[syslinux] SYSLINUX 2.06-pre1

[Frank Bergmann]

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003, H. Peter Anvin cum veritate scripsit :

> Frank Bergmann wrote:
> > Did you already fix the "comment bug" in ppmtolss16?
> > It was mentioned *twice* on this list but produced bo replies. ;-)
> > (http://129.26.180.1/%7efrank/dvd)
> 
> Do you have a patch for this?  Otherwise I'll try to get to it.

Yes, my patch is described at given URL. But Stephane Rouberol did the 
first posting on this list:

On Mon, 5 May 2003, Stephane Rouberol cum veritate scripsit :
> ./ppmtolss16: Input format error 1
> 
> The problem is that gimp adds the comment
> # CREATOR: The GIMP's PNM Filter Version 1.0
> at 2nd line.
> Suggested fix for ppmtolss16:
> 
> 108a109,110
>  > # gobble any comment
>  > while ( $sizes =~ /^#/) { $sizes = <STDIN>;}

It works with gimp and xv comments (opening with gimp and xv in sequence 
will produce multiple comment lines which will also be stripped by this 
patch).

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