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by **Marc S. Jense** » Fri, 06 Feb 1998 04:00:00

hi all!

I just installed Red Hat 5.0, and most everything is working
beautifully. BUT...

According to the RH install program notes, the 3.33 GNU ghostscript that
ships with the Red Hat CDs is known to have some problems with the newer
HP LaserJet 5-series printers. So, I went to RH's ftp server and
downloaded the ghostscript-5.10-2.rpm file (and the two font files), and
installed it. I then tried running "gs", which resulted in a
segmentation fault & coredump!!!

I've re-downloaded the new ghostscript RPM file from two different
sites, upgraded to the latest available (official RH RPM) ld.so, libc,
and glibc, and it still doesn't work. No matter what I do, gs
coredumps!

Is it "safe" to just download the GS source and recompile on my system?
(I.e., will the RedHat utils that require GS still work if I use a GS
that wasn't installed from an official RPM?)

Any thoughts?

-Marc Jensen

by **Bjor** » Sat, 07 Feb 1998 04:00:00

...
> Is it "safe" to just download the GS source and recompile on my system?
> (I.e., will the RedHat utils that require GS still work if I use a GS
> that wasn't installed from an official RPM?)

If you have all the files it should; it does not matter how you install
them.
Read the README, INSTALL or whatever docs come with the software.
RedHat installs binaries in /usr/bin, but the installation scripts that
come with other software will most likely (by default) install binaries
in /usr/local/bin and, hence, not overwrite the old one. Not sure about
fonts, etc; but that's why I would uninstall tha package first.
You might have to check your PATH, MANPATH, INFOPATH (etc?) to make sure
the /usr/local/bin, ...man, ...info (etc?) are included (should be
anyway).
A make -n install might give you some more ideas on how to adjust the
installation (or your system).
And if you want too much time you can even build your own rpm package;
there is a manual of RPM you can download.
That holds for any package, not just ghostview. To get ghostview I would
check Adobes' site for the latest release (and the license).

Bjoern

Bjoern Eino Rommel
IKU Petroleumsforskning, SINTEF phone +47 73597884
S. P. Andersen vei 15b fax +47 73591102

by **Peter Kor** » Mon, 09 Feb 1998 04:00:00

>...
>> Is it "safe" to just download the GS source and recompile on my system?
>> (I.e., will the RedHat utils that require GS still work if I use a GS
>> that wasn't installed from an official RPM?)

>If you have all the files it should; it does not matter how you install
>them.
>Read the README, INSTALL or whatever docs come with the software.
>RedHat installs binaries in /usr/bin, but the installation scripts that
>come with other software will most likely (by default) install binaries
>in /usr/local/bin and, hence, not overwrite the old one. Not sure about
>fonts, etc; but that's why I would uninstall tha package first.
>You might have to check your PATH, MANPATH, INFOPATH (etc?) to make sure
>the /usr/local/bin, ...man, ...info (etc?) are included (should be
>anyway).
>A make -n install might give you some more ideas on how to adjust the
>installation (or your system).
>And if you want too much time you can even build your own rpm package;
>there is a manual of RPM you can download.
>That holds for any package, not just ghostview. To get ghostview I would
>check Adobes' site for the latest release (and the license).

>Bjoern

> Bjoern Eino Rommel
>IKU Petroleumsforskning, SINTEF phone +47 73597884
>S. P. Andersen vei 15b fax +47 73591102

I too am having ghostscript 5.10 under Red Hat 5 problems. Launching
my printtool by clicking the icon on the control panel bought up the
printool window but it quickly dissappeared. The printtool process
showed as a zombie in top.

Then I lauched the printool like this:

# printtool &

and I got the following error message:

"gshelp": no such variable
while executing
"string first "Available devices:" $gshelp"
(procedure "find_gs" line 28)
invoked from within
"find_gs"
(file "/usr/bin/printtool" line 2953)

I can't successfully read a *.ps file in ghostview either.

I do not have the answer to the problem, but perhaps there are enough
clues so that someone might figure it out.

Pete

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Ghostscript 5.10 under Red Hat 5?

Ghostscript 5.10 under Red Hat 5?

Ghostscript 5.10 under Red Hat 5?

Ghostscript 5.10 under Red Hat 5?