Index: rsvg-convert.c
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RCS file: /cvs/gnome/librsvg/rsvg-convert.c,v
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -B -p -r1.9 rsvg-convert.c
--- rsvg-convert.c	5 Feb 2006 16:31:10 -0000	1.9
+++ rsvg-convert.c	5 Feb 2006 18:20:31 -0000
@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@ main (int argc, const char **argv)
 						}
 
 					cr = cairo_create (surface);
+
+					cairo_save(cr);
+					cairo_set_operator(cr, CAIRO_OPERATOR_CLEAR);
+					cairo_paint(cr);
+					cairo_restore(cr);
 				}
 
 			rsvg_handle_render_cairo (rsvg, cr);
