trr@rayssd.ray.com (Terry R. Raymond) (11/23/88)
I read in one of the newsgroups that a version of GNU ghostscript for TURBO C 2.0 was going to be released soon. Could someone tell me when and how I may get a copy. Thank you.
dave@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Dave Goldblatt) (11/28/88)
From article <4887@rayssd.ray.com>, by trr@rayssd.ray.com (Terry R. Raymond): > I read in one of the newsgroups that a version of GNU ghostscript > for TURBO C 2.0 was going to be released soon. Could someone tell me > when and how I may get a copy. Thank you. There are problems with GhostScript under Turbo C 2.0, and the author is working on them. Not simple fixes, so it will probably be a while. I'll make sure something is posted here when it is available. In addition to having it on prep.ai.mit.edu, I'll place it on sun.soe.clarkson.edu for easier access (as soon as I get it). It * IS * being worked on, however (by the author, not myself). -dg-
rajohn@hubcap.UUCP (r alan johnson) (01/18/89)
I read in this newsgroup some while ago that a version of Ghostscript was being transported to (MS/PC)-DOS machines. Does anyone know the status and/or whereabouts of this creature? If so, please enlighten... Alan Johnson @ hubcap.clemson.edu (of course you already know that..)
des@yatton.inmos.co.uk (David Shepherd) (03/23/89)
I have just obtained the sources for GhostScript dated 10 august 1988 which claim to compile under Turbo C for an IBM PC. I have used Turbo C v2 and after fixing a couple of type cast produced gs.exe. This however doesn't work -- it falls over during "/mark load" in ghost.ps. Has anyone had more success -- in particular, should I go back to Turbo C v1.5?? david shepherd INMOS ltd
kjk@pbhyf.PacBell.COM (Ken Keirnan) (03/25/89)
In article <1265@brwa.inmos.co.uk> des@inmos.co.uk () writes: > >I have just obtained the sources for GhostScript dated 10 august 1988 >which claim to compile under Turbo C for an IBM PC. I have used Turbo C >v2 and after fixing a couple of type cast produced gs.exe. This however >doesn't work -- it falls over during "/mark load" in ghost.ps. > >Has anyone had more success -- in particular, should I go back to Turbo >C v1.5?? > I have Turbo C 1.5 and have compiled gs.exe. The only thing my "gs" did when executed was repeatedly cause a "print screen" to occur. Yes, I mean the cursor scanned from top to bottom printing the screen over and over and... however it seems to do this function very well :-) :-). If anyone has a binary copy of the new GhostScript that works, I would be most appreciative. Ken Keirnan -- Ken Keirnan - Pacific Bell - {att,bellcore,sun,ames,pyramid}!pacbell!pbhyf!kjk San Ramon, California kjk@pbhyf.PacBell.COM
tmurphy@wpi.wpi.edu (Tom [Chris] Murphy) (08/14/89)
I just obtained version 1.3 of Ghostscript for the PC, and was wondering if there is any way to output to something other than the screen. Do any interfaces exist for Epson or HP Laserjet printers? Thomas C. Murphy Worcester Polytechnic Institute CAD Lab Internet: tmurphy@wpi.wpi.edu tmurphy@zaphod.wpi.edu BITNET: TMURPHY@WPI BIX: tmurphy CompuServe: 73766,130
fang@dukempd.phy.duke.edu (Fang Zhong) (01/05/90)
I have been told that there existed a public domain software called Ghost Script for PC which translates Postscript into HPGL. Can anyone tall me where I can get it? Thanks in advance. -- Fang Zhong 1-919-684-8247 Duke University Dept. of Physics fang@phy.duke.edu Durham, N.C. 27706
) (09/22/90)
About Ghostscript, does a .TAR.Z file require me to decompress the file using
two utilities?
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When I try to view a modest PostScript file with the MS-DOS version of
Ghostscript with the command
C>gs_2_0 foo.ps
all I get is this error printout...
Reading ghost.ps... gsmisc.c(35): alloc chunk: malloc failed
frame 4aee1c5a called from 16e40209 (16e40209)
frame 4aee1c6e called from 1d0902f8 (1d0902f8)
frame 4aee1c82 called from 1d09002f (1d09002f)
frame 4aee1c90 called from 18ab090c (18ab090c)
frame 4aee1ce8 called from 18ab018c (18ab018c)
frame 4aee1d08 called from 156d0791 (156d0791)
frame 4aee1d1e called from 156d0681 (156d0681)
frame 4aee1e00 called from 15f10302 (15f10302)
frame 4aee1e2c called from 156d00e5 (156d00e5)
frame 4aee1f1e called from 12920107 (12920107)
frame 4aee1f36 called from 3a450000 (3a450000)
Interp returns -25
ostack:
0x44385048: 0x0d str -ewr------ 0x000a 0x60580020
0x44385050: 0x0d str -ewr------ 0x0001 0x4d070728
0x44385058: 0x05 int ---------- 0x0000 0x00000002 = 2
estack:
0x44384b48: 0x09 oper x--------- 0x0000 0x18ab02bf
0x44384b50: 0x03 file xe-r------ 0x24c5 0x4d071de0
0x44384b58: 0x00 arry xewr------ 0x0012 0x5b754298
I have a '386 with an EGA. A reasonable fraction of my conventional
memory is free. CHKDSK reports:
655360 bytes total memory
579552 bytes free
Does the MS-DOS version of Ghostscript require a LOT of memory, or
am I doing something wrong?
- Jim Van Zandt (jrv@mbunix.mitre.org)woody@chinacat.Unicom.COM (Woody Baker @ Eagle Signal) (09/27/90)
In article <121153@linus.mitre.org>, jrv@sdimax2.mitre.org (VanZandt) writes: > frame 4aee1c5a called from 16e40209 (16e40209) This appears to be a LIM error. Do you have a LIM simulator or a LIM board present? > cheers Woody
mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Doug McDonald) (10/10/90)
I tried to compile Ghostscript 2.0 on my PC with Microsoft C 5.1, and eventually suceeded in compiling but it won't run. Can anyone who has one send me an executable? I need it to work ONLY on a VGA, though if you also have a printer driver in it I'll just ignore that. Ftp would be the best method for getting it. Is this thing posted somewhere? (the executable?) Doug MCDonald (mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu)
pete@fidata.fidata.fi (Petri Helenius) (11/13/90)
The following section of Postscript makes GNU Ghostscript 2.0 abort with "/undefined in #" error. I think that GS is not designed to handle this kind of stuff... Is there a patch available? %%BeginBinary: 131 15 15 14.98 14.98 0 230.09 258.59 BEGINBITMAPBWc # 800F# BFD77" DB7" C3# BC7B # B01B# B83B# BC7B# BEFB" BF# 8003# FFFF ENDBITMAP %%EndBinary -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Petri Helenius, Fimeko-Data Oy Phone +358-0-487122 ----------------------------------! Telefax +358-0-487314 Looking for Unix(r) FAX-system ? ! Internet pete@fidata.fi Mail queries to unifax@fidata.fi ! FidoNet 2:504/23.0 --------------------------------------------------------------
vnichol1@ub.d.umn.edu (Vern A. Nichols) (11/20/90)
Hi,
A while back I tried to compile ghostscript 2.0 when it first came out.
It crashed and burned. Now I have finally updated my compiler and assembler
(Borland's Turbo series) and would like to try again, but I can't find the
source anymore. I got it the first time from 128.138.238.18 (Colorado), but
it now seems to be corrupted there. Does anyone know of other sites that
have ghostscript 2.0 source, our better yet, the executables for a 286
machine.
(PS. I've also tried 128.153.4.3 and 192.20.225.2 from and ftpsites list
that claimed to have it but couldn't find it. )
Thanks, Vern.
vnichol1@ub.d.umn.eduehrlich@cs.psu.edu (Dan Ehrlich) (11/21/90)
In article <495@ub.d.umn.edu> vnichol1@ub.d.umn.edu (Vern A. Nichols) writes:
Vern> Hi,
Vern> A while back I tried to compile ghostscript 2.0 when it first came out.
Vern> It crashed and burned. Now I have finally updated my compiler and assembler
Vern> (Borland's Turbo series) and would like to try again, but I can't find the
Vern> source anymore. I got it the first time from 128.138.238.18 (Colorado), but
Vern> it now seems to be corrupted there. Does anyone know of other sites that
Vern> have ghostscript 2.0 source, our better yet, the executables for a 286
Vern> machine.
Vern> (PS. I've also tried 128.153.4.3 and 192.20.225.2 from and ftpsites list
Vern> that claimed to have it but couldn't find it. )
Vern> Thanks, Vern.
Vern> vnichol1@ub.d.umn.edu
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<ehrlich@cs.psu.edu>/Voice: +1 814 863 1142/FAX: +1 814 865 3176garretso@thesis1.hsch.utexas.edu (Leon T. Garretson) (12/12/90)
A compiled version of ghost, along with the source code, that runs on a 286 EGA system can be found at simtel-20 or washu_archive. The latter is best. Login anonymously and change to /mirrors/msdos/printer. Actually, I just looked there and it's version 1.3. Works though. Leon Garretson garretso@girch1.hsch.utexas.edu
gumbyltd@ronzoni.berkeley.edu (Dmitry Gokhman) (04/09/91)
I am having trouble compiling Ghostscript on my PC (with VGA). Would a kind soul please mail me a uuencoded version of the executable, please? - Dmitry <gumbyltd@math.berkeley.edu>
ins845b@monu4.cc.monash.edu.au (mr k.l. lentin) (06/15/91)
I have downloaded the new copy of ghostscript 2.2 from simtel20 and it won't run. It gives some funny error about a bad command -!7 I am looking for another place I can get it or possibly where the source is? The source to 2.11 used to be on simtel (the readme file says so) But its gone now. I don';t have a laser printer but need to experiment with postscript and therefore need an msdos based product that will view it for me. I have access to dxpsview at university but I wan't to work at home. Help please? -- -----------------------------------------+---------------------------------- |/ (ins845b@monu4.cc.monash.edu.au) | This space for rent. |\evin (ins845b@monu3.cc.monash.edu.au) | All reasonable offers accepted -----------------------------------------+---------------------------------
xiaofei@acsu.buffalo.edu (X. F. Wang) (06/16/91)
/* ins845b@monu4.cc.monash.edu.au (mr k.l. lentin) wrote */:
* I have downloaded the new copy of ghostscript 2.2 from simtel20 and it
* won't run. It gives some funny error about a bad command -!7
prep.ai.mit.edu :/pub/gnu/ghostscript* is a definite place to down load
ghostscript. If one uses the binary file for msdos, one has to put
main distribution on c:\gs22 and fonts on c:\gs22\fonts.
Generally I am very pleased with ghostscript 2.2. However the following
small postscript file causes hp laserjet 3 without a cartridge to be out of
memory. I have 4 MB memory installed on the laser printer. It will print on
lps40 of DEC connected with mainframe though. Could someone tell me what
problem it is?
%!PS
% This is the common imageable area of vga, laserjet, lps40.
newpath
10 20 moveto % llx: 10 lly: 20
/x 560 def % urx: 570
/y 750 def % ury: 770
x 0 rlineto
0 y rlineto
x neg 0 rlineto
0 y neg rlineto
stroke
% ----------- some macros --------------------------------
/inch {72 mul} def % definition of inch
/cm {28.35 mul} def % definition of inch
/centershow % cnter a string at currentpoint.
{ dup stringwidth % to use: x y moveto ( string ) centershow
exch 2 div neg exch
rmoveto show } def
/labelfontsize 20 def
/labelfont {/Helvetica findfont labelfontsize scalefont setfont} def
/xname ( Time (sec.) ) def
/yname ( Ln [ Pressure (m torr) ] ) def
/title ( Pressure Increase with Time ) def
%-------------------------------------------------------------
15 cm 7 cm translate 90 rotate
newpath
0 0 moveto
/ixmin 0 def /ixmax 40.0 def /nx 5 def % max. min. x and y values
/iymin 3.5 def /iymax 4.5 def /ny 5 def % and number of div in x and y axies
/alpha 1 def % alpha is scale factor, default: 1
/deltax 15 cm alpha div def % default x dim
/deltay 12 cm alpha div def % default y dim
deltax 0 rlineto % these 4 lines draws a box of deltax by deltay
0 deltay rlineto
deltax neg 0 rlineto
0 deltay neg rlineto
stroke
/stepxcm deltax nx div def % cal x tick mark spacing in cm
/stepycm deltay ny div def % cal y tick mark spacing in cm
/tick 0.3 cm alpha div def % define the length of tick mark
0 stepxcm deltax { 0 moveto 0 tick rlineto stroke } for
0 stepxcm deltax { deltay moveto 0 tick neg rlineto stroke } for
0 stepycm deltay { 0 exch moveto tick 0 rlineto stroke } for
0 stepycm deltay { deltax exch moveto tick neg 0 rlineto stroke } for
% above 4 lines draw tick marks
/stepxvalue ixmax ixmin sub nx div def % tick mark spacing in value
/stepyvalue iymax iymin sub ny div def
/tempstr 10 string def % a temperary string for use
labelfont
0 1 nx
{dup stepxcm mul -1 cm moveto % where to moveto
stepxvalue mul ixmin add % x value
tempstr cvs centershow} for % write x value
% this is to write x lable
0 1 ny
{dup stepycm mul labelfontsize 3 div sub -1.25 cm exch moveto
% move the label 1/3 of the fontsize to make it centered at currentpoint
stepyvalue mul iymin add
tempstr cvs centershow} for
% this is to write y lable
deltax 2 div deltay 1.5 cm add moveto % move to
title centershow % write title
deltax 2 div -2.0 cm moveto % move to
xname centershow % write Xname
90 rotate % to write text vertically, one needs rotate
deltay 2 div 2.5 cm moveto % move to
yname centershow % write yname
-90 rotate % get back to normal
/xpoint { ixmin sub deltax mul ixmax ixmin sub div } def
/ypoint { iymin sub deltay mul iymax iymin sub div } def
newpath
0.0 xpoint 3.648147612953137 ypoint 5 0 360 arc stroke
5.0 xpoint 3.746039150751546 ypoint 5 0 360 arc stroke
10.0 xpoint 3.843930688549954 ypoint 5 0 360 arc stroke
15.0 xpoint 3.941822226348362 ypoint 5 0 360 arc stroke
23.0 xpoint 4.098448686825816 ypoint 5 0 360 arc stroke
25.0 xpoint 4.137605301945180 ypoint 5 0 360 arc stroke
30.0 xpoint 4.235496839743588 ypoint 5 0 360 arc stroke
35.0 xpoint 4.333388377541996 ypoint 5 0 360 arc stroke
40.0 xpoint 4.431279915340405 ypoint 5 0 360 arc stroke
copypagew8sdz@rigel.acs.oakland.edu (Keith Petersen) (06/16/91)
ins845b@monu4.cc.monash.edu.au (mr k.l. lentin) wrote: > I have downloaded the new copy of ghostscript 2.2 from simtel20 and it > won't run. It gives some funny error about a bad command -!7 Did you send a message to the person who uploaded it to SIMTEL20? If you don't know who uploaded it send e-mail to me and I'll tell you. Give the uploader a chance to tell you what's wrong before you tell the whole world that the version on SIMTEL20 doesn't work. It does work. Nate spent a lot of time configuring and testing it for many different video displays and printers. Perhaps the real problem is that you don't have the right fonts. Nate just uploaded four large ZIPs of fonts for GS212. Watch comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d for an announcement later today. One of the reasons that I repost uploader's announcements instead of creating the announcement under my name is to make it easy for users to use the "r" (reply) key to send e-mail to the uploader if there is a question or a problem. Please remember there *is* a difference between "r" and "f". The reply gives the uploader a chance to help you by e-mail. The "f" (follow-up) tells the whole world. When there is a problem *I* want to hear about it. As the famous sign in the old corner store says: If you like our [products|work|service], tell others. If you don't, tell us. -- Keith -- Keith Petersen Maintainer of the MSDOS, MISC and CP/M archives at SIMTEL20 [192.88.110.20] Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil or w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu Uucp: uunet!umich!vela!w8sdz BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND
doug@tellabs.com (Doug David) (06/19/91)
I need to obtain a postscript viewer that works under Sunview such as Ghostscript. I do not have uucp or ftp capabilities outside of our local network, so I can't get it by those means. Does someone out there know of a email-type server that archives ghostscript??? Or is there a kind soul out there who has a copy of the source archives that would be willing to email me a copy. Thanks in advance!!! Doug David -- ( ) __ ( ) ( ) ) ) ) (( (( / / )) (( )) (( (( ( (( )) ____/ / _____ __ __ _____)) ) (( )) ( (/ ___ / /___ / / / / / /___ /( (( )) (( ) ) )/ /__// //__// / /_/ / //__//)) ))( (_) )(( Doug David (( /_____/ /____/ /_____/ /___ /(( (( ) (_)) doug@tellabs.com ))__________________________// )) ))( ( ( /__________________________/ ( ( ( )
gomer@spiff.soe.clarkson.edu (Paul Kronenwetter) (06/19/91)
Doug, I could mail you the sources and Fonts but they are both > 1Meg when compressed.. If your mailer can handle files that large I'd be happy to mail them to you. I'm not sure if I have the capability of splitting up a uuencoded file here (I'm running a new AIX system and haven't got a lot of the tools and goodies yet.). Let me know.. -Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paul Kronenwetter - N2KIQ | Amateur Packet: N2KIQ@KA2JXI.NY.USA gomer@spiff.soe.clarkson.edu | N2KIQ@BBSJXI.NEDA.USA kronenpj@?? <Machine change in prog>| Snail Mail: Clarkson University Voice:315-268-4134|St Lawrence Cty: | Box 6942 Buffalo: 146.910- |444.15+|146.910- | Potsdam, NY 146.580| 444.000+ |\/\/\/\|146.580 | 14699-6942