Re: Compiling GhostScript v2.5 on a Cray YMP/EL

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From: L. Peter Deutsch
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 04:00

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> Has anyone tried compiling ghostscript 2.5 on a cray?

Don't even think about it.  Ghostscript assumes a 2's complement
machine with a 32-bit 'long'.  I know this was shortsighted on my
part, but it would be much too hard to change at this point.

L. Peter Deutsch :: Aladdin Enterprises :: P.O. box 60264, Palo Alto, CA 94306
ghost@aladdin.com, ...decwrl!aladdin!ghost ; 415-322-0103 voice ; no fax yet
	    "Implementation is the sincerest form of flattery."

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Subject: Re: Compiling GhostScript v2.5 on a Cray YMP/EL
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