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diff --git a/Build/source/utils/ps2eps/ps2eps-1.68/INSTALL.txt b/Build/source/utils/ps2eps/ps2eps-1.68/INSTALL.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..d3ca8d0926c --- /dev/null +++ b/Build/source/utils/ps2eps/ps2eps-1.68/INSTALL.txt @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +INSTALLATION +------------ + +* Prerequisites + you need: + - perl (an interpreter for the perl language, see http://www.perl.com) + - ghostscript (an interpreter/raster image processor + for the PostScript language, + see http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/) + - maybe an ANSI-C compiler if the provided binaries for bbox do not work + for you. Sorry for the inconvenience, but I tried to write a bbox + equivalent in perl and it was terribly slow. Therefore I stick to C, + because of much better performance. + ALTERNATIVELY you can use ps2eps option -g, then no bbox binary is + required. + +* How to install + + Please check that you have working + perl and ghostscript packages. + + Linux/UNIX-based platform + ========================= + 1.) install bbox + + If a bbox binary is included for your platform you simply move it + into any directory of the system search path. Otherwise, you have + to compile bbox.c first by invoking + cc -o bbox bbox.c. + (sometimes "make bbox" also works). + Please make sure that bbox is executable (chmod a+x bbox). + If you already have a working perl and a working ghostscript, you're + finished here, else you have to install them first. + + 2.) install ps2eps + On Unix platforms you simply move the perl script ps2eps into + a directory which is included in the system or personal search + path (e.g., /usr/local/bin, $home/bin). Please make sure that + ps2eps is executable (chmod a+x ps2eps). + + Windows-based platform + ====================== + Use the command line interpreter: + Copy bbox.exe from bin/win32/ directory into a directory that is + in your's or the system's search path for executables. Please try + to invoke bbox -h afterwards. + + The best possibility is to use associated file types under + Windows NT/2000/XP: + 1.) rename ps2eps to ps2eps.pl and + 2.) SET PATHEXT=.pl;%PATHEXT% or use the + settings -> control panel -> system -> "advanced" tab -> environment variables + and edit the PATHEXT entry accordingly. + 3.) then simply typing ps2eps should invoke ps2eps correctly + + Another option is to call perl directly: + perl ps2eps ... + + The script assumes that you have "gswin32c" as + postscript interpreter in your path. Under Windows ps2eps + can perform wildcard expansion now on its own. + +UPDATES +------- +Possibly you can find the newest version at the +following URL: +http://tm.uka.de/~bless/ps2eps |