🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: gnu.ghostscript.bug
Article #427

Re: Problems with GS2.5 on PC

#427
From: L. Peter Deutsch
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 17:38
23 lines
1566 bytes
Re <9209251714.AA29337@cookie-crisp>
<9209251714.AA29337@cookie-crisp>:

> I am using GS2.5 on 486 PC (DOS5.0) made using borland c++ compiler 3.0.
> Listed below are some problems :
> [... mangled files ...]
>
> * All the drivers in the file 'gdevpjet.c' viz. paintjet, pjetxl and lj250
> made the system **CRASH** when the file colorcir.ps was run. This file comes 
> with the std. distribution and seems to run fine with other drivers like
> gif8, ppmraw, laserjet, ljetplus.
> (I was trying to tailor the paintjet drivers for my PaintJet XL 300 and
> unfortunately chose colorcir.ps as the testfile, for being small.
> Wasted a couple of days ....)
> 
> Could you suggest some remedy?

Start by upgrading to 2.5.2.  And use a file transfer program that
works properly.  The files on the distribution sites are fine.

L. Peter Deutsch :: Aladdin Enterprises :: P.O. box 60264, Palo Alto, CA 94306
ghost@aladdin.com, ...decwrl!aladdin!ghost ; voice 415-322-0103 ; fax 322-1734
    "Implementation is the sincerest form of flattery."    new--->^^^^^^^^^^^^
Technical Details
Message-ID: <9209251038.0.UUL1.3#5127@aladdin.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!wupost!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!ames!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!aladdin.COM!ghost

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Newsgroups: gnu.ghostscript.bug
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!wupost!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!ames!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!aladdin.COM!ghost
From: ghost@aladdin.COM (L. Peter Deutsch)
Subject: Re: Problems with GS2.5 on PC
Message-ID: <9209251038.0.UUL1.3#5127@aladdin.com>
Sender: gnulists@ai.mit.edu
Organization: GNUs Not Usenet
Distribution: gnu
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 17:38:05 GMT
Approved: bug-ghostscript@prep.ai.mit.edu
Lines: 27