[SUMMARY] Ghostscript+Ghostview

From: Jean-Loup Risler <Jean-Loup.Risler_at_genetique.uvsq.fr>
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 96 18:26:44 +0100

Dear Gurus,

In my previous message, I said that I had a lot of problems with
Ghostscript-2.6.2 and Ghostview-1.5 (illegible or very badly drawn
pages)

Oyanarte Portilho <portilho_at_helium.fis.unb.br> kindly tried to help me
with gs-2.6.2 and gs 2-6.1, but to no avail.

Albert De Knuydt <Bert.Deknuydt_at_esat.kuleuven.ac.be> gave me the solution:
install the latest Ghostscript version from Aladdin: this solved all my
problems while keeping untouched Ghostview 1.5

Here is exactly what I did if this might help:

1) I downloaded THE ALADDIN Ghostscript-4.0.3 (not the gnu version) and
   the associated jpeg, libpng and zlib files from my nearest ftp server
   ftp://ftp.ibp.fr/pub/ghost/aladdin/ghostscript-4.03.tar.gz
                                     /ghostscript-4.03jpeg.tar.gz
                                     /ghostscript-4.03libpng.tar.gz
                                     /ghostscript-4.03zlib.tar.gz

   and, of course, gunzipped and untarred (mind: the jpeg, libpng and
   zlib file must be untarred form within gs4.03/ see make.txt)

2) I edited unix-cc.mak and:
   - changed "install" to "installbsd" (necessary)
   - added "-Olimit 1000" in the CC flags (recommended)
   - made the second argument to GS_LIB_DEFAULT as
                                /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1Adobe
     (see Fontmap.OSF) to use these fonts rather than the Ghostscript's.
     I did not install the ghostscript fonts

3) chose the appropriate drivers

4) ln -s unix-cc.mak makefile

5) make install --> some warnings, but OK

6) copied Fontmap.OSF as /usr/local/share/ghostscript/4.02/Fontmap
   (yes, 4.02 not 4.03...)

7) et voila....

Cheers,

Jean-Loup

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