suv,
What about d) using a PDF printer driver?
 
I may be missing something here but I would think that in real life PDF export for Inkscape on win32 platforms would not be critical. Win users have any number of free PDF printers which do an excellent job with Inkscape in its current version. My favourite at the moment is PrimoPDF and it gave a pdf of 10KB with sample2.svg and 0.47pre4 using either screen or print quality.
 
kaver  
 
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The only way left at the moment:
c) object to path: convert all text objects with the menu command
   'Path > Object to Path' before saving as EPS/PS/PDF.

How critical is (especially) PDF export for Inkscape 0.47 on win32
platforms?

~suv