RE: ghostscript 6.51-1: ps2pdf, pdfwrite problem

[Jérôme-Georges-Michel BENOIT]

Bonjour:

I can reproduce this behaviour on my computer (Win98) as well:
1] to workaround, we can compose with pdflatex instead of latex (I guess you must know 
that part of the story);
2] the trouble disappear if I use `gswin32c.exe' (nevertheless I do not recommend to 
use it): the problem comes from `gs';
3] I have similar trouble when I try to use the TeX/Perl package `thumbpdf' (which use 
`gs') with MetaPost output (PS): all silently works fine, but the pdflatex output is 
corrupted in that I cannot read it with acrobat reader. The important point here is 
that I didn't encounter this problem with my former cygwin native `gs' (built myself): 
a rapid check of the current gs source let me think that the trouble comes from the 
fact the current source use the jpeg stuff distributed with cygwin in contrast with 
ghostscrip recommendation (they recommand to build with the jpeg source) that I had 
followed to build my native gs.
Can anyone confirm it ?
4] what is `start' ?

I hope that helps,
Jerome BENOIT


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