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Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset-4]
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Ben Abbott |
Subject: |
Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset-4] |
Date: |
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:52:35 -0500 |
On Nov 22, 2009, at 4:07 PM, Tatsuro MATSUOKA wrote:
> Hello Ben
>
> Thanks for your efforts.
>
> I have installed two ghostscript. One is for native windows (gswin32.exe )
> and the other is for cygwin
> (gs.exe).
>
> This patch seems to search ghostscript in the order of 'gswin32c.exe',
> gs.exe and gs?
> If it is so, is 'gswin32c.exe' selected even for cygwin ?
> If it is the case, it will be bad for cygwin.
>
> I think that it is OK to search 'gs.exe' or 'gs' when isunix() is true.
>
> For the people who do not like to use non standard ghostscript binary (e.g.
> who would like to use
> gswin32c.exe but not gs.exe from cygwin) , they should set 'GSC'
> environmental variable.
>
>
> Marco, who is a maintainer of cygwin version maintainer, perhaps have similar
> opinion on this matter.
> Please see his reply for 'OCTAVE_PROG_GHOSTSCRIPT for windows'.
>
> http://old.nabble.com/Re:-OCTAVE_PROG_GHOSTSCRIPT-for-windows-p26463802.html
>
> At this post, it is also better to hear Macro's opinion.
>
> Regards
>
> Tatsuro
>
>
>
> --- Ben Abbott wrote:
>
>>
>> On Nov 21, 2009, at 10:05 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>
>>> On Nov 21, 2009, at 9:15 AM, Benjamin Lindner wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Michael or other Window users,
>>>>> Can you confirm the attached works?
>>>>> Ben
>>>>
>>>> The console version of ghostscript on win32 is called "gswin32c.exe".
>>>> There is also a GUI version, which is called "gswin32.exe".
>>>> I don't see the reason for using the gui version. What if you want to
>>>> pipe commands to ghostscript?
>>>>
>>>> If one insists on using the GUI version, well then you can specify
>>>> it in GSC anyway, but in my opinion the correct version to use
>>>> by default is the console version. Hence "gswin32c.exe"
>>>>
>>>> benjamin
>>>
>>> Ok, my understanding is that EXEC_PATH is equivalent to the PATH
>>> environment variable that was
>> in place when Octave was run. Which is likely to include the default shell's
>> PATH as well as
>> additions needed to run Octave. In the event ghostscript is bundled with
>> Octave, then EXEC_PATH
>> is preferred over PATH.
>>>
>>> The attached changeset looks for the console version of ghostscript,
>>> "gswin32c.exe", and still
>> searches EXEC_PATH for gswin32c.exe.
>>>
>>> Ben
>>>
>>> <changeset.patch>
>>
>> If I understand correctly ...
>>
>> isunix() == true for cygwin and unix systems.
>> ispc() == true for Win32 and mingw
>>
>> For Win32, mingw, and cygwin, I assume that "gswin32c.exe", and "gs.exe" may
>> each represent the
>> ghostscript binary?
>>
>> For cygwin and unix, the binary may be "gs".
>>
>> Thus, I don't see the utility of using isunix() or ispc() ... hence another
>> proposed changeset.
>>
>> Ben
>>
Ok ... a fourth attempt.
Ben
changeset.patch
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- Re: Print to PDF under Windows, (continued)
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset], Benjamin Lindner, 2009/11/21
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset-2], Ben Abbott, 2009/11/21
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset-2], Benjamin Lindner, 2009/11/21
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset-2], Ben Abbott, 2009/11/21
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset-3], Ben Abbott, 2009/11/22
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset-3], Tatsuro MATSUOKA, 2009/11/22
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset-4],
Ben Abbott <=
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset-4], Tatsuro MATSUOKA, 2009/11/22
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset-4], Ben Abbott, 2009/11/22
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset-4], Tatsuro MATSUOKA, 2009/11/22
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset-4], Jaroslav Hajek, 2009/11/24
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset-3], Marco Atzeri, 2009/11/22
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset], Michael Goffioul, 2009/11/21
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset], Benjamin Lindner, 2009/11/21
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows, Benjamin Lindner, 2009/11/21
- Re: Print to PDF under Windows, Michael Goffioul, 2009/11/21