[yocto] making PDF docs, error in fop step, "Can't load standard profile: sRGB.pf"

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Wed, 27 Jun 2012, Robert P. J. Day wrote:

>
>   for the first time in a while, i tried to build the PDF docs, and
> every attempt ends with a java exception on my 64-bit ubuntu system
> containing the diagnostic:
>
> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Can't load standard profile: sRGB.pf
>
>   i've isolated it to the "fop" invocation in poky-docbook-to-pdf.
> i'm using openjdk-7, and it appears that i do have that file installed
> on my system.
>
>   i have to bolt for the airport to pick someone up so i can't dig any
> deeper right this minute, but if anyone else has seen this and has an
> answer, i'd appreciate it.  can anyone else at least verify that they
> get the same error if they try it on a similar system?  thanks.

  it *seems* fairly clear that this is what's happening to me:

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=641530

when i try to generate yocto docs in PDF format on my ubuntu 12.04
system using openjdk.  and on that note, i'm going back to my beer and
wings.

rday

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