%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ a2ps is a filter utilitized mainly in the background and primarily by printing scripts to convert almost every input format into PostScript output. The application's name expands appropriately to "all to PostScript". Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download size: &a2ps-size; Estimated Disk space required: &a2ps-buildsize; Estimated build time: &a2ps-time; International fonts: X ( or ), , , or , libpaper, Adobe Reader and Ghostview Install a2ps by running the following commands: sed -i -e "s|emacs||" contrib/Makefile.in && sed -i -e "s|/usr/local/share|/usr/share|" configure && sed -i -e "s|char \*malloc ();|/* char *malloc (); */|" \ lib/path-concat.c && ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --sysconfdir=/etc/a2ps --localstatedir=/var \ --enable-shared --with-medium=letter && make && make install sed -i -e "s|emacs||" contrib/Makefile.in: This command eliminates the compiling and installing of the Emacs script files. If you have substituted Emacs for Vi as your primary editor, skip this step. sed -i -e "s|/usr/local/share|/usr/share|" configure: This command modifies the configure script to search for Ghostscript fonts at the location where they were installed by the BLFS instructions. sed -i -e "s|char \*malloc ();|/* char *malloc (); */|" \ lib/path-concat.c: This command fixes a build problem with LFS >5.1. --sysconfdir=/etc/a2ps: Configuration data goes to /etc/a2ps instead of /usr/etc. --with-medium=letter: This switch changes the default paper format of A4 to letter. Installations that utilize A4 would eliminate this switch. /etc/a2ps/a2ps.cfg, /etc/a2ps/a2ps-site.cfg Information about configuring a2ps can be found in the comments contained in the above files, and also by running info a2ps. The a2ps package contains a2ps and filter data. a2ps is a filter, utilized primarily by printing scripts, that converts standard input or supported files to PostScript.