Re: Ghostscript update?

[Zvezdan Petkovic <zvezdan_(_at_)_CS_(_dot_)_WM_(_dot_)_EDU>]

On Mon, Dec 27, 2004 at 10:55:23AM -0800, Marc Matteo wrote:
> All,
> 
> Seems I may have a need for a newer Ghostscript where I work.  Now there's 
> an "interesting" port, no?
> 
> So before I delve into that pit o' madness, tell me, is there anyone who 
> already has an update?  Please? :)
> 
> Thanks,
> Marc

Marc,

when you say newer, do you mean

	a) newer than GNU Ghostscript 7.05 we use as the default
	   dependency?

	   If this is the case, I had the same issue.
	   ps2pdf in GNU Ghostscript 7.05 produces broken ligatures for
	   fi, ffi, etc, when applied to a PostScript file made by
	   groff.  AFPL Ghostscript 8.14 has ps2pdf that makes perfect
	   PDF from the same PostScript files.  Hence, I have
	   uninstalled all my packages that depended on Ghostscript,
	   installed AFPL Ghostscript 8.14, and then installed my other
	   packages again.  They resolved to ghostscript-8.14 just fine.
	   Everything works perfectly well:  groff, TeX, printing.

	   Please notice that the port had a typo in the makefile, so
	   the package on the FTP site didn't have support for X11
	   device.  I've fixed the typo, and compiled from ports.
	   My fix has been applied to the ports tree (both current and
	   stable), but I didn't check if the package has been rebuilt
	   on the FTP site.

	b) newer than AFPL Ghostscript 8.14 we have in ports/packages on
	   FTP?

	   I see on Ghostscript web site that there is a GNU Ghostscript
	   8.15 (that would solve my problems),
	   and AFPL Ghostscript 8.50 available.
	   Well, then, I guess somebody could include everything that's
	   needed from the port for AFPL Ghostscript 8.14 into GNU Ghostscript
	   port to get 8.15 working (probably easy).
	   Next step would be to attempt AFPL Ghostscript 8.50 starting
	   with 8.14 port (I have no idea how significant changes could
	   be there).

Regards,
-- 
Zvezdan Petkovic <zvezdan_(_at_)_cs_(_dot_)_wm_(_dot_)_edu>
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