ESP Ghostscript-7.07.1
Introduction to Ghostscript
Ghostscript is a versatile processor for PostScript data with the ability to render PostScript to different targets. ESP Ghostscript is a customized version of GNU Ghostscript that includes an enhanced configuration script, the CUPS raster driver to support CUPS raster printer drivers, and additional patches and drivers from various Linux distributors.
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Download (HTTP): http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/espgs/espgs-7.07.1-source.tar.bz2
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Download (FTP): ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/sf/e/espgs/espgs-7.07.1-source.tar.bz2
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Download size: 5.3 MB
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Estimated Disk space required: 116-140 MB (depends on if libgs.so is installed)
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Estimated build time: 1.65-3.20 SBU
Installation of Ghostscript
Install Ghostscript by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --without-gimp-print --without-omni &&
make &&
make install
To install the shared library libgs.so you will need GTK+-1.2.10.
Proceed with the following commands:
make CFLAGS_SO='-fPIC $(ACDEFS)' so &&
make soinstall
![[Note]](../images/note.png)
Note
The shared library is only used in external programs like GSview-4.6.
To finish the installation, unpack all fonts you've downloaded to /usr/share/ghostscript.
Command explanations
--without-gimp-print: This switch disables the building of the GIMP print driver as a Ghostscript device since this is deprecated. This driver may be still accessible via IJS or CUPS, and this is the preferred way.
--without-ijs: This switch disables the IJS driver support.
Contents
Ghostscript comes with a lot of filters to render PostScript/PDF files back and forth. Please refer to the HTML documentation or try man gs. ESP Ghostscript provides pstoraster too.
Description
CUPS uses pstoraster filter to convert PostScript to a generic raster image format that is acceptable as an input to drivers for non-PostScript printers (e.g. from Gimp-Print-4.2.6). It is built and installed only if CUPS-1.1.20 is found.