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[6732c094] | 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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[73ddd1a0] | 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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[00b6675] | 6 |
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[6b58d592] | 7 | <!ENTITY gs-download-http
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| 8 | "http://downloads.ghostscript.com/public/ghostscript-&gs-version;.tar.bz2">
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[de109d93] | 9 | <!ENTITY gs-download-ftp " ">
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[f19b432b] | 10 | <!ENTITY gs-md5sum "aa125af368d89b3dbd15fc379f13375f">
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[a2a37c7] | 11 | <!ENTITY gs-size "28 MB">
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[95b8c6d] | 12 | <!ENTITY gs-buildsize
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[f19b432b] | 13 | "155 MB (including fonts and libgs.so)">
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[95b8c6d] | 14 | <!ENTITY gs-time
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[f19b432b] | 15 | "1.5 SBU (add 1 SBU for libgs.so)">
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[100786d] | 16 |
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[95b8c6d] | 17 | <!ENTITY gs-standard-fonts-download
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| 18 | "&sourceforge-repo;/gs-fonts/ghostscript-fonts-std-8.11.tar.gz">
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[00b6675] | 19 | <!ENTITY gs-standard-fonts-md5sum "6865682b095f8c4500c54b285ff05ef6">
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[100786d] | 20 | <!ENTITY gs-standard-fonts-size "3.7 MB">
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[00b6675] | 21 |
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[95b8c6d] | 22 | <!ENTITY gs-other-fonts-download
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| 23 | "&sourceforge-repo;/gs-fonts/gnu-gs-fonts-other-6.0.tar.gz">
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[100786d] | 24 | <!ENTITY gs-other-fonts-md5sum "33457d3f37de7ef03d2eea05a9e6aa4f">
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| 25 | <!ENTITY gs-other-fonts-size "796 KB">
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[73ddd1a0] | 26 | ]>
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| 27 |
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[a027d7d3] | 28 | <sect1 id="gs" xreflabel="ghostscript-&gs-version;">
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[ed30f09] | 29 | <?dbhtml filename="gs.html"?>
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| 30 |
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| 31 | <sect1info>
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| 32 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 33 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 34 | </sect1info>
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| 35 |
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[a027d7d3] | 36 | <title>ghostscript-&gs-version;</title>
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[ed30f09] | 37 |
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| 38 | <indexterm zone="gs">
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[aa8ef3bc] | 39 | <primary sortas="a-GPL-Ghostscript">GPL Ghostscript</primary>
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[ed30f09] | 40 | </indexterm>
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| 41 |
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| 42 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 43 | <title>Introduction to Ghostscript</title>
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| 44 |
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| 45 | <para><application>Ghostscript</application> is a versatile processor
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| 46 | for PostScript data with the ability to render PostScript to different
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[933ceec] | 47 | targets. It used to be part of the cups printing stack, but is no longer
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| 48 | used for that.</para>
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[ed30f09] | 49 |
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[01e6b294] | 50 | &lfs78_checked;
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[aa8ef3bc] | 51 |
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[ed30f09] | 52 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 53 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 54 | <listitem>
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| 55 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&gs-download-http;"/></para>
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| 56 | </listitem>
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| 57 | <listitem>
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| 58 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&gs-download-ftp;"/></para>
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| 59 | </listitem>
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| 60 | <listitem>
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| 61 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &gs-md5sum;</para>
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| 62 | </listitem>
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| 63 | <listitem>
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| 64 | <para>Download size: &gs-size;</para>
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| 65 | </listitem>
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| 66 | <listitem>
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| 67 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &gs-buildsize;</para>
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| 68 | </listitem>
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| 69 | <listitem>
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| 70 | <para>Estimated build time: &gs-time;</para>
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| 71 | </listitem>
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| 72 | </itemizedlist>
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| 73 |
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| 74 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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| 75 |
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[933ceec] | 76 | <para>If you wish, you can download additional fonts.</para>
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| 77 |
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[6b58d592] | 78 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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[ed30f09] | 79 | <title>Standard Fonts</title>
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| 80 | <listitem>
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[01c2a351] | 81 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&gs-standard-fonts-download;"/></para>
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[ed30f09] | 82 | </listitem>
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| 83 | <listitem>
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| 84 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &gs-standard-fonts-md5sum;</para>
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| 85 | </listitem>
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| 86 | <listitem>
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| 87 | <para>Download size: &gs-standard-fonts-size;</para>
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| 88 | </listitem>
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| 89 | </itemizedlist>
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| 90 |
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[6b58d592] | 91 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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[ed30f09] | 92 | <title>Other Fonts</title>
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| 93 | <listitem>
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| 94 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&gs-other-fonts-download;"/></para>
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| 95 | </listitem>
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| 96 | <listitem>
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| 97 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &gs-other-fonts-md5sum;</para>
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| 98 | </listitem>
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| 99 | <listitem>
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| 100 | <para>Download size: &gs-other-fonts-size;</para>
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| 101 | </listitem>
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| 102 | </itemizedlist>
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| 103 |
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[b29ed97c] | 104 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Ghostscript Dependencies</bridgehead>
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[ed30f09] | 105 |
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[de109d93] | 106 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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[2d37d32] | 107 | <para role="recommended">
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| 108 | <xref linkend="freetype2"/>,
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| 109 | <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>,
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[933ceec] | 110 | <xref linkend="libpng"/>,
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[1df1b16] | 111 | <xref linkend="libtiff"/>, and
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| 112 | <xref linkend="lcms2"/>
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[2d37d32] | 113 | </para>
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[de109d93] | 114 |
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| 115 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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[2d37d32] | 116 | <para role="optional">
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| 117 | <xref linkend="cairo"/>,
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[1ecdb18] | 118 | <xref linkend="cups"/>,
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[142f958b] | 119 | <xref linkend="fontconfig"/> (required, if you are installing any
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| 120 | suggested font),
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[2d37d32] | 121 | <xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
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| 122 | <xref linkend="libidn"/>,
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[1ecdb18] | 123 | <xref linkend="libpaper"/>,
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| 124 | <xref linkend="lcms"/> (not used by default, nor if lcms2 is present or found), and
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| 125 | <xref linkend="x-window-system"/>
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[2d37d32] | 126 | </para>
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| 127 |
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| 128 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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| 129 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/gs"/>
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| 130 | </para>
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[ed30f09] | 131 | </sect2>
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| 132 |
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| 133 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 134 | <title>Installation of Ghostscript</title>
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| 135 |
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[2d37d32] | 136 | <note>
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| 137 | <para>
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| 138 | The <application>Ghostscript</application> build system is not
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| 139 | user-friendly. In order to use system copies of various graphics
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| 140 | libraries, you must do it using unconventional methods.
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| 141 | </para>
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| 142 | </note>
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[100786d] | 143 |
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[2d37d32] | 144 | <para>
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| 145 | <application>GPL Ghostscript</application> includes (old) copies of
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[de109d93] | 146 | several libraries. Some of these seem to have been patched to fix known
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| 147 | vulnerabilities, but others of these copies are less-well maintained.
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| 148 | To ensure that any future fixes are applied throughout the whole system,
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[2d37d32] | 149 | it is recommended that you first install the released versions of these
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[d453af5] | 150 | libraries and then configure <application>GPL Ghostscript</application>
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[2d37d32] | 151 | to link to them.
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| 152 | </para>
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[d453af5] | 153 |
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[2d37d32] | 154 | <para>
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| 155 | If you have installed these dependencies on your system, remove the
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[a2a37c7] | 156 | copies of
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[1df1b16] | 157 | <application>freetype</application>, <application>lcms2</application>,
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[933ceec] | 158 | <application>libjpeg</application>, and <application>libpng</application>:
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[2d37d32] | 159 | </para>
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[ed30f09] | 160 |
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[81f0120] | 161 | <screen><userinput>sed -i 's/ZLIBDIR=src/ZLIBDIR=$includedir/' configure.ac configure &&
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[a2a37c7] | 162 | rm -rf freetype lcms2 jpeg libpng</userinput></screen>
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[81f0120] | 163 | <!--
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[6b58d592] | 164 | <note>
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[2d37d32] | 165 | <para>
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| 166 | If you have a multicore computer and try to run make with multiple
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| 167 | jobs (eg, make -j4) then the build may fail due to race conditions in
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| 168 | the <application>Ghostscript</application> build system. You can work
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| 169 | around that problem by simply running make again (eg,
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[defe82d] | 170 | <command>make -j4 || make -j1</command>).
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[2d37d32] | 171 | </para>
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[81f0120] | 172 | </note>-->
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[2d37d32] | 173 |
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[6b58d592] | 174 | <para>Compile <application>Ghostscript</application>:</para>
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[de109d93] | 175 |
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[f19b432b] | 176 | <screen><userinput>rm -rf zlib &&
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[60d53ec3] | 177 |
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| 178 | ./configure --prefix=/usr \
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| 179 | --disable-compile-inits \
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| 180 | --enable-dynamic \
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| 181 | --with-system-libtiff &&
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[038ea6ba] | 182 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 183 |
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[d453af5] | 184 | <note>
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[2d37d32] | 185 | <para>
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| 186 | The shared library depends on <xref linkend="gtk2"/>. It is only used in
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[347e59c] | 187 | external programs like <xref linkend="asymptote"/> and
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| 188 | <xref linkend="imagemagick"/>.
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[2d37d32] | 189 | </para>
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[d453af5] | 190 | </note>
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[038ea6ba] | 191 |
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[2d37d32] | 192 | <para>
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| 193 | To compile the shared library
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| 194 | <filename class="libraryfile">libgs.so</filename>, run the following
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| 195 | additional command as an unprivileged user:
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| 196 | </para>
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[038ea6ba] | 197 |
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| 198 | <screen><userinput>make so</userinput></screen>
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[73ddd1a0] | 199 |
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[2d37d32] | 200 | <para>
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[a2a37c7] | 201 | This package does not come with a test suite. A set of example files
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| 202 | may be used for testing, but it is only possible after installation
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| 203 | of the package.
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[2d37d32] | 204 | </para>
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[d453af5] | 205 |
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[2d37d32] | 206 | <para>
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| 207 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 208 | </para>
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[038ea6ba] | 209 |
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[d453af5] | 210 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 211 |
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| 212 | <para>If you want the shared library too:</para>
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| 213 |
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| 214 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make soinstall &&
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[aa8ef3bc] | 215 | install -v -m644 base/*.h /usr/include/ghostscript &&
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| 216 | ln -v -s ghostscript /usr/include/ps</userinput></screen>
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[73ddd1a0] | 217 |
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[933ceec] | 218 | <para>Now make the documentation accessible from the normal place:</para>
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[d453af5] | 219 |
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[41d241e] | 220 | <screen role="root"><userinput>ln -sfvn ../ghostscript/&gs-version;/doc /usr/share/doc/ghostscript-&gs-version;</userinput></screen>
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[73ddd1a0] | 221 |
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[2d37d32] | 222 | <para>
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[933ceec] | 223 | If you have downloaded any fonts, unpack them to
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[2d37d32] | 224 | <filename class="directory">/usr/share/ghostscript</filename> and ensure
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| 225 | the ownerships of the files are
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| 226 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>:
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| 227 | <systemitem class="groupname">root</systemitem>. Substitute
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| 228 | <replaceable><font-tarball></replaceable> appropriately in the
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| 229 | command below for the fonts you wish to install:
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| 230 | </para>
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[038ea6ba] | 231 |
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[142f958b] | 232 | <screen role="root"><userinput>tar -xvf ../<replaceable><font-tarball></replaceable> -C /usr/share/ghostscript --no-same-owner &&
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| 233 | fc-cache -v /usr/share/ghostscript/fonts/</userinput></screen>
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[a2a37c7] | 234 |
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| 235 | <para>
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| 236 | You can now test the rendering of various postscript and pdf files from the
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| 237 | <filename class="directory">/usr/share/ghostscript/&gs-version;/examples
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| 238 | </filename>, for example (you need an X window system display):
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| 239 | </para>
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| 240 |
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| 241 | <screen><userinput>gs -q -dBATCH /usr/share/ghostscript/&gs-version;/examples/tiger.eps</userinput></screen>
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| 242 |
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[ed30f09] | 243 | </sect2>
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[73ddd1a0] | 244 |
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[2ddf71a5] | 245 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 246 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 247 |
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[81f0120] | 248 | <para>
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| 249 | <command>sed -i 's/ZLIBDIR=src/ZLIBDIR=$includedir/' ... </command>:
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| 250 | Fix to build with system <application>zlib</application>.
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| 251 | </para>
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| 252 |
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[2d37d32] | 253 | <para>
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[f19b432b] | 254 | <command>rm -rf zlib </command>: <application>zlib</application>
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| 255 | was installed as part of LFS.
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[2d37d32] | 256 | </para>
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| 257 |
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| 258 | <para>
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[2bb5c32] | 259 | <parameter>--disable-compile-inits</parameter>: This option makes
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[933ceec] | 260 | <command>gs</command> and <filename>libgs.so</filename> slightly smaller.
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[2d37d32] | 261 | </para>
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| 262 |
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| 263 | <para>
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[142f958b] | 264 | <parameter>--with-system-libtiff</parameter>: Remove this option if
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| 265 | you've not installed <xref linkend="libtiff"/>.
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[2d37d32] | 266 | </para>
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| 267 |
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| 268 | <para>
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[81f0120] | 269 | <command>install -v -m644 base/*.h... </command>: Some packages
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[2d37d32] | 270 | (<application>ImageMagick</application> is one) need the
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| 271 | <application>Ghostscript</application> interface headers in place to link
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| 272 | to the shared library. These commands install the headers.
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| 273 | </para>
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| 274 |
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| 275 | <para>
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| 276 | <command>ln -v -s ghostscript /usr/include/ps</command>: Some packages
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| 277 | expect to find the interface headers in an alternate location.
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| 278 | </para>
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| 279 |
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| 280 | <para>
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[81f0120] | 281 | <command>ln -sfv ../ghostscript-&gs-version;/doc ... </command>: This puts
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[2d37d32] | 282 | a symbolic link to the documentation where it is expected to be found.
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| 283 | </para>
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[933ceec] | 284 |
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| 285 | <para>
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| 286 | <option>--disable-cups</option>: this option will save a tiny amount of
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| 287 | space by not linking <command>gs</command> and <filename>libgs.so</filename>
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| 288 | to the <xref linkend="cups"/> libraries if you have installed those.
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| 289 | </para>
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[2ddf71a5] | 290 | </sect2>
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| 291 |
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[ed30f09] | 292 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 293 | <title>Contents</title>
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[038ea6ba] | 294 | <segmentedlist>
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| 295 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 296 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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| 297 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 298 |
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| 299 | <seglistitem>
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[2d37d32] | 300 | <seg>
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[81f0120] | 301 | dvipdf, eps2eps, font2c, gs, gsbj, gsc (from soinstall), gsdj,
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| 302 | gsdj500, gslj, gslp, gsnd, gsx (from soinstall), lprsetup.sh,
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| 303 | pdf2dsc, pdf2ps, pf2afm, pfbtopfa, pphs, printafm, ps2ascii,
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| 304 | ps2epsi, ps2pdf, ps2pdf12, ps2pdf13, ps2pdf14, ps2pdfwr,
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| 305 | ps2ps, ps2ps2, unix-lpr.sh, and wftopfa
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[933ceec] | 306 | <!-- I don't see bdftops,fixmswrd.pl or pv.sh on my builds [ I don't
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| 307 | have any bdf tools from xorg ] but they are still referenced in
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| 308 | base/unixinst.mak -->
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[2d37d32] | 309 | </seg>
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[81f0120] | 310 | <seg>libgs.so and
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| 311 | /usr/lib/ghostscript/&gs-version;/X11.so</seg>
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[2d37d32] | 312 | <seg>
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| 313 | /usr/include/ghostscript,
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| 314 | /usr/lib/ghostscript,
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[019052a1] | 315 | /usr/share/ghostscript, and
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[2d37d32] | 316 | /usr/share/doc/ghostscript-&gs-version;
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| 317 | </seg>
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[038ea6ba] | 318 | </seglistitem>
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| 319 | </segmentedlist>
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| 320 |
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| 321 | <variablelist>
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| 322 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 323 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 324 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 325 |
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[d891148c] | 326 | <varlistentry id="gplgs-prog">
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[038ea6ba] | 327 | <term><command>gs</command></term>
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| 328 | <listitem>
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[2d37d32] | 329 | <para>
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| 330 | is an interpreter for Adobe Systems' PostScript(tm) and Portable
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| 331 | Document Format (PDF).
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| 332 | </para>
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[d891148c] | 333 | <indexterm zone="gs gplgs-prog">
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[038ea6ba] | 334 | <primary sortas="b-gs">gs</primary>
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| 335 | </indexterm>
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| 336 | </listitem>
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| 337 | </varlistentry>
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| 338 |
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[d891148c] | 339 | <varlistentry id="libgs.so">
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| 340 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libgs.so</filename></term>
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| 341 | <listitem>
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[2d37d32] | 342 | <para>
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| 343 | provides <application>Ghostscript</application> functionality to
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| 344 | other programs, such as <application>GSView</application>,
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| 345 | <application>ImageMagick</application>, and
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| 346 | <application>libspectre</application>.
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| 347 | </para>
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[d891148c] | 348 | <indexterm zone="gs libgs.so">
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| 349 | <primary sortas="c-libgs.so">libgs.so</primary>
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| 350 | </indexterm>
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| 351 | </listitem>
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| 352 | </varlistentry>
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[038ea6ba] | 353 | </variablelist>
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| 354 |
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[2d37d32] | 355 | <para>
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| 356 | <application>GPL Ghostscript</application> provides many different
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| 357 | scripts used to convert PostScript, PDF, and other formats. Please refer to
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| 358 | the HTML documentation or the man pages for information about the
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| 359 | capabilities provided.
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| 360 | </para>
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[ed30f09] | 361 | </sect2>
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[cabb2de] | 362 | </sect1>
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