On Windows Inkscape hangs with any EPS file (v1.3.2 or v1.3.1+)
Summary:
On Windows Inkscape (starting from v1.3.1) hangs when processing an EPS file either with CLI, or via GUI.
Steps to reproduce:
Prerequisites:
choco install inkscape
choco install ghostscript
- Add the gs's lib dir to PATH
The command:
&"C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\inkscape.com" --export-type=svg img.eps
The img.eps file:
What happened?
The Inkscape process consumes all available memory and CPU, and stays at that state.
What should have happened?
The SVG file (img.svg
) should appear. It worked in the 1.3.0 version.
Version info
Inkscape 1.3.2 (091e20e, 2023-11-25, custom)
GLib version: 2.78.1
GTK version: 3.24.39
glibmm version: 2.66.6
gtkmm version: 3.24.8
libxml2 version: 2.11.5
libxslt version: 1.1.38
Cairo version: 1.18.0
Pango version: 1.50.14
HarfBuzz version: 8.2.2
OS version: Windows Server 2019 1809