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Article #523Re: GSWIN 2.5.2 and DOS pathnames
From: L. Peter Deutsch
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 06:22
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 06:22
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Re <Added.If1fwpq2ATvvMHtk5b@pitt.edu> > I just installed gs252 (gs286, and gswin). I can't make it to print. > > if 'gs -sDEVICE=laserjet test.ps' > I got error something like the following: > > Can't open scratch file 'F:\\A__TMP_.AAA' Ghostscript uses the TEMP environment variable to find the directory where it will put its scratch files. Ghostscript assumes that this variable, if defined, is the name of a real directory, e.g. C:\TEMP without a trailing \; Ghostscript always concatenates a \ on the end. It never occurred to me that someone might want to use the root directory as their temporary directory, but I agree it is not unreasonable, so this is a bug. Meanwhile, to work around the problem, you can set TEMP to the name of some other directory. 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."
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Newsgroups: gnu.ghostscript.bug Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!iggy.GW.Vitalink.COM!cs.widener.edu!umn.edu!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!aladdin.COM!ghost From: ghost@aladdin.COM (L. Peter Deutsch) Subject: Re: GSWIN 2.5.2 and DOS pathnames Message-ID: <9211162322.1.UUL1.3#5127@aladdin.com> Sender: gnulists@ai.mit.edu Organization: GNUs Not Usenet References: ghost@aladdin.COM (L. Peter Deutsch) Distribution: gnu Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 06:22:04 GMT Approved: bug-ghostscript@prep.ai.mit.edu Lines: 26