[gs-cvs] rev 7799 - in trunk/website: . doc doc/GPL
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Sat Mar 24 23:48:56 PDT 2007
Author: ghostgum
Date: 2007-03-24 23:48:56 -0700 (Sat, 24 Mar 2007)
New Revision: 7799
Added:
trunk/website/doc/GPL/gpl856.htm
Modified:
trunk/website/doc/GPL/index.htm
trunk/website/doc/faq.htm
trunk/website/index.htm
Log:
Website updates for GPL Ghostscript 8.56 release.
Added: trunk/website/doc/GPL/gpl856.htm
===================================================================
--- trunk/website/doc/GPL/gpl856.htm 2007-03-25 04:18:56 UTC (rev 7798)
+++ trunk/website/doc/GPL/gpl856.htm 2007-03-25 06:48:56 UTC (rev 7799)
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
+<html>
+<head>
+<title>Obtaining GPL Ghostscript 8.56</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../gsweb.css" title="Ghostscript Website Style">
+<!-- $Id:$ -->
+</head>
+
+<body>
+<h1><img src="../../images/ghost64.gif" width=56 height=64>GPL Ghostscript 8.56</h1>
+<hr>
+
+<p>
+Artifex Software, Inc. and artofcode LLC are pleased to announce the
+release of GPL Ghostscript 8.56. This is the latest in the 8.5x stable
+series.
+
+<p>
+This new release has seen a great deal of work to improve conformance
+with the Quality Logic PS CET suite. Where close imitation of the
+reference implementation is required, we now provide a 'gs_cet.ps'
+helper file which can be prefixed to a job to set certain optional
+defaults.
+
+<p>
+Also new in this release:
+<ul>
+<li>
+Better support for 64 bit platforms.
+<li>
+The .ps library files and Resources tree are now compiled into
+Ghostscript by default. This means -Ilib is no longer needed
+when running gs uninstalled. Run './configure --disable-compile-inits'
+or set COMPILE_INITS=0 in the makefile to recover the old behaviour. The
+library files are still installed for reference.
+<li>
+New '-o <outputfile>' convenience option for writing output to a file.
+This is equivalent to '-dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sOutputFile=<outputfile>'.
+<li>
+Numerous bug fixes and rendering improvements.
+<li>
+See the file doc/Changes.htm in the distribution for a complete list of
+changes.
+</ul>
+
+<p>
+Thanks to everyone whose hard work made this release possible!
+
+<p>
+Source is available for download from the usual locations:
+<blockquote>
+ <a href="ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/GPL/gs856/">ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/GPL/gs856/</a><br>
+ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1897&package_id=108733&release_id=493869">http://sourceforge.net/projects/ghostscript/</a>
+</blockquote>
+
+<p>
+The basic font set is distributed separately. We recommend:
+<blockquote>
+ <a href="ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/GPL/gs856/ghostscript-fonts-std-8.11.tar.gz">ghostscript-fonts-std-8.11.tar.gz</a>
+for this release.
+</blockquote>
+
+<h3>MD5 checksums:</h3>
+
+<blockquote>
+ <tt>498015a278308d147bea563be2c5165e</tt> ghostscript-8.56.tar.bz2<br>
+ <tt>dcf20574f85b3c302e8982dcf427eb7c</tt> ghostscript-8.56.tar.gz<br>
+ <tt>6865682b095f8c4500c54b285ff05ef6</tt> ghostscript-fonts-std-8.11.tar.gz<br>
+ <tt>19ad73b2b3f1c06ceddce29688de190d</tt> gs856os2.zip<br>
+ <tt>800b7c3ceba7a07fe14478c44d9f48ec</tt> gs856w32.exe<br>
+ <tt>237c58c1f2fa66fff08ef3331680d1c9</tt> gs856w64.exe
+</blockquote>
+
+<h2>Post-release news</h2>
+<p>
+After you get this version of Ghostscript, we suggest that you track news,
+updates, and fixes here or at the Ghostscript website,
+<a href="http://ghostscript.com/">ghostscript.com</a>.
+
+<h2>Mirror sites</h2>
+<p>
+The primary site for the Ghostscript source code is
+<a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ghostscript/">
+http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ghostscript/</a>.
+The primary FTP site for the full Ghostscript release is
+<a href="ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/">
+ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/</a>.
+Ghostscript is also available from many <a href="../mirror.htm">mirror
+sites</A> which may be closer to you and provide faster access. Ghostscript
+is also available on <a href="http://www.ghostgum.com.au/cd.htm">CD-R</A>.
+
+<h2>GSview</h2>
+<TABLE>
+<TR VALIGN=TOP>
+<TD ROWSPAN=1 VALIGN=TOP>
+<IMG SRC="../../images/gsview2.gif">
+</TD>
+<TD VALIGN=TOP>
+If using OS/2 or MS-Windows it is <B>strongly recommended</B>
+that you also get <a href="../../gsview/index.htm">GSview</A>,
+which provides a graphical interface to Ghostscript.
+</TD>
+</TR>
+</TABLE>
+<P>
+To unpack ZIP files, you will need an unzip program such as
+<a href="http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/">Info-ZIP</A>
+<a href="http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/UnZip.html">unzip</A>.
+
+<p>
+<HR>
+<a href="../../index.htm">Home</A>
+<HR>
+Last update 2007-03-25
+</BODY>
+
+</HTML>
Modified: trunk/website/doc/GPL/index.htm
===================================================================
--- trunk/website/doc/GPL/index.htm 2007-03-25 04:18:56 UTC (rev 7798)
+++ trunk/website/doc/GPL/index.htm 2007-03-25 06:48:56 UTC (rev 7799)
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/</A></p>
<UL>
+<li> GPL Ghostscript 8.56
+ <ul>
+ <li> <A HREF="gpl856.htm">Release of GPL Ghostscript 8.56</A>
+ </ul>
<li> GPL Ghostscript 8.54
<ul>
<li> <A HREF="gpl854.htm">Release of GPL Ghostscript 8.54</A>
Modified: trunk/website/doc/faq.htm
===================================================================
--- trunk/website/doc/faq.htm 2007-03-25 04:18:56 UTC (rev 7798)
+++ trunk/website/doc/faq.htm 2007-03-25 06:48:56 UTC (rev 7799)
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
<body>
<h1><img src="../images/ghost64.gif" width="56" height="64"> Ghostscript FAQ</h1><p>
<hr>
-Last-modified: 2003-02-28
+Last-modified: 2007-03-25
<br>
<p>
The latest version of this FAQ should be available from
@@ -23,18 +23,12 @@
<p>
<a href="#what_is_gs">What is Ghostscript?</a><br>
<a href="#current_version">What is the current version of Ghostscript?</a><br>
-<a href="#afpl_gnu">What is the difference between AFPL Ghostscript and GNU Ghostscript?</a><br>
+<a href="#afpl_gpl">What is the difference between AFPL Ghostscript and GPL Ghostscript?</a><br>
<a href="#obtain">Where can I get Ghostscript?</a><br>
<a href="#bugs">Where can I find a list of post-release problems?</a><br>
<a href="#usenet">Which USENET newsgroups are relevant to Ghostscript?</a><br>
<a href="#viewer">How do I display a particular page?</a><br>
-<a href="#no_ftp">Without FTP access to the Internet. How can I get Ghostscript?</a><br>
-<a href="#pipe_pdf">Why won't Ghostscript read piped PDF files?</a><br>
-<a href="#xwindows">X Windows</a><br>
-<a href="#dos">DOS</a><br>
-<a href="#gif">Why isn't GIF supported in Ghostscript?</a><br>
-
<p>
<hr><a name="what_is_gs">
<h2>
@@ -72,19 +66,19 @@
<p>
There are three versions of Ghostscript currently available.
<p>
- The current AFPL Ghostscript version is 8.00.
+ The current AFPL Ghostscript version is 8.54.
<p>
- The current GNU Ghostscript version is 7.05.
+ The current GPL Ghostscript version is 8.56.
<p>
Artifex Ghostscript is an OEM version licensed commercially from
<a href="http://www.artifex.com/">
Artifex Software.
</a>
<p>
-<hr><a name="afpl_gnu">
+<hr><a name="afpl_gpl">
<h2>
What is the difference between AFPL Ghostscript
- and GNU Ghostscript?
+ and GPL Ghostscript?
</h2></a>
<p>
AFPL Ghostscript is distributed with a license called the Aladdin
@@ -92,10 +86,10 @@
distribution by end users, but does not allow commercial distribution.
AFPL Ghostscript was previously known as Aladdin Ghostscript.
<p>
- GNU Ghostscript is distributed with the GNU General Public License,
+ GPL Ghostscript is distributed with the GNU General Public License,
which allows free use, and free copying and redistribution under
certain conditions (including, in some cases, commercial distribution).
- GNU Ghostscript versions are usually released shortly after the next
+ GPL Ghostscript versions are usually released shortly after the next
AFPL Ghostscript version.
<p>
<hr><a name="obtain">
@@ -109,12 +103,11 @@
</a>
or go direct to one of these locations:
<p>
- You can get GNU Ghostscript from mirror.cs.wisc.edu
- from the directory pub/mirrors/ghost/gnu or from prep.ai.mit.edu.
- Please try first one of the usual mirrors (for example: germany.eu.net).
+ You can get GPL Ghostscript from mirror.cs.wisc.edu
+ from the directory pub/mirrors/ghost/GPL.
The URL is
-<a href="ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/gnu/">
- ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/gnu/
+<a href="ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/GPL/">
+ ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/GPL/
</a>
<p>
You can get AFPL Ghostscript from
@@ -129,9 +122,9 @@
Where can I find a list of post-release problems?
</h2></a>
<p>
- For a list of problems and fixes, see the SourceForge site
-<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ghostscript/">
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/ghostscript/
+ For a list of problems and fixes, see the ghostscript site
+<a href="http://www.ghostscript.com/">
+ http://www.ghostscript.com/
</a>
<p>
<hr><a name="usenet">
@@ -139,135 +132,22 @@
Which USENET newsgroups are relevant to Ghostscript?
</h2></a>
<p>
- Discussion about AFPL Ghostscript and GSview can be found in the
+ Discussion about Ghostscript and GSview can be found in the
USENET newsgroup
<a href="news:comp.lang.postscript">
comp.lang.postscript
</a>
-<P>
- Discussion about GNU Ghostscript and Ghostview can be found in the
- USENET newsgroup
-<a href="news:gnu.ghostscript.bug">
- gnu.ghostscript.bug
-</a>
<p>
<hr><a name="viewer">
<h2>
How do I display a particular page?
</h2></a>
<p>
- You need a previewer based on Ghostscript. These are described
- in the Ghostscript
-<a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/cvs/New-user.htm">
- New-user.htm
-</a>
+ You need a previewer based on Ghostscript. This might be ggv (gnome),
+ kghostview (KDE), or
+ <a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/">GSview </a>
+ (MS-Windows)
<p>
- Some previewers are:
-<ul><li>
- Ghostview 1.5 (X11)
-<br><a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gv/">
- http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gv/
-</a><li>
- ggv, kghostview, mgv, gv
-</a><li>
- GSview (Windows, OS/2 and X11/Linux)
-<br><a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/">
- http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/
-</a></ul>
-<p>
-<hr><a name="no_ftp">
-<h2>
-Without FTP access to the Internet. How can I get Ghostscript?
-</h2></a>
-<p>
- GNU Ghostscript is included in the GNU distribution from the Free Software
- Foundation; e-mail to gnu at prep.ai.mit.edu for information on ordering
- their tapes, floppies, or CD-ROMs. Ghostscript is generally included in
- less-commercial Unix systems such as Linux and BSDI, and also appears on
- some freeware CD-ROMs.
-<P>
- If you do not have convenient access to the Internet, you can order
- AFPL Ghostscript on a CD-R disc, along with some useful related
- programs and documentation: for more information, see
-<a href="http://www.ghostgum.com.au/cd.htm">
- http://www.ghostgum.com.au/cd.htm
-</a>
- or contact Russell Lang at the address below.
- Please note that this is not "commercial licensing"; you are still
- getting freely redistributable software, with no support and no warranty.
-<P>
-<hr><a name="pipe_pdf">
-<h2>
-Why won't Ghostscript read piped PDF files?
-</h2></a>
-<p>
- Portable Document Format is a file format which contains forward
- and backward links. It is not a stream format like PostScript.
- You cannot pipe PDF files to the stdin of Ghostscript. Instead
- you must either give the PDF filename on the command line, or
- use it as the argument of the Ghostscript run command.
- Ghostscript 8.00 and later can read piped PDF by copying
- to a temporary file.
-<p>
-
-<hr><a name="xwindows">
-<h2>
-X Windows
-</h2></a><p>
-<h3>
-Why do I get "Can't allocate backing pixmap" messages?
-</h3></a>
-<p>
- Some servers do not implement backing pixmaps properly, or do not
- have enough memory for them. If you get strange behavior or "out
- of memory" messages, try setting the useBackingPixmap resource
- to false.
-<p>
-<h3>
-Why do I get white or black rectangles where characters
- should appear?
-</h3></a>
-<p>
- Some servers do not implement bitmap/pixmap displaying properly.
- This may show up as white or black rectangles where characters
- should appear, or characters may appear in "inverse video" (e.g.,
- white on a black rectangle). If this happens, try setting
- the useXPutImage resource to false.
-<p>
-<hr><a name="dos">
-<h2>
-DOS
-</h2></a><p>
-<h3>
-Which versions of Ghostscript are available for MS-DOS?
-</h3>
-<p>
- If you are running 32-bit Windows you don't want a DOS version.
- Ghostscript for MS-Windows includes a Windows console mode
- executable named gswin32c.exe.
-<p>
- The last 16-bit DOS version was either GS 2.61 or 3.33.
- The last 32-bit DOS extended version was GS 5.10.
-<p>
-<hr><a name="gif">
-<h2>
-Why isn't GIF supported in Ghostscript?
-</h2></a>
-<p>
- L. Peter Deutsch of Aladdin Enterprises writes:
-<p>
- Because of actions by CompuServe and Unisys related to a patent that claims
- to cover the data compression method used in GIF, anyone who distributes any
- new GIF software (even readers, but definitely software that creates GIF
- files) after January 1, 1995 may be subject to legal action if they do not
- get a license from Unisys, and/or unpredictable payment requirements if they
- do get such a license. I cannot run the risk of having this happen. If you
- wish to run this risk, you may extract the GIF software (gdevgif.c and a
- small part of devs.mak) from Aladdin Ghostscript 3.12, which was originally
- released in 1994.
-<p>
- Consider using alternative image formats such as PNG or JPEG.
-<p>
<hr>
Trademarks
<p>
Modified: trunk/website/index.htm
===================================================================
--- trunk/website/index.htm 2007-03-25 04:18:56 UTC (rev 7798)
+++ trunk/website/index.htm 2007-03-25 06:48:56 UTC (rev 7799)
@@ -21,24 +21,14 @@
<ul>
-<li><a href="doc/AFPL/index.htm">AFPL Ghostscript</a> (current stablerelease)
-
-<ul>
-
-<li><b><a href="doc/AFPL/gs854.htm">AFPL Ghostscript
-8.54</a></b></li>
-
-</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="doc/GPL/index.htm">GPL Ghostscript</a>
<ul>
+<li><a href="doc/GPL/gpl856.htm">GPL Ghostscript 8.56</a>
+ released 2007-03-15
<li><a href="doc/GPL/gpl854.htm">GPL Ghostscript 8.54</a>
released 2006-06-01
-<li><a href="doc/GPL/gpl851.htm">GPL Ghostscript 8.51</a>
- released 2006-05-27
-<li><a href="doc/GPL/gpl850.htm">GPL Ghostscript 8.50</a>
- released 2005-12-31
<li><a href="doc/GPL/gpl815.htm">GPL Ghostscript 8.15</a>
released 2004-09-23
<li><a href="doc/gnu/gnu707.htm">GNU Ghostscript 7.07</a> released
@@ -46,8 +36,12 @@
</ul>
</li>
+<li><a href="doc/AFPL/index.htm">AFPL Ghostscript</a>
+
+<!--
<li><a href="doc/AFPL/tester.htm">AFPL Ghostscript developer and beta
filesets</a></li>
+-->
<li><a href="gv/index.htm">Ghostview and GV</a>
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