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Fails to convert svg (which contains <use> tags)

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
32/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
cli

Research direction

Use the attached Star.svg as the reproduction and run it through the CLI to confirm the silent conversion failure. The issue names no source files or tests, so trace the SVG conversion entry point and add or update coverage for elements; done means the SVG converts successfully or the limitation is documented with a clear recommendation.

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Description

The attached svg does not seem to get converted in to the png sprite (nor does it throw an error btw).

I suspect the tags to cause the problem
a- is there a way to ensure it does convert? and if not
b- do you have any recommendation on any tools that can replace tags with the referenced tags? preferably a commandline tool rather than some gui

Star.svg.zip

Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
181
Forks
67
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No merged PRs in 30d

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