Ghostscript
Ghostscript - A X based postscript interpreter.
- Contributed by
- Tom Kelly (version 2.6.1)
-
Larry Philps (version 2.5)
- Obtained from
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ftp.uu.net:/packages/gnu (tar file + patches 1 - 4)
- Restrictions
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GNU Copyleft.
- Description
-
This program interprets PostScript programs and displays them in
an X window.
- Productivity
-
Allows you to view postscript files on the screen, thus preventing
unnecessary print jobs.
- Safety
-
This program is very widely used, and has been in production at
Scocan for a long time.
- Work Planned
-
None
- Documentation
-
Very little documentation is available. In general it will interpret
and display any valid PostScript program.
- Verification
-
Type "gs file.ps" where file is any PostScript file that you might
otherwise send to a Postscript printer.
How to unpack source
The Ghostscript source is being distributed as a gzip'd
tar file. To extract, issue the command :
$ gzcat /skunkware/osr5/CD-ROM/src/Tools/gs261/gs261.tar.gz | tar xf -
after having cd'd into a writeable empty directory of your choice.
The uncompressed extracted source occupies nearly 7 Mb.