Refactor PDF generation in make_pdf.sh to streamline the process by removing reliance on textutil. The script now directly converts plain text to PDF using cupsfilter, enhancing compatibility and reducing complexity.

build_tools/macos/export_compliance/make_pdf.sh

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Outputs (in the same folder as this script):
   - EXPORT_COMPLIANCE.pdf
 
 Notes:
-  - Uses macOS built-in /usr/bin/textutil + /usr/sbin/cupsfilter to generate the PDF.
+  - Uses macOS built-in /usr/sbin/cupsfilter to generate the PDF from plain text.
 EOF
 }
 
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ script_dir="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 template="${script_dir}/EXPORT_COMPLIANCE.txt"
 filled="${script_dir}/EXPORT_COMPLIANCE.filled.txt"
 pdf="${script_dir}/EXPORT_COMPLIANCE.pdf"
+tmp_html="${script_dir}/EXPORT_COMPLIANCE.tmp.html"
 
 bundle_id=""
 version=""
@@ -57,10 +58,6 @@ if [[ ! -f "$template" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ ! -x /usr/bin/textutil ]]; then
-  echo "Error: /usr/bin/textutil not found. This should exist on macOS." >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
 if [[ ! -x /usr/sbin/cupsfilter ]]; then
   echo "Error: /usr/sbin/cupsfilter not found. This should exist on macOS." >&2
   exit 1
@@ -87,15 +84,11 @@ sed \
   "$template" > "$filled"
 
 rm -f "$pdf" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-
-# textutil does not support direct PDF output on modern macOS; convert to HTML first, then print-to-PDF via cupsfilter.
-tmp_html="${script_dir}/EXPORT_COMPLIANCE.tmp.html"
 rm -f "$tmp_html" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-/usr/bin/textutil -convert html "$filled" -output "$tmp_html" >/dev/null
 
-# Convert HTML to PDF. cupsfilter writes to stdout by default.
-/usr/sbin/cupsfilter -i text/html -m application/pdf "$tmp_html" > "$pdf"
-rm -f "$tmp_html" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+# Convert plain text to PDF. cupsfilter writes PDF to stdout.
+# Suppress noisy DEBUG output from cupsfilter on stderr.
+/usr/sbin/cupsfilter -i text/plain -m application/pdf "$filled" > "$pdf" 2>/dev/null
 
 echo "Wrote:"
 echo "  $filled"