%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ GSview-&gsview-version; GSview Introduction to GSview GSview is a viewer for PostScript and PDF using X. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &gsview-md5sum; Download size: &gsview-size; Estimated disk space required: &gsview-buildsize; Estimated build time: &gsview-time; Additional Downloads Required Patch: Required Patch: GSview Dependencies Required and or (with libgs.so installed) Installation of GSview GSview uses netscape to browse through the online help. BLFS does not install Netscape, but has other browsers from which to choose. You can create a symlink from your preferred browser to /usr/bin/netscape, or simply edit srcunx/gvxreg.c using the following sed script with your browser's executable file name substituted for [browser]: sed -i s/netscape/[browser]/ srcunx/gvxreg.c Install GSview by running the following commands: sed 's|GSVIEW_ROOT=/usr/local|GSVIEW_ROOT=/usr|' \ srcunx/unx.mak > Makefile && patch -Np1 -i ../gsview-&gsview-version;-pstotext-1.patch && patch -Np1 -i ../gsview-&gsview-version;-lang-1.patch && make && make install Command Explanations sed 's|GSVIEW_ROOT=/usr/local|GSVIEW_ROOT=/usr|': This command changes the default installation directory to /usr. Configuring GSview Config Files /etc/gsview/* /etc/gsview/* Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories epstool, gsview, and gsview-help None Not determined at this time Short Descriptions epstool is a tool for extracting preview bitmaps in EPS files. epstool gsview is a viewer for PostScript (PS) and PDF files. gsview gsview-help is a script for displaying help files in your chosen browser. gsview-help