Re: Print to PDF under Windows [changeset-4]

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

Hello Jaroslav Hajek 

Please also apply this Ben's changeset to the 3.2.x source trees.
Two lines shift occurred but patch itself was successful for print.m in 3.2.x 
branch.

Regards

Tatsuro  

--- Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:

> ok, I've pushed the changeset.
> 
> http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/131d8c70920a
> 
> On Nov 22, 2009, at 6:58 PM, Tatsuro MATSUOKA wrote:
> 
> > Hello
> > 
> > I have confirmed your patch octave-3.2.x (hg) /mingw and octave-3.2.3 on 
> > cygwin.
> > On octave-3.2.x (hg) /mingw, gswin32c works, while, on octave-3.2.3 on 
> > cygwin, gs.exe works.
> > 
> > Thank you for your efforts.
> > 
> > I think that it is OK.
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > Tatsuro
> > 
> > --- Ben Abbott wrote:
> > 
> >> 
> >> On Nov 22, 2009, at 4:07 PM, Tatsuro MATSUOKA wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Hello Ben
> >>> 
> >>> Thanks for your efforts.
> >>> 
> >>> I have installed two ghostscript. One is for native windows (gswin32.exe 
> >>> ) and the other is
> >> for cygwin
> >>> (gs.exe).
> >>> 
> >>> This patch seems to search ghostscript in the order of  'gswin32c.exe', 
> >>> gs.exe and gs?
> >>> If it is so, is 'gswin32c.exe' selected even for cygwin ?
> >>> If it is the case, it will be bad for cygwin.
> >>> 
> >>> I think that it is OK to search 'gs.exe' or 'gs' when isunix() is true.
> >>> 
> >>> For the people who do not like to use non standard ghostscript binary 
> >>> (e.g. who would like
> to
> >> use
> >>> gswin32c.exe but not gs.exe from cygwin) , they should set 'GSC' 
> >>> environmental variable.
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> Marco, who is a maintainer of cygwin version maintainer, perhaps have 
> >>> similar opinion on
> this
> >> matter. 
> >>> Please see his reply for 'OCTAVE_PROG_GHOSTSCRIPT for windows'.
> >>> 
> >>> http://old.nabble.com/Re:-OCTAVE_PROG_GHOSTSCRIPT-for-windows-p26463802.html
> >>> 
> >>> At this post, it is also better to hear Macro's opinion.
> >>> 
> >>> Regards
> >>> 
> >>> Tatsuro
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> --- Ben Abbott  wrote:
> >>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> On Nov 21, 2009, at 10:05 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
> >>>> 
> >>>>> On Nov 21, 2009, at 9:15 AM, Benjamin Lindner wrote:
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>>> Michael or other Window users,
> >>>>>>> Can you confirm the attached works?
> >>>>>>> Ben
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> The console version of ghostscript on win32 is called "gswin32c.exe".
> >>>>>> There is also a GUI version, which is called "gswin32.exe".
> >>>>>> I don't see the reason for using the gui version. What if you want to
> >>>>>> pipe commands to ghostscript?
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> If one insists on using the GUI version, well then you can specify
> >>>>>> it in GSC anyway, but in my opinion the correct version to use
> >>>>>> by default is the console version. Hence "gswin32c.exe"
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> benjamin
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Ok, my understanding is that EXEC_PATH is equivalent to the PATH 
> >>>>> environment variable that
> >> was
> >>>> in place when Octave was run. Which is likely to include the default 
> >>>> shell's PATH as well
> as
> >>>> additions needed to run Octave. In the event  ghostscript is bundled 
> >>>> with Octave, then
> >> EXEC_PATH
> >>>> is preferred over PATH.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> The attached changeset looks for the console version of ghostscript, 
> >>>>> "gswin32c.exe", and
> >> still
> >>>> searches EXEC_PATH for gswin32c.exe.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Ben
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> <changeset.patch>
> >>>> 
> >>>> If I understand correctly ...
> >>>> 
> >>>> isunix() == true for cygwin and unix systems.
> >>>> ispc() == true for Win32 and mingw
> >>>> 
> >>>> For Win32, mingw, and cygwin, I assume that "gswin32c.exe", and "gs.exe" 
> >>>> may each represent
> >> the
> >>>> ghostscript binary?
> >>>> 
> >>>> For cygwin and unix, the binary may be "gs".
> >>>> 
> >>>> Thus, I don't see the utility of using isunix() or ispc() ... hence 
> >>>> another proposed
> >> changeset.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Ben
> >>>> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Ok ... a fourth attempt.
> >> 
> >> Ben
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> > 
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