It fails on the astrometry.net examples as well
The latest astrometry.net compiled local does solve.
Just having problems getting it to fin netpbm but that does not appear to have an effect on solving
See below
cees@cees:~/examples$ /usr/bin/solve-field --scale-low 1 -O apod2.jpg
Reading input file 1 of 1: "apod2.jpg"...
jpegtopnm: WRITING PPM FILE
Read file stdin: 800 x 600 pixels x 1 color(s); maxval 255
Using 8-bit output
Extracting sources...
Illegal instruction (core dumped)
cees@cees:~/examples$ /usr/local/astrometry/bin/solve-field --scale-low 1 -O apod2.jpg
Reading input file 1 of 1: "apod2.jpg"...
jpegtopnm: WRITING PPM FILE
Read file stdin: 800 x 600 pixels x 1 color(s); maxval 255
Using 8-bit output
Extracting sources...
simplexy: found 1551 sources.
cairoutils.c:728:cairoutils_read_ppm_stream: cairoutils.c:728:cairoutils_read_ppm_stream: Netpbm is not available; can't read PPM images
cairoutils.c:728:cairoutils_read_ppm_stream: Netpbm is not available; can't read PPM images
libpng warning: Image width is zero in IHDR
libpng warning: Image height is zero in IHDR
libpng error: Invalid IHDR data
Netpbm is not available; can't read PPM images
cairoutils.c:728:cairoutils_read_ppm_stream: Netpbm is not available; can't read PPM images
Aborted (core dumped)
Solving...
Reading file "./apod2.axy"...
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4209.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4208.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4207-11.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4207-10.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4207-09.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4207-08.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4207-07.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4207-06.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4207-05.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4207-04.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4207-03.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4207-02.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4207-01.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4207-00.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4206-11.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4206-10.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4206-09.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4206-08.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4206-07.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4206-06.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4206-05.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4206-04.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4206-03.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4206-02.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4206-01.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4206-00.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-11.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-10.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-09.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-08.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-07.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-06.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-05.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-04.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-03.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-02.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-01.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-00.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-47.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-46.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-45.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-44.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-43.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-42.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-41.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-40.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-39.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-38.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-37.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-36.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-35.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-34.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-33.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-32.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-31.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-30.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-29.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-28.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-27.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-26.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-25.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-24.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-23.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-22.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-21.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-20.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-19.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-18.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-17.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-16.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-15.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-14.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-13.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-12.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-11.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-10.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-09.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-08.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-07.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-06.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-05.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-04.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-03.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-02.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-01.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4204-00.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-47.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-46.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-45.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-44.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-43.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-42.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-41.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-40.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-39.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-38.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-37.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-36.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-35.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-34.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-33.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-32.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-31.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-30.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-29.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-28.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-27.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-26.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-25.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-24.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-23.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-22.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-21.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-20.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-19.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-18.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-17.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-16.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-15.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-14.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-13.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-12.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-11.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-10.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-09.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-08.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-07.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-06.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-05.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-04.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-03.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-02.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-01.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4203-00.fits, field objects 1-10).
log-odds ratio 468.688 (3.53656e+203), 240 match, 86 conflict, 686 distractors, 270 index.
RA,Dec = (84.5767,-2.75357), pixel scale 20.2563 arcsec/pix.
Hit/miss: Hit/miss: +++++++-++--++++++++++++-+++++++++++++++++++++++++-+++++++-+++++++-+++++++++-++-++++++++-+--++++++-+
Field 1: solved with index index-4209.fits.
Field 1 solved: writing to file ./apod2.solved to indicate this.
Field: apod2.jpg
Field center: (RA,Dec) = (84.58, -2.755) deg.
Field center: (RA H:M:S, Dec D:M:S) = (05:38:18.514, -02:45:19.654).
Field size: 4.50144 x 3.37925 degrees
Field rotation angle: up is 90.1608 degrees E of N
Creating new FITS file "./apod2.new"...
solve-field.c:336:plot_source_overlay Plotting command was cancelled
solve-field.c:142:run_command Command was: "/usr/local/astrometry/bin/plotxy -I /tmp/tmp.ppm.A4fmXV -i ./apod2.axy -C red -w 2 -N 50 -x 1 -y 1 -P | /usr/local/astrometry/bin/plotxy -i ./apod2.axy -I - -w 2 -r 3 -C red -n 50 -N 200 -x 1 -y 1 > ./apod2-objs.png"
solve-field.c:141:run_command Command exited with exit status 134