I'm submitting this fasttrack for Sonam Gupta to update the existing ESP
Ghostscript with the latest GPL Ghostscript. The project is seeking patch
binding for implementation in S10. Timeout is 01/15/2010.
- Dan
Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.68 02/23/09 SMI
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1. Introduction
1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
Upgrade GPL Ghostscript to version 8.64
1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
Author: Sonam Gupta
1.3 Date of This Document:
08 January, 2010
4. Technical Description
Project Description:
This project replaces ESP Ghostscript(version 8.15.4) with the latest
version, now called GPL Ghostscript (version 8.64).
Technical Description:
Ghostscript (gs) is a set of software that provides:
* An interpreter for the PostScriptTM language and the Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF -- sometimes confused with Acrobat,
Adobe's PDF browser and editor product);
* Input modules (utilities) for reading a variety of raster formats,
including CMYK, GIF, JFIF (JPEG), MIFF, PBM/PGM/PPM, and PCX;
* Output modules (drivers) for a wide variety of window systems
(including X Windows and Microsoft Windows), raster file formats,
and printers, as well as a PDF output module that implements
functions similar to Adobe's AcrobatTM DistillerTM product; and
* The Ghostscript library, a set of procedures to implement the
graphics and filtering capabilities that are primitive operations
in the PostScript language and in PDF.
This fasttrack will upgrade ESP Ghostscript(version 8.15.4) to
GPL Ghostscript (version 8.64)
As part of the upgrade to Ghostscript 8.64, we will be delivering the
development interfaces, available in the Ghostscript distribution,
for third party open source applications to be able to take advantage
of.
These interfaces are a required component of more recent desktop
applications like Evince.
This project's release binding is Patch.
Interfaces:
The following contain the list of interfaces imported and exported.
Exported Interfaces
===================
Interface Name Classification Comments
--------------------------- -------------------
---------------------------
/usr/sfw/lib/libgs.so Volatile Ghostscript
shared library
/usr/sfw/lib/libgs.so.8 Volatile Ghostscript
shared library
/usr/sfw/lib/libgs.so.8.64 Volatile Ghostscript
shared library
/usr/sfw/include/ghostscript Volatile Ghostscript
header files directory
/usr/sfw/include/ghostscript/iapi.h Volatile Ghostscript
header files
/usr/sfw/include/ghostscript/ierrors.h Volatile Ghostscript
header files
/usr/sfw/include/ghostscript/gdevdsp.h Volatile Ghostscript
header files
/usr/sfw/bin/gsx Volatile GTK+ frontend
to libgs.so
/usr/sfw/bin/gsc Volatile command-line
frontend to libgs.so
/usr/sfw/bin/gs Volatile gs binary
Ghostscript "wrapper" scripts
=============================
Interface Classification Comments
--------- ---------------- ----------
bdftops Volatile Convert BDF
fonts to outline form
dumphint Volatile print (to
stdout) linearized PDF
hint tables in an easy-to-read form
dvipdf Volatile convert Tex DVI
files to PDF
eps2eps Volatile Ghostscript PS
optimizer
fixmswrd.pl Volatile Patches
postscript generated
by MS Word
printer drivers so
they work with
Ghostview 1.5
font2c Volatile Converts PS
Type 0 or 1 font
to C code that
can be
gsbj Volatile Format & print
text for
BubbleJet
printer using GS
gsdj Volatile Format & print
text for
DeskJet printer
using GS
gsdj500 Volatile Format & print
text for
DeskJet 500
printer using GS
gslj Volatile Format & print
text for
LaserJet
printer using GS
gslp Volatile Format & print
text using
ghostscript
gsnd Volatile Run ghostscript
without
display
pdf2dsc Volatile Converts PDF to
DSC
pdf2ps Volatile Converts PDF to
PS
pdfopt Volatile A PDF optimizer
pf2afm Volatile Produces AFM
from PFA, PFB,
PFM files
pfbtopfa Volatile Convert PFB to
PFA
pphs Volatile printing the
Primary Hint Stream
of a linearized
PDF file.
printafm Volatile Print AFM on
stdout
ps2ascii Volatile ASCII from PS
files
ps2epsi Volatile Convert PS to
EPSI
ps2pdf Volatile Convert PS to
PDF
ps2pdf12 Volatile Convert PS to
PDF 1.2
ps2pdf13 Volatile Convert PS to
PDF 1.3
ps2pdf14 Volatile Convert PS to
PDF 1.4
ps2pdfwr Volatile Convert PS to
PDF w/o
specifying
Compatibility
Level
ps2ps Volatile PostScript
optimizer
ps2ps2 Volatile similarl to
ps2ps
pv.sh Volatile Preview a
specified page of a
DVI file
wftopfa Volatile Converts
Wadalab (Japanese)
base font to
PFA/PFB
GSinterface Volatile Interface
script for
Solaris
Imported Interfaces
===================
Interface Name Classification Comments
--------------------------- -------------- ------------------------
/usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 Volatile LSARC/2003/273
/usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2009/203
/usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2009/203
/usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2009/203
/usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2008/510
/usr/lib/libmlib.so.2 Committed LSARC/2002/145
/usr/lib/libpangoxft-1.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2008/510
/usr/lib/libpangox-1.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2008/510
/usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2009/203
/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2008/510
/usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 Evolving LSARC 2001/384
/usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Committed LSARC/2009/203
Standard C Library Functions
References:
PSARC/2002/619: Ghostscript Integration
PSARC/2007/615: Move foomatic, hpijs, gimp-print, and GhostScript to /usr
PSARC/2009/417: Deliver libgs.so shared library and Ghostscript header files
6. Resources and Schedule
6.4. Steering Committee requested information
6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
SFW
6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack
6.6. ARC Exposure: open
