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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY espgs-download-http "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/espgs/espgs-&espgs-version;-source.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!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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9 | <!ENTITY espgs-md5sum "d30bf5c09f2c7caa8291f6305cf03044">
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10 | <!ENTITY espgs-size "5.3 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY espgs-buildsize "128 MB (includes installing libgs.so and both font tarballs)">
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12 | <!ENTITY espgs-time "1.94 SBU (includes building and installing libgs.so)">
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13 |
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14 | <!ENTITY espgs-standard-fonts-download "ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/fonts/ghostscript-fonts-std-8.11.tar.gz">
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15 | <!ENTITY espgs-standard-fonts-md5sum "6865682b095f8c4500c54b285ff05ef6">
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16 | <!ENTITY espgs-standard-fonts-size "3.7 MB">
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17 |
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18 | <!ENTITY espgs-other-fonts-download "http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ghostscript/gnu-gs-fonts-other-6.0.tar.gz">
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19 | <!ENTITY espgs-other-fonts-md5sum "33457d3f37de7ef03d2eea05a9e6aa4f">
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20 | <!ENTITY espgs-other-fonts-size "796 KB">
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21 | ]>
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22 |
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23 | <sect1 id="espgs" xreflabel="ESP Ghostscript-&espgs-version;">
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24 | <?dbhtml filename="espgs.html"?>
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25 |
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26 | <sect1info>
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27 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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28 | <date>$Date$</date>
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29 | </sect1info>
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30 |
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31 | <title>ESP Ghostscript-&espgs-version;</title>
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32 |
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33 | <indexterm zone="espgs">
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34 | <primary sortas="a-ESP-Ghostscript">ESP Ghostscript</primary>
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35 | </indexterm>
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36 |
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37 | <sect2 role="package">
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38 | <title>Introduction to ESP Ghostscript</title>
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39 |
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40 | <para><application>ESP Ghostscript</application> is a versatile processor
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41 | for PostScript data with the ability to render PostScript to different
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42 | targets. <application>ESP Ghostscript</application> is a customized
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43 | version of GNU Ghostscript that includes an enhanced configuration script,
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44 | the <application>CUPS</application> raster driver to support
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45 | <application>CUPS</application> raster printer drivers, and additional
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46 | patches and drivers from various Linux distributors.</para>
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47 |
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48 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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49 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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50 | <listitem>
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51 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&espgs-download-http;"/></para>
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52 | </listitem>
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53 | <listitem>
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54 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&espgs-download-ftp;"/></para>
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55 | </listitem>
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56 | <listitem>
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57 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &espgs-md5sum;</para>
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58 | </listitem>
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59 | <listitem>
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60 | <para>Download size: &espgs-size;</para>
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61 | </listitem>
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62 | <listitem>
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63 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &espgs-buildsize;</para>
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64 | </listitem>
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65 | <listitem>
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66 | <para>Estimated build time: &espgs-time;</para>
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67 | </listitem>
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68 | </itemizedlist>
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69 |
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70 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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71 |
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72 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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73 | <title>Standard Fonts</title>
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74 | <listitem>
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75 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&espgs-standard-fonts-download;"/></para>
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76 | </listitem>
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77 | <listitem>
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78 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &espgs-standard-fonts-md5sum;</para>
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79 | </listitem>
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80 | <listitem>
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81 | <para>Download size: &espgs-standard-fonts-size;</para>
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82 | </listitem>
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83 | </itemizedlist>
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84 |
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85 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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86 | <title>Other Fonts</title>
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87 | <listitem>
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88 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&espgs-other-fonts-download;"/></para>
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89 | </listitem>
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90 | <listitem>
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91 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &espgs-other-fonts-md5sum;</para>
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92 | </listitem>
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93 | <listitem>
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94 | <para>Download size: &espgs-other-fonts-size;</para>
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95 | </listitem>
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96 | </itemizedlist>
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97 |
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98 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">ESP Ghostscript Dependencies</bridgehead>
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99 |
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100 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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101 | <para><xref linkend="cups"/>,
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102 | <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>,
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103 | <xref linkend="libpng"/>,
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104 | X (<xref linkend="xfree86"/> or <xref linkend="xorg"/>),
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105 | <xref linkend="GLib"/>,
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106 | <xref linkend="GTK"/> and
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107 | <xref linkend="gimp-print"/></para>
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108 |
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109 | </sect2>
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110 |
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111 | <sect2 role="installation">
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112 | <title>Installation of ESP Ghostscript</title>
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113 |
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114 | <para>Install <application>ESP Ghostscript</application>
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115 | by running the following commands:</para>
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116 |
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117 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --without-gimp-print --without-omni &&
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118 | make</userinput></screen>
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119 |
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120 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite. However, you may test
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121 | the operation of the newly built <command>gs</command> program by issuing
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122 | the following command (issue from an X Windows terminal):</para>
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123 |
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124 | <screen><userinput>bin/gs -Ilib examples/tiger.ps</userinput></screen>
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125 |
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126 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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127 |
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128 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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129 |
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130 | <para>To install the shared library
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131 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libgs.so</filename> you will need
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132 | <xref linkend="GTK"/>. Note that the shared library is only used in
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133 | external programs such as <xref linkend="gsview"/> and
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134 | <xref linkend="imagemagick"/>. Proceed with the following commands as an
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135 | unprivileged user:</para>
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136 |
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137 | <screen><userinput>make CFLAGS_SO='-fPIC $(ACDEFS)' so</userinput></screen>
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138 |
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139 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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140 |
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141 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make soinstall &&
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142 | install -v -d -m755 /usr/include/ps &&
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143 | install -v -m644 src/*.h /usr/include/ps &&
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144 | ln -v -s ps /usr/include/ghostscript</userinput></screen>
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145 |
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146 | <para>To finish the installation, unpack all fonts you've downloaded to
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147 | <filename class="directory">/usr/share/ghostscript</filename> and ensure
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148 | the ownerships of the files are root:root. Substitute
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149 | <replaceable>[font-tarball]</replaceable> appropriately in
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150 | the command below for the fonts you wish to install:</para>
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151 |
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152 | <screen role="root"><userinput>tar -zxvf ../<replaceable>[font-tarball]</replaceable> -C /usr/share/ghostscript &&
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153 | chown -v -R root:root /usr/share/ghostscript/fonts</userinput></screen>
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154 |
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155 | </sect2>
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156 |
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157 | <sect2 role="commands">
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158 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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159 |
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160 | <para><parameter>--without-gimp-print</parameter>: This switch disables
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161 | the building of the <application>GIMP</application> print driver as a
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162 | <application>Ghostscript</application> device since this is deprecated.
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163 | This driver may be still accessible via IJS or
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164 | <application>CUPS</application>, and this is the preferred way.</para>
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165 |
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166 | <para><parameter>--without-omni</parameter>: This switch disables the
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167 | omni driver support.</para>
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168 |
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169 | <para><option>--without-ijs</option>: This switch disables the
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170 | IJS driver support.</para>
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171 |
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172 | <para><command>install ...</command>: Some packages
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173 | (<application>ImageMagick</application> is one) need the
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174 | <application>Ghostscript</application> interface headers in place to link
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175 | to the shared library. These commands install the headers.</para>
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176 |
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177 | <para><command>ln -v -s ps /usr/include/ghostscript</command>: Some
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178 | packages expect to find the interface headers in an alternate
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179 | location.</para>
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180 |
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181 | </sect2>
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182 |
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183 | <sect2 role="content">
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184 | <title>Contents</title>
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185 |
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186 | <segmentedlist>
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187 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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188 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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189 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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190 |
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191 | <seglistitem>
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192 | <seg>bdftops, dvipdf, eps2eps, fixmswrd.pl, font2c, gs, gsbj, gsc, gsdj,
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193 | gsdj500, gslj, gslp, gsnd, gsx, lprsetup.sh, pdf2dsc, pdf2ps, pdfopt,
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194 | pf2afm, pfbtopfa, pj-gs.sh, printafm, ps2ascii, ps2epsi, ps2pdf,
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195 | ps2pdf12, ps2pdf13, ps2pdf14, ps2pdfwr, ps2ps, pv.sh, sysvlp.sh,
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196 | unix-lpr.sh, and wftopfa</seg>
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197 | <seg>libgs.so </seg>
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198 | <seg>/usr/include/ps and /usr/share/ghostscript</seg>
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199 | </seglistitem>
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200 | </segmentedlist>
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201 |
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202 | <variablelist>
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203 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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204 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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205 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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206 |
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207 | <varlistentry id="gs-prog-gs">
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208 | <term><command>gs</command></term>
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209 | <listitem>
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210 | <para>invokes <application>Ghostscript</application>, an interpreter
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211 | of Adobe Systems' PostScript(tm) and Portable Document Format
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212 | (PDF) languages.</para>
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213 | <indexterm zone="espgs gs-prog-gs">
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214 | <primary sortas="b-gs">gs</primary>
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215 | </indexterm>
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216 | </listitem>
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217 | </varlistentry>
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218 |
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219 | <varlistentry id="pstoraster">
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220 | <term><filename>pstoraster</filename></term>
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221 | <listitem>
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222 | <para>is a filter used by <application>CUPS</application> to convert
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223 | PostScript to a generic raster image format that is acceptable as an
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224 | input to drivers for non-PostScript printers (e.g., from
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225 | <xref linkend="gimp-print"/>). It is built and installed only if
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226 | <xref linkend="cups"/> is found.</para>
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227 | <indexterm zone="espgs pstoraster">
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228 | <primary sortas="g-pstoraster">pstoraster</primary>
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229 | </indexterm>
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230 | </listitem>
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231 | </varlistentry>
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232 |
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233 | </variablelist>
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234 |
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235 | <para><application>ESP Ghostscript</application> provides many different
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236 | scripts used to render PostScript/PDF files back and forth. Please refer
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237 | to the HTML documentation or try <command>man gs</command> for information
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238 | about the capabilities provided by the package.</para>
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239 |
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240 | </sect2>
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241 |
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242 | </sect1>
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