Image.read(filename) eats characters from filename

Could you please add a test script to this bug report that reproduces the crash ?

I investigated the bug. Here is a test script :
#!/usr/bin/ruby

require 'RMagick'

im = Magick::Image::read('circle-510.png')

The problem is the one described on http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1344&forum_id=33 . It is caused by libmagick6 being "too new" compared to librmagick-ruby. Also, librmagick-ruby doesn't even build currently inside breezy.

I think that the only solution is to backport the new version of librmagick-ruby into breezy. But under which conditions would this be made ? librmagick-ruby isn't used by any package, so this could be made without risking to break everything.

Could a MOTU comment on this bug ?

Ok, seems nobody is interested in this one. Maybe we could close it, since it's fixed in dapper anyway ?

I'd keep it open in breezy and close in ubuntu

It would be really nice if someone could actually fix this?

I agree with Manfred. This should be fixed. I'd do it, but I have no experience building deb packages.

You can use the gem version from RubyForge, but using a gem for a package that exists in Ubuntu is not the preferred way.

At last at costs me about two hours to figure out the bug and finally install the gem version. This could be avoided.

Installing from a gem is not an option because it requires a toolchain. Installing a complete toolchain in a web chroot is not very pleasant.

this package should be fixed, and it seems like a 1 minute job for whoever maintains this package.

To have this issue addressed for breezy please follow the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBackports.

Benjamin, please don't close bugs about ruby-related packages before at least asking somebody from the moturuby team ...

I'm planning to work on this bug sooner or later, either by preparing an upload to breezy-backports or breezy-updates, but last time I checked, the process for uploads to breezy-updates was broken.

Lucas, if you are working on the package, please mark this as "In Progress".

I've prepared an updated package for Breezy, available at http://tiber.tauware.de/~lucas/pkg/librmagick-ruby/

It builds and installs on Breezy, and fixes bugs 1299, 4636 and 26138. It is a new version of the library, but is unlikely to break anything since there was only additions to the API.

Also, the version currently in Breezy is severely broken, so I really think this is an interesting upgrade.

This updated package won't get into breezy-backports (See bug 39095). Marking this bug as Rejected. Feel free to use the package on my homepage as a workaround.