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Updated: {ghostscript/ghostscript-base/ghostscript-x11}-8.62-1 and ghostscript-fonts-{std-8.11-1|other-6.0-1}
- From: "Dr. Volker Zell" <dr dot volker dot zell at oracle dot com>
- To: cygwin-announce at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:11:41 +0200
- Subject: Updated: {ghostscript/ghostscript-base/ghostscript-x11}-8.62-1 and ghostscript-fonts-{std-8.11-1|other-6.0-1}
- Reply-to: The Cygwin Mailing List <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
Hi
New versions of 'ghostscript/ghostscript-base/ghostscript-x11' have been uploaded to a server near you.
Together with 'ghostscript-fonts-std-8.11-1' and 'ghostscript-fonts-other-6.0-1' which have been split
into their own packages.
DESCRIPTION:
============
GNU Ghostscript is Postscript interpreter capable of converting PS
files into a number of printer output formats. Ghostscript can also
render PS files into a number of graphics file formats.
Cygwin NEWS:
============
o Maintainer change
o Switched to cygport build framework
o update-alternatives is used to switch between the X11 on non-X11
version of gs
o Split out ghostscript fonts in their own packages
ghostscript NEWS:
===============
o See the file /usr/share/doc/ghostscript-8.62/History8.htm
UPDATE:
=======
To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on the
http://cygwin.com/ web page. This downloads setup.exe to your system.
Save it and run setup, answer the questions and pick up 'ghostscript' from
the 'Graphics' category (it should already be selected).
DOWNLOAD:
=========
Note that downloads from sources.redhat.com (aka cygwin.com) aren't
allowed due to bandwidth limitations. This means that you will need to
find a mirror which has this update, please choose the one nearest to you:
http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html
QUESTIONS:
==========
If you want to make a point or ask a question the Cygwin mailing list is
the appropriate place.
--
Dr. Volker Zell
volunteer cygwin ghostscript maintainer
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