Re: Postscript & PDF view & print with CUPS - howto?
--- Jens Benecke <jens@jensbenecke.de> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 11:46:17PM -0800, tluxt wrote:
> > I apt-get -s install ghostscript - apt-get says it's mentioned, but not
> > available. OK.
>
> I would recommend gs-aladdin. It's more recent and contains more drivers,
> but it's in non-free.
How easy would it be for me to find out on my own specifically what its
'non-freenes" is? How would I find that out, if it's fairly easy to find out?
Perhaps this answers that question:
> Description: The Ghostscript Postscript interpreter
> This version is Aladdin copyright, not GNU copyleft, see
> /usr/share/doc/gs-aladdin/copyright.
> > So, I install kghostview, run it, select "file - Open", select the file
> > in the directory that has been created by Xpdf, and the page shows up
> > perfectly in the "preview" window of the file selection window. But when
> > I click "OK" to open it a signal 11 occurs. :(.
>
> This seems to be a bug. File one and include a backtrace. I haven't had
> this happen to me yet.
> > Q5) Does the "Kghostview sig 11's when trying to open a .ps file created
> > by the 'print' of Xpdf, although the file is displayed fine (text &
> > images) in the open dialog preview window" sound like a bug that ought to
> > be submitted on the kghostview package?
>
> Hm. Does it crash when you print it, or when you open it, or when gs
> renders it, or when gs renders it to the printer, or ...?
It happens instantly after I click the "ok" button that tells it
to open the file.
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
0x40d4e8f9 in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6
#0 0x40d4e8f9 in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1 0x40dc71f0 in __check_rhosts_file () from /lib/libc.so.6
#2 0x4055e0b8 in KCrash::defaultCrashHandler () from
/usr/lib/libkdecore.so.3
#3 0x40cd7848 in sigaction () from /lib/libc.so.6
#4 0x4004568c in KGVMiniWidget::openFile () from
/usr/lib/libkghostview.so.1
#5 0x4004ba9f in KGVPart::openFile () from /usr/lib/libkghostview.so.1
#6 0x4006925e in KParts::ReadOnlyPart::openURL () from
/usr/lib/libkparts.so.1
#7 0x40039acd in KGVShell::slotFileOpen () from
/usr/lib/libkghostview.so.1
#8 0x407e6a0d in QObject::activate_signal () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2
#9 0x403b76b1 in KAction::activated () from /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.3
#10 0x403a9ece in KAction::slotActivated () from /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.3
#11 0x407e6cce in QObject::activate_signal () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2
#12 0x4081ae55 in QSignal::activate () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2
#13 0x408bb8aa in QPopupMenu::mouseReleaseEvent () from
/usr/lib/libqt.so.2
#14 0x4082ed42 in QWidget::event () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2
#15 0x40792a87 in QApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2
#16 0x404ccda4 in KApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.3
#17 0x407609a9 in QETWidget::translateMouseEvent () from
/usr/lib/libqt.so.2
#18 0x4075e492 in QApplication::x11ProcessEvent () from
/usr/lib/libqt.so.2
#19 0x4075d46c in QApplication::processNextEvent () from
/usr/lib/libqt.so.2
#20 0x40794f4f in QApplication::enter_loop () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2
#21 0x407649c3 in QApplication::exec () from /usr/lib/libqt.so.2
#22 0x080492d9 in __register_frame_info ()
#23 0x40cc765f in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
Does that suggest anything? (or, perhaps I need to send the file
I'm trying to open, along with that to the packager?)
Thanks for your help!
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