000  limit=000affff
ds: sel=00af  base=10000000  limit=000affff
es: sel=00af  base=10000000  limit=000affff
fs: sel=008f  base=00006d60  limit=0000ffff
gs: sel=00bf  base=00000000  limit=0010ffff
ss: sel=00af  base=10000000  limit=000affff
App stack: [000a53b4..000653b4]  Exceptn stack: [00065308..000633c8]

Call frame traceback EIPs:
  0x0003accc
  0x00032e9e
  0x00003dd2
  0x00003a90
  0x000039b4
  0x0000199e
  0x000323d2
-------------------------------------------------
Maybe it needs 32 bit dos.