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128 lines
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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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%general-entities;
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<!ENTITY espgs-download-http "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/espgs/espgs-&espgs-version;-source.tar.bz2">
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<!ENTITY espgs-download-ftp " ">
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<!ENTITY espgs-size "5.3 MB">
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<!ENTITY espgs-buildsize "116-140 MB (depends on if libgs.so is installed)">
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<!ENTITY espgs-time "1.65-3.20 SBU">
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]>
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<sect1 id="espgs" xreflabel="ESP Ghostscript-&espgs-version;">
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<?dbhtml filename="espgs.html"?>
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<title>ESP Ghostscript-&espgs-version;</title>
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<sect2>
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<title>Introduction to <application>Ghostscript</application></title>
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<para><application>Ghostscript</application> is a versatile processor for
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PostScript data with the ability to render PostScript to different targets.
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ESP Ghostscript is a customized version of <acronym>GNU</acronym> Ghostscript
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that includes an enhanced configuration script, the <acronym>
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CUPS</acronym> raster driver to support <acronym>CUPS</acronym> raster printer
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drivers, and additional patches and drivers from
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various Linux distributors.</para>
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<sect3><title>Package information</title>
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<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&espgs-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&espgs-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Download size: &espgs-size;</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &espgs-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Estimated build time: &espgs-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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</sect3>
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<sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
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<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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<listitem><para>Standard fonts: <ulink
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url="ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/fonts/ghostscript-fonts-std-8.11.tar.gz"/>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Other fonts: <ulink
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url="http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ghostscript/gnu-gs-fonts-other-6.0.tar.gz"/>
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</para></listitem>
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<!-- Cyrillic fonts are now a part of ghostscript-fonts-std -->
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</itemizedlist></sect3>
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<sect3><title><application>Ghostscript</application>
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dependencies</title>
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<sect4><title>Optional</title>
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<para><xref linkend="cups"/>, <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>, <xref
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linkend="libpng"/>, X (<xref linkend="xfree86"/> or <xref linkend="xorg"/>), <xref
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linkend="GLib"/>, <xref linkend="GTK"/> and
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<xref linkend="gimp-print"/>
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</para></sect4>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Installation of <application>Ghostscript</application></title>
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<para>Install <application>Ghostscript</application> by running the following commands:</para>
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<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --without-gimp-print --without-omni &&
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make &&
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make install</command></userinput></screen>
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<para>To install the shared library <filename>libgs.so</filename> you
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will need <xref linkend="GTK"/>.</para>
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<para>Proceed with the following commands:</para>
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<screen><userinput><command>make CFLAGS_SO='-fPIC $(ACDEFS)' so &&
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make soinstall</command></userinput></screen>
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<note><para>The shared library is only used in external programs like
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<xref linkend="gsview"/>.</para></note>
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<para>To finish the installation, unpack all fonts you've downloaded to
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<filename class="directory">/usr/share/ghostscript</filename>.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Command explanations</title>
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<para><option>--without-gimp-print</option>: This switch disables
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the building of the <application><acronym>GIMP</acronym></application> print driver
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as a Ghostscript device since this is deprecated.
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This driver may be still accessible via <acronym>IJS</acronym>
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or <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application>,
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and this is the preferred way.</para>
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<!-- This also fails with Gimp-Print-4.2.6-rc1 or later -->
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<para><option>--without-ijs</option>: This switch disables the
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<acronym>IJS</acronym> driver support.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Contents</title>
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<para>Ghostscript comes with a lot of filters to render
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PostScript/<acronym>PDF</acronym> files back and forth. Please
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refer to the <acronym>HTML</acronym> documentation or try
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<command>man gs</command>. <acronym>ESP</acronym> Ghostscript provides
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pstoraster too.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Description</title>
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<sect3>
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<title>pstoraster</title>
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<para><acronym>CUPS</acronym> uses <command>pstoraster</command> filter to convert
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PostScript to a generic raster image format that is acceptable as an input to
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drivers for non-PostScript printers (e.g., from
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<xref linkend="gimp-print"/>).
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It is built and installed only if
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<xref linkend="cups"/> is found.</para></sect3>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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