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helasz | 19 Aug 09:40

espgs <-> gpl-ghostscript ?


Hi All,

I am wondering why the ghostscript (espgs -> according to their web site
merged into gpl-ghostscript, not developed any more) is included in the
'generic / minimal desktop' target instead of gpl-ghostscript. I have
compiled gpl-ghostscript more than once successfully, till now have not
experienced any regression.

best regards,

helasz

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René Rebe | 19 Aug 15:26

Re: espgs <-> gpl-ghostscript ?


Hi,

helasz <at> gportal.hu wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am wondering why the ghostscript (espgs -> according to their web site
> merged into gpl-ghostscript, not developed any more) is included in the
> 'generic / minimal desktop' target instead of gpl-ghostscript. I have
> compiled gpl-ghostscript more than once successfully, till now have not
> experienced any regression.
>   
Good to know - we just have not yet noticed  In the past we had to ship
the espgs by default for CUPS to work at all.

According to your information we could then remove the espgs and just
enable the gpl-ghostscript by default if cups still works in this case.

Maybe you want to provide a patch switching over?

Yours,

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helasz | 20 Aug 23:00

espgs <-> gpl-ghostscript ?


Hi,

> Good to know - we just have not yet noticed  In the past we had to ship
> the espgs by default for CUPS to work at all.

> According to your information we could then remove the espgs and just
> enable the gpl-ghostscript by default if cups still works in this case.

> Maybe you want to provide a patch switching over?

The fact is that I am using gpl-ghostscript quite rarely for cups, for me
it works for some PS-PDF related tasks. So I would not dare to state it
does work definitely for cups. At the same time according to the website
it should, since espgs is merged into gpl-ghostscript in 2006. On 14th
March 2007 last espgs (v8.5.14) was released. Since then in August 2007
"The Grand Unified Ghostscript Officially Released: GPL Ghostscript 8.60"
(actually already 8.63) and it was recommended for use in Linux
distributions.

So even if there may be some regressions in gpl-ghostscript with CUPS not
yet raised, espgs is closed, and all its developers are working on
gpl-ghostscript instead. So gpl-ghostscript is the package to focus on I
am sure about that.

best regards,

helasz

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René Rebe | 24 Sep 14:50

Re: espgs <-> gpl-ghostscript ?


Hi,

helasz <at> gportal.hu wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   
>> Good to know - we just have not yet noticed  In the past we had to ship
>> the espgs by default for CUPS to work at all.
>>     
>> According to your information we could then remove the espgs and just
>> enable the gpl-ghostscript by default if cups still works in this case.
>>     
>> Maybe you want to provide a patch switching over?
>>     
>
> The fact is that I am using gpl-ghostscript quite rarely for cups, for me
> it works for some PS-PDF related tasks. So I would not dare to state it
> does work definitely for cups. At the same time according to the website
> it should, since espgs is merged into gpl-ghostscript in 2006. On 14th
> March 2007 last espgs (v8.5.14) was released. Since then in August 2007
> "The Grand Unified Ghostscript Officially Released: GPL Ghostscript 8.60"
> (actually already 8.63) and it was recommended for use in Linux
> distributions.
>
> So even if there may be some regressions in gpl-ghostscript with CUPS not
> yet raised, espgs is closed, and all its developers are working on
> gpl-ghostscript instead. So gpl-ghostscript is the package to focus on I
> am sure about that.
>

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