On 17/12/2010 01:05, John Culleton wrote: > I update 1.5.0 every night on my Slackware 13.0 Linux system using > this script. It may not be elegant but it works: > ------------------------------ > cd /usr/local/src/scribus_svn > svn co svn://scribus.info/Scribus/trunk/Scribus > cd ./Scribus > cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr/local/scribus_svn > make > make install > rm /usr/local/bin/scrib5 > ln /usr/local/scribus_svn/bin/scribus /usr/local/bin/scrib5 > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Now for the hard part. Does anyone on list use 1.5.0 under MSWindows? > If so what steps did you have to go through to set up your system to > be capable of compiling 1.5.0? > > I am the victim of my own hubris. I boasted that I could create a > cover in Scribus that would not be rasterized and rendered lumpy by > the dominant POD printer LSI. And so I can, in 1.5.0. But I can't > recommend it to others without giving them a roadmap to compiling the > svn version. > > I know that it is not company policy to use 1.5.0 for production. But > it works fine thus far and it is the only version that will produce a > PDF X/1-a format file so it is a practical necessity unless one is > willing to spend big bucks on Distiller.
Hi John, Would you be willing to make your Windows executable available to others ? Many thanks, J/. -- John Beardmore,MSc EDM (Open),B.A. Chem (Oxon),CMIOSH,CEnv,MIEMA,MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Energy Audit, Carbon Management, Design Advice, Sustainable Energy Consultancy and Installation, Carbon Trust Standard Registered Assessor Transition Training and Consultancy Energy Resilience Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
