Ghostscript

Ghostscript - A X based postscript interpreter.

Contributed by
Tom Kelly (version 2.6.1)
Larry Philps (version 2.5)
Obtained from
ftp.uu.net:/packages/gnu (tar file + patches 1 - 4)
Restrictions
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/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.