* Mike Sleger <chappa-ai at q.com> [2011-06-10 18:16:22 -0600]: > Nope, doesn't help yet. GhostScript is not yet installed - it's still > sitting in the Downloads folder waiting for me to do something with it. > "Just continue the installation until it completes" doesn't sound so good > when the installation hasn't even started. I've yet to find any > documentation that says how to start the installation after the dmg is > downloaded. Double-clicking on the downloaded glpgs-8.71.dmg file (within > the Downloads folder), a "Install GPL Ghostscript" folder is created at the > root with the following contents: > > Installer ReadMe.html (doesn't say how to start the installation) > Uninstaller ReadMe.html (haven't read this yet, as it's not even installed > yet) > GPL License > GPL Ghostscript.mpkg > Uninstall Ghostscript.mpkg > Source Code > > After this folder is created, nothing happens. I expect I need to do yet > something else manually, but I have no idea what that is.
For your information .mpkg files are MacOS X installers just as .pkg files. So, you can double-click on the GPL Ghostscript.mpkg to install it. Disclamer: I went through a more roundabout route of installing macports to get ghostscript onto my mac for Scribus use. > On Jun 10, 2011, at 8:30 AM, Matthias Schmitt wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > On 10 Jun 2011, at 08:04, Mike Sleger wrote: > > > >> Thanks. I already have the dmg downloaded, but I don't know what to do > >> with it. The "Installer ReadMe.html" file in the package is of no use > >> whatsoever. It simply states: > >> > >> Installation and Set Up > >> > >> Just continue the installation until it completes. No restart is necessary. > > > > Sounds good, doesn't it? :-) > > > > Now start Scribus and open the preference box. You need to tell Scribus > > where the GhostScript program is located. Select "External Tools" and enter > > '/usr/local/bin/gs' as name of the PostScript Interpreter executable. > > > > Does this help? > > > > Matthias Schmitt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > scribus mailing list > > scribus at lists.scribus.net > > > > Use http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus to unsubscribe or > > edit your options. > > > > Scribus Forums are available at http://forums.scribus.net > > > > Notice: Scribus mailing lists were migrated to a new host and now reside at > > lists.scribus.net, so a new list address scribus at lists.scribus.net has > > to be used. > > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.net > > Use http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus to unsubscribe or edit > your options. > > Scribus Forums are available at http://forums.scribus.net > > Notice: Scribus mailing lists were migrated to a new host and now reside at > lists.scribus.net, so a new list address scribus at lists.scribus.net has to > be used.
