This case was approved at yesterday's meeting. Dan
On 01/ 8/10 07:56 PM, 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 > > -- Dan Hain Systems Revenue Product Engineering (RPE)
