This is OT but have not been able to get a response elsewhere (stack overflow and the project site itself) so thought someone here might know or have some ideas. First, I am using wkhtmltopdf stand alone without any of the rails gems as I found that for some reason using WickedPdf or PdfKit my pdf''s did not generate with active links from the links from those in the html. When I run wkhtmltopdf from the console, I get good, active links. I am running production on Ubuntu 10.04 Server. I need whhtmltopdf to work without an X Server (as I have no gui there). The wkhtmltopdf static binary is said to have a patched QT that will allow this. However I have not been able to get the static binary to work. These are the results the steps I took to install: Result: Once installed (see steps below), when I execute wkhtmltopdf in the terminal, it does not fire up... just returns me to the prompt - like it ran and did something, but with no error but no output: :/usr/bin$ wkhtmltopdf :/usr/bin$ Same behavior if I put args: :/usr/bin$ wkhtmltopdf http://www.google.com test.pdf :/usr/bin$ Am I doing something wrong --- my understanding that the static binary should just fire up. Perhaps missing some dependency? Is there a way to get some verbose output? These are the steps I have followed: In /usr/bin: 1) Confirmed that the existing (non-static) wkhtmltopdf resides there and that it executes. When I execute it with no args I get the help/about output from the app. 2) Moved the existing wkhtmltopdf out of the directory (renamed it) 3) Get the static binary: sudo curl -C - -O http: // wkhtmltopdf.googlecode.com/files/wkhtmltopdf-0.9.9-static-i386.tar.bz2 4) Untar: tar xvjf wkhtmltopdf-0.9.9-static-i386.tar.bz2 5) Rename: mv wkhtmltopdf-i386 wkthtmltopdf 6) Get (apparently) necessary packages: sudo apt-get install openssl build-essential xorg libssl-dev -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
On Wednesday 15 September 2010, David Kahn wrote:> I am running production on Ubuntu 10.04 Server. I need whhtmltopdf to > work without an X Server (as I have no gui there). The wkhtmltopdf > static binary is said to have a patched QT that will allow this. > However I have not been able to get the static binary to work. These > are the results the steps I took to install: > > Result: Once installed (see steps below), when I execute wkhtmltopdf > in the terminal, it does not fire up... just returns me to the > prompt - like it ran[...]> In /usr/bin: > > 1) Confirmed that the existing (non-static) wkhtmltopdf resides there > and that it executes. When I execute it with no args I get the > help/about output from the app.Don''t install anything manually in /usr/bin. That directory belongs to your system (Ubuntu). Use /usr/local (or /usr/opt in special cases) for your own stuff.> 2) Moved the existing wkhtmltopdf out of the directory (renamed it)Don''t. Just deinstall it.> 3) Get the static binary: sudo curl -C - -O http: // > wkhtmltopdf.googlecode.com/files/wkhtmltopdf-0.9.9-static-i386.tar.bz > 2 > > 4) Untar: tar xvjf wkhtmltopdf-0.9.9-static-i386.tar.bz2Sanitiy check: is the unpacked binary executable? What do you get if you start it with its complete path: /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386?> 5) Rename: mv wkhtmltopdf-i386 wkthtmltopdfDo this in /usr/local/bin and instead of renaming just add a symlink.> 6) Get (apparently) necessary packages: sudo apt-get install openssl > build-essential xorg libssl-devDo you get this impression from http://code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/wiki/compilation ? That page describes how to *compile* the binary for yourself, something you don''t need to do. You probably already have installed openssl, but you won''t need the other packages. They don''t hurt either (apart from taking up space). Finally, do you get any output from $ /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386 If you don''t get anything, try $ strace /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386 to get a trace of system calls the program is executing. You may need to install the strace package for that. Michael -- Michael Schuerig mailto:michael-q5aiKMLteq4b1SvskN2V4Q@public.gmane.org http://www.schuerig.de/michael/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Michael - thanks, and for the reminder on usr/bin...> Sanitiy check: is the unpacked binary executable? What do you get if you > start it with its complete path: /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386?That is the rub... when I run this I get no error but no love either, it just gives me a new command prompt. As if I was executing a program that has no functionality: :/usr/local/bin$ /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386 :/usr/local/bin$ also trying it with standard arguments to create a pdf: /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386 http://www.google.com google.pdf :/usr/local/bin$ I would guess if there was a dependency problem I should receive an error. So would this mean that this file is a dud? That is where I have been stuck thinking that I must be doing something wrong. On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Michael Schuerig <michael-q5aiKMLteq4b1SvskN2V4Q@public.gmane.org>wrote:> On Wednesday 15 September 2010, David Kahn wrote: > > > I am running production on Ubuntu 10.04 Server. I need whhtmltopdf to > > work without an X Server (as I have no gui there). The wkhtmltopdf > > static binary is said to have a patched QT that will allow this. > > However I have not been able to get the static binary to work. These > > are the results the steps I took to install: > > > > Result: Once installed (see steps below), when I execute wkhtmltopdf > > in the terminal, it does not fire up... just returns me to the > > prompt - like it ran > [...] > > > In /usr/bin: > > > > 1) Confirmed that the existing (non-static) wkhtmltopdf resides there > > and that it executes. When I execute it with no args I get the > > help/about output from the app. > > Don''t install anything manually in /usr/bin. That directory belongs to > your system (Ubuntu). Use /usr/local (or /usr/opt in special cases) for > your own stuff. > > > 2) Moved the existing wkhtmltopdf out of the directory (renamed it) > > Don''t. Just deinstall it. > > > 3) Get the static binary: sudo curl -C - -O http:// > wkhtmltopdf.googlecode.com/files/wkhtmltopdf-0.9.9-static-i386.tar.bz2 > > > > 4) Untar: tar -xvjf wkhtmltopdf-0.9.9-static-i386.tar.bz2 > > Sanitiy check: is the unpacked binary executable? What do you get if you > start it with its complete path: /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386? > > > 5) Rename: mv wkhtmltopdf-i386 wkthtmltopdf > > Do this in /usr/local/bin and instead of renaming just add a symlink. > > > 6) Get (apparently) necessary packages: sudo apt-get install openssl > > build-essential xorg libssl-dev > > Do you get this impression from > http://code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/wiki/compilation ? That page > describes how to *compile* the binary for yourself, something you don''t > need to do. You probably already have installed openssl, but you won''t > need the other packages. They don''t hurt either (apart from taking up > space). > > Finally, do you get any output from > > $ /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386 > > If you don''t get anything, try > > $ strace /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386 > > to get a trace of system calls the program is executing. You may need to > install the strace package for that. > > Michael > > -- > Michael Schuerig > mailto:michael-q5aiKMLteq4b1SvskN2V4Q@public.gmane.org > http://www.schuerig.de/michael/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org<rubyonrails-talk%2Bunsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > >-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Jumped the gun, did not try the strace command. Got:
execve("/usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386",
["/usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386"], [/* 18 vars */]) = 0
[ Process PID=14199 runs in 32 bit mode. ]
old_mmap(0x13d8000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0x13d8000) = 0x13d8000
readlink("/proc/self/exe",
"/usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386", 4096) = 31
old_mmap(0x8048000, 23455403, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x8048000
mprotect(0x8048000, 23455400, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC) = 0
old_mmap(0x96a7000, 786811, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0x165e000) = 0x96a7000
mprotect(0x96a7000, 786808, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE) = 0
old_mmap(0x9768000, 87848, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x9768000
brk(0x977e000) = 0xb767000
open("/lib/ld-linux.so.2", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
directory)
_exit(127) = ?
Could that last line be the problem?
When I check /lib I have /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
But not /lib/ld-linux.so.2
I am just googling to see if I find anything unless you know offhand how to
deal with.
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 2:26 PM, David Kahn
<dk-rfEMNHKVqOwNic7Bib+Ti1W1rNmOCjRP@public.gmane.org>wrote:
> Michael - thanks, and for the reminder on usr/bin...
>
> > Sanitiy check: is the unpacked binary executable? What do you get if
you
> > start it with its complete path: /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386?
>
> That is the rub... when I run this I get no error but no love either, it
> just gives me a new command prompt. As if I was executing a program that
has
> no functionality:
>
> :/usr/local/bin$ /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386
> :/usr/local/bin$
>
> also trying it with standard arguments to create a pdf:
> /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386 http://www.google.com google.pdf
> :/usr/local/bin$
>
> I would guess if there was a dependency problem I should receive an error.
>
> So would this mean that this file is a dud? That is where I have been stuck
> thinking that I must be doing something wrong.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Michael Schuerig
<michael-q5aiKMLteq4b1SvskN2V4Q@public.gmane.org>wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday 15 September 2010, David Kahn wrote:
>>
>> > I am running production on Ubuntu 10.04 Server. I need whhtmltopdf
to
>> > work without an X Server (as I have no gui there). The wkhtmltopdf
>> > static binary is said to have a patched QT that will allow this.
>> > However I have not been able to get the static binary to work.
These
>> > are the results the steps I took to install:
>> >
>> > Result: Once installed (see steps below), when I execute
wkhtmltopdf
>> > in the terminal, it does not fire up... just returns me to the
>> > prompt - like it ran
>> [...]
>>
>> > In /usr/bin:
>> >
>> > 1) Confirmed that the existing (non-static) wkhtmltopdf resides
there
>> > and that it executes. When I execute it with no args I get the
>> > help/about output from the app.
>>
>> Don''t install anything manually in /usr/bin. That directory
belongs to
>> your system (Ubuntu). Use /usr/local (or /usr/opt in special cases) for
>> your own stuff.
>>
>> > 2) Moved the existing wkhtmltopdf out of the directory (renamed
it)
>>
>> Don''t. Just deinstall it.
>>
>> > 3) Get the static binary: sudo curl -C - -O http://
>> wkhtmltopdf.googlecode.com/files/wkhtmltopdf-0.9.9-static-i386.tar.bz2
>> >
>> > 4) Untar: tar -xvjf wkhtmltopdf-0.9.9-static-i386.tar.bz2
>>
>> Sanitiy check: is the unpacked binary executable? What do you get if
you
>> start it with its complete path: /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386?
>>
>> > 5) Rename: mv wkhtmltopdf-i386 wkthtmltopdf
>>
>> Do this in /usr/local/bin and instead of renaming just add a symlink.
>>
>> > 6) Get (apparently) necessary packages: sudo apt-get install
openssl
>> > build-essential xorg libssl-dev
>>
>> Do you get this impression from
>> http://code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/wiki/compilation ? That page
>> describes how to *compile* the binary for yourself, something you
don''t
>> need to do. You probably already have installed openssl, but you
won''t
>> need the other packages. They don''t hurt either (apart from
taking up
>> space).
>>
>> Finally, do you get any output from
>>
>> $ /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386
>>
>> If you don''t get anything, try
>>
>> $ strace /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386
>>
>> to get a trace of system calls the program is executing. You may need
to
>> install the strace package for that.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> --
>> Michael Schuerig
>> mailto:michael-q5aiKMLteq4b1SvskN2V4Q@public.gmane.org
>> http://www.schuerig.de/michael/
>>
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On Wednesday 15 September 2010, David Kahn wrote:> Jumped the gun, did not try the strace command. Got:How *did* you get this output then?> execve("/usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386", > ["/usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386"], [/* 18 vars */]) = 0 > [ Process PID=14199 runs in 32 bit mode. ] > old_mmap(0x13d8000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC, > MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0x13d8000) = 0x13d8000 > readlink("/proc/self/exe", "/usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386", 4096) > 31 old_mmap(0x8048000, 23455403, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC, > MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x8048000 > mprotect(0x8048000, 23455400, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC) = 0 > old_mmap(0x96a7000, 786811, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, > MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0x165e000) = 0x96a7000 > mprotect(0x96a7000, 786808, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE) = 0 > old_mmap(0x9768000, 87848, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, > MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x9768000 > brk(0x977e000) = 0xb767000 > open("/lib/ld-linux.so.2", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or > directory) > _exit(127) = ? > > Could that last line be the problem? > When I check /lib I have /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 > But not /lib/ld-linux.so.2Are you sure that the i386-binary is the correct one for your system? If you''re running a 64-bit Linux, the amd64 tarball is the right one for you. No matter if you have an Intel or AMD CPU! The naming is like that for "historical" reasons, I reckon, as it was AMD who introduced this extension of the original i386/IA-32 architecture. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64 . And have look at the output of uname -a. Michael -- Michael Schuerig mailto:michael-q5aiKMLteq4b1SvskN2V4Q@public.gmane.org http://www.schuerig.de/michael/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Michael - you''re the man! It was the amd binary. I had thought I tried that yesterday but must have made a mistake. And yes, I did use strace to get that output -- good thing to know about. Thanks again! David On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Michael Schuerig <michael-q5aiKMLteq4b1SvskN2V4Q@public.gmane.org>wrote:> On Wednesday 15 September 2010, David Kahn wrote: > > Jumped the gun, did not try the strace command. Got: > > How *did* you get this output then? > > > execve("/usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386", > > ["/usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386"], [/* 18 vars */]) = 0 > > [ Process PID=14199 runs in 32 bit mode. ] > > old_mmap(0x13d8000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC, > > MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0x13d8000) = 0x13d8000 > > readlink("/proc/self/exe", "/usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386", 4096) > > 31 old_mmap(0x8048000, 23455403, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC, > > MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x8048000 > > mprotect(0x8048000, 23455400, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC) = 0 > > old_mmap(0x96a7000, 786811, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, > > MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0x165e000) = 0x96a7000 > > mprotect(0x96a7000, 786808, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE) = 0 > > old_mmap(0x9768000, 87848, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, > > MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x9768000 > > brk(0x977e000) = 0xb767000 > > open("/lib/ld-linux.so.2", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or > > directory) > > _exit(127) = ? > > > > Could that last line be the problem? > > When I check /lib I have /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 > > But not /lib/ld-linux.so.2 > > Are you sure that the i386-binary is the correct one for your system? > If you''re running a 64-bit Linux, the amd64 tarball is the right one for > you. No matter if you have an Intel or AMD CPU! The naming is like that > for "historical" reasons, I reckon, as it was AMD who introduced this > extension of the original i386/IA-32 architecture. > > See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64 . And have look at the output of > uname -a. > > Michael > > -- > Michael Schuerig > mailto:michael-q5aiKMLteq4b1SvskN2V4Q@public.gmane.org > http://www.schuerig.de/michael/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org<rubyonrails-talk%2Bunsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > >-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.