Hi, Soren.
Cygwin doesn't have pthread functionality completely, yet.
So edit makefile as following.
290c296
< SYNC=posync
---
> SYNC=nosync
This means the gs doesn't use the pthreads.
But it works fine.
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/AFPL/6.50/Make.htm#No_multi_thread
On Sun, 21 Jan 2001 17:53:21 -0500 "Soren Andersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am needing to build Ghostscript from source and am using Cygwin (latest)
> on WinNT to do it. I have gotten pretty far (I think) but the whole thing is
> now stopped at a part that uses the pthreads (POSIX thread API). I am
> getting a parse error from gcc and I wonder if anyone can help with a clue.
>
> I really need (as opposed to am doing as an academic exercise of
> some sort) to build this Ghostscript from source for my WinNT
> system because I need to compile-in a custom device driver
> ("hpdj") for HP Officejet hardware.
>
> If anyone has successfully built this newest release of gs on
> Cygwin, perhaps you'd be kind enough to offer some clues about
> your procedure. Or if anyone has some clue about pthreads and
> how it figures, is it really necessary, etc.
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Yukihiko Sohda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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