I'd like to understand what incompatibilities, if any, are introduced by
this. I'm inclined to +1 this for integration into a minor release, but
I'm surprised that Patch binding is sought. If there are an
incompatibilities, I'd be disinclined to approve for Patch binding
without strong justification (which I don't see below.)
Also, what researching on the web seems to indicate is that the ESP
Ghostscript project has ceased, and been folded into GPL Ghostscript.
- Garrett
Daniel Hain wrote:
> I'm submitting this fasttrack for Sonam Gupta to update the existing ESP
> Ghostscript with the latest GPL Ghostscript. The project is seeking patch
> binding for implementation in S10. Timeout is 01/15/2010.
>
> - Dan
>
> Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.68 02/23/09 SMI
> This information is Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems
> 1. Introduction
> 1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
> Upgrade GPL Ghostscript to version 8.64
> 1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
> Author: Sonam Gupta
> 1.3 Date of This Document:
> 08 January, 2010
> 4. Technical Description
> Project Description:
>
> This project replaces ESP Ghostscript(version 8.15.4) with the latest
> version, now called GPL Ghostscript (version 8.64).
>
> Technical Description:
>
> Ghostscript (gs) is a set of software that provides:
>
> * An interpreter for the PostScriptTM language and the Adobe
> Portable Document Format (PDF -- sometimes confused with Acrobat,
> Adobe's PDF browser and editor product);
> * Input modules (utilities) for reading a variety of raster formats,
> including CMYK, GIF, JFIF (JPEG), MIFF, PBM/PGM/PPM, and PCX;
> * Output modules (drivers) for a wide variety of window systems
> (including X Windows and Microsoft Windows), raster file formats,
> and printers, as well as a PDF output module that implements
> functions similar to Adobe's AcrobatTM DistillerTM product; and
> * The Ghostscript library, a set of procedures to implement the
> graphics and filtering capabilities that are primitive operations
> in the PostScript language and in PDF.
>
> This fasttrack will upgrade ESP Ghostscript(version 8.15.4) to
> GPL Ghostscript (version 8.64)
>
> As part of the upgrade to Ghostscript 8.64, we will be delivering the
> development interfaces, available in the Ghostscript distribution,
> for third party open source applications to be able to take advantage
> of.
> These interfaces are a required component of more recent desktop
> applications like Evince.
>
> This project's release binding is Patch.
>
> Interfaces:
>
> The following contain the list of interfaces imported and exported.
>
> Exported Interfaces
> ===================
> Interface Name Classification Comments
> --------------------------- -------------------
> ---------------------------
> /usr/sfw/lib/libgs.so Volatile Ghostscript
> shared library
> /usr/sfw/lib/libgs.so.8 Volatile Ghostscript
> shared library
> /usr/sfw/lib/libgs.so.8.64 Volatile Ghostscript
> shared library
> /usr/sfw/include/ghostscript Volatile Ghostscript
> header files directory
> /usr/sfw/include/ghostscript/iapi.h Volatile Ghostscript
> header files
> /usr/sfw/include/ghostscript/ierrors.h Volatile Ghostscript
> header files
> /usr/sfw/include/ghostscript/gdevdsp.h Volatile Ghostscript
> header files
> /usr/sfw/bin/gsx Volatile GTK+ frontend
> to libgs.so
> /usr/sfw/bin/gsc Volatile command-line
> frontend to libgs.so
> /usr/sfw/bin/gs Volatile gs
> binary
>
> Ghostscript "wrapper" scripts
> =============================
> Interface Classification Comments
> --------- ---------------- ----------
> bdftops Volatile Convert
> BDF fonts to outline form
> dumphint Volatile print (to
> stdout) linearized PDF
> hint tables in an easy-to-read form
> dvipdf Volatile convert
> Tex DVI files to PDF
> eps2eps Volatile
> Ghostscript PS optimizer
> fixmswrd.pl Volatile Patches
> postscript generated
> by MS Word
> printer drivers so
> they work with
> Ghostview 1.5
> font2c Volatile
> Converts PS Type 0 or 1 font
> to C code that
> can be
> gsbj Volatile Format & print
> text for
> BubbleJet
> printer using GS
> gsdj Volatile Format & print
> text for
> DeskJet printer
> using GS
> gsdj500 Volatile Format
> & print text for
> DeskJet 500
> printer using GS
> gslj Volatile Format & print
> text for
> LaserJet
> printer using GS
> gslp Volatile Format & print
> text using
> ghostscript
> gsnd Volatile Run ghostscript
> without
> display
> pdf2dsc Volatile
> Converts PDF to DSC
> pdf2ps Volatile
> Converts PDF to PS
> pdfopt Volatile A PDF
> optimizer
> pf2afm Volatile
> Produces AFM from PFA, PFB,
> PFM files
> pfbtopfa Volatile Convert PFB to
> PFA
> pphs Volatile printing the
> Primary Hint Stream
> of a linearized
> PDF file.
> printafm Volatile Print AFM on
> stdout
> ps2ascii Volatile ASCII from PS
> files
> ps2epsi Volatile Convert
> PS to EPSI
> ps2pdf Volatile Convert
> PS to PDF
> ps2pdf12 Volatile Convert PS to
> PDF 1.2
> ps2pdf13 Volatile Convert PS to
> PDF 1.3
> ps2pdf14 Volatile Convert PS to
> PDF 1.4
> ps2pdfwr Volatile Convert PS to
> PDF w/o
> specifying
> Compatibility
> Level
> ps2ps Volatile PostScript
> optimizer
> ps2ps2 Volatile
> similarl to ps2ps
> pv.sh Volatile Preview a
> specified page of a
> DVI file
> wftopfa Volatile
> Converts Wadalab (Japanese)
> base font to
> PFA/PFB
> GSinterface Volatile Interface
> script for
> Solaris
> Imported Interfaces
> ===================
> Interface Name Classification Comments
> --------------------------- --------------
> ------------------------
> /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 Volatile LSARC/2003/273
> /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2009/203
> /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2009/203
> /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2009/203
> /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2008/510
> /usr/lib/libmlib.so.2 Committed LSARC/2002/145
> /usr/lib/libpangoxft-1.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2008/510
> /usr/lib/libpangox-1.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2008/510
> /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2009/203
> /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2008/510
> /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 Evolving LSARC 2001/384
> /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2009/203
> Standard C Library Functions
>
> References:
>
> PSARC/2002/619: Ghostscript Integration
> PSARC/2007/615: Move foomatic, hpijs, gimp-print, and GhostScript to /usr
> PSARC/2009/417: Deliver libgs.so shared library and Ghostscript header files
>
>
>
>
>
> 6. Resources and Schedule
> 6.4. Steering Committee requested information
> 6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
> SFW
> 6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack
> 6.6. ARC Exposure: open
>
>
