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2 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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5 |
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6 | <!ENTITY espgs-download-http "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/espgs/espgs-&espgs-version;-source.tar.bz2">
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7 | <!ENTITY espgs-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-current/source/ap/espgs/espgs-&espgs-version;-source.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY espgs-size "5.3 MB">
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9 | <!ENTITY espgs-buildsize "116-140 MB (depends if libgs.so is installed)">
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10 | <!ENTITY espgs-time "1.65-3.20 SBU">
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11 | ]>
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12 |
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13 | <sect1 id="espgs" xreflabel="ESP Ghostscript-&espgs-version;">
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14 | <sect1info>
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15 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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16 | <date>$Date$</date>
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17 | </sect1info>
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18 | <?dbhtml filename="espgs.html"?>
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19 | <title>ESP Ghostscript-&espgs-version;</title>
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20 |
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21 | <sect2>
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22 | <title>Introduction to <application>Ghostscript</application></title>
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23 |
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24 | <para><application>Ghostscript</application> is a versatile processor for
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25 | PostScript data with the ability to render PostScript to different targets.
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26 | <application>ESP Ghostscript</application> is a customized version of
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27 | <acronym>GNU</acronym> Ghostscript that includes an enhanced configuration
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28 | script, the <acronym>CUPS</acronym> raster driver to support
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29 | <acronym>CUPS</acronym> raster printer drivers, and additional patches and
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30 | drivers from various Linux distributors.</para>
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31 |
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32 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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33 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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34 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&espgs-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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35 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&espgs-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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36 | <listitem><para>Download size: &espgs-size;</para></listitem>
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37 | <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required: &espgs-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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38 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time: &espgs-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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39 | </sect3>
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40 |
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41 | <sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
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42 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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43 | <listitem><para>Standard fonts: <ulink
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44 | url="ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/fonts/ghostscript-fonts-std-8.11.tar.gz"/>
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45 | </para></listitem>
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46 | <listitem><para>Other fonts: <ulink
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47 | url="http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ghostscript/gnu-gs-fonts-other-6.0.tar.gz"/>
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48 | </para></listitem>
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49 | </itemizedlist></sect3>
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50 |
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51 | <sect3><title><application>Ghostscript</application>
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52 | dependencies</title>
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53 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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54 | <para><xref linkend="cups"/>, <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>,
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55 | <xref linkend="libpng"/>, X (<xref linkend="xfree86"/> or
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56 | <xref linkend="xorg"/>), <xref linkend="GLib"/>, <xref linkend="GTK"/> and
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57 | <xref linkend="gimp-print"/>
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58 | </para></sect4>
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59 | </sect3>
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60 |
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61 | </sect2>
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62 |
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63 | <sect2>
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64 | <title>Installation of <application>Ghostscript</application></title>
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65 |
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66 | <para>Install <application>Ghostscript</application> by running the following
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67 | commands:</para>
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68 |
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69 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --without-gimp-print --without-omni &&
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70 | make &&
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71 | make install</command></userinput></screen>
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72 |
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73 | <para>To install the shared library
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74 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libgs.so</filename> you
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75 | will need <xref linkend="GTK"/>.</para>
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76 |
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77 | <para>Proceed with the following commands:</para>
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78 |
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79 | <screen><userinput><command>make CFLAGS_SO='-fPIC $(ACDEFS)' so &&
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80 | make soinstall &&
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81 | install -d -m755 /usr/include/ps &&
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82 | install -m644 src/*.h /usr/include/ps</command></userinput></screen>
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83 |
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84 | <note><para>The shared library is only used in external programs like
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85 | <xref linkend="gsview"/>.</para></note>
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86 |
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87 | <para>To finish the installation, unpack all fonts you've downloaded to
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88 | <filename class="directory">/usr/share/ghostscript</filename> and ensure
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89 | the ownerships of the files are root:root.</para>
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90 |
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91 | </sect2>
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92 |
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93 | <sect2>
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94 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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95 |
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96 | <para><parameter>--without-gimp-print</parameter>: This switch disables
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97 | the building of the <application><acronym>GIMP</acronym></application> print
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98 | driver as a <application>Ghostscript</application> device since this is
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99 | deprecated. This driver may be still accessible via <acronym>IJS</acronym>
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100 | or <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application>,
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101 | and this is the preferred way.</para>
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102 | <!-- This also fails with Gimp-Print-4.2.6-rc1 or later -->
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103 |
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104 | <para><option>--without-omni</option>: This switch disables the
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105 | omni driver support.</para>
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106 |
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107 | <para><option>--without-ijs</option>: This switch disables the
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108 | <acronym>IJS</acronym> driver support.</para>
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109 |
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110 | <para><command>install ...</command>: Some packages
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111 | (<application>ImageMagick</application> is one) need the
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112 | <application>Ghostscript</application> headers in place to link to the
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113 | shared library. These commands install the headers.</para>
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114 |
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115 | </sect2>
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116 |
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117 | <sect2>
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118 | <title>Contents</title>
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119 |
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120 | <para>The <application>Ghostscript</application> package contains
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121 | <command>gs</command>, the <filename class='libraryfile'>libgs</filename>
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122 | library and many filters to render PostScript/<acronym>PDF</acronym> files
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123 | back and forth. Please refer to the <acronym>HTML</acronym> documentation or
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124 | try <command>man gs</command> for information about the capabilities provided
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125 | by the package. <application><acronym>ESP</acronym> Ghostscript</application>
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126 | also provides the <filename>pstoraster</filename>
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127 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> print filter.</para>
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128 |
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129 | </sect2>
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130 |
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131 | <sect2>
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132 | <title>Description</title>
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133 |
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134 | <sect3>
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135 | <title>gs</title>
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136 | <para><command>gs</command> invokes <application>Ghostscript</application>, an
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137 | interpreter of Adobe Systems' PostScript(tm) and Portable Document Format
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138 | (<acronym>PDF</acronym>) languages.</para></sect3>
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139 |
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140 | <sect3>
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141 | <title>pstoraster</title>
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142 | <para><application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> uses the
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143 | <command>pstoraster</command> filter to convert PostScript to a generic raster
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144 | image format that is acceptable as an input to drivers for non-PostScript
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145 | printers (e.g., from <xref linkend="gimp-print"/>). It is built and installed
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146 | only if <xref linkend="cups"/> is found.</para></sect3>
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147 |
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148 | </sect2>
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149 |
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150 | </sect1>
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