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Re: A few Ghostscript bugs(?)

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From: L. Peter Deutsch
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 05:40
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Re <9212130437.AA22959@cookie-crisp> <1gd8u6INNh35@life.ai.mit.edu>:

> Here's a few things I've been having trouble with:
> 1. Making gs ver 2.5.2: When compiling iscan.c, I get errors telling me
>    uchar, ushort, uint, and ulong are being redefined.  This happens 
>    regardless of c compiler used (gcc or cc).  This is an AIX system, RISC6000
>    hardware.

This is a bug.  The problem is that ctype.h includes sys/types.h.  In
iscan.c, move the #include <ctype.h> to after the #include "ghost.h".

> 2. When running GhostScript on file "issue1-1992.ps", I get an error
>    (/undefined in /DVILaserFonts) while on seventh page.  This file
>    is from the FTP site, math.ulf.edu, in directory /pub/ulam/volume1/issue1.
>    From what I can see, /DVILaserFonts IS defined in the file near the
>    beginning.  This error occurs whether I use the AIX gs or the IBM-PC gs
>    and is independent of the device driver chosen.

No clue on this one, sorry.  I'll look at it if I have the time.

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
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