Am Dienstag, 6. M?rz 2007 17:26 schrieb Rolf-Werner Eilert: > avox schrieb: > > Eilert wrote: > >> I remember there was an article in the Scribus wiki about installing > >> additional Ghostscript versions for use with Scribus - am I wrong? > >> > >> Where did I read about this? > > > > That's probably for distributions which only install EPS-Ghostscript for > > use with CUPS. That version is not ideal for Scribus, so we usually > > recommend to install the latest GNU or AFPL version (currently 8.54) and > > point Scribus to its installation. > > This improves PS/EPS import and enables transparency and CMYK mode in > > print preview. > > > > /Andreas > > Yes, I just want Scribus to use it, the rest of the CUPS and the whole > zoo of apps in my (somewhat older) distro may keep on running as usual. > So I need to compile and install the latest GS completely separated from > the rest of the system. Is that possible?
Yes, it is. Simply add another directory to your configuring options, eg --prefix=/opt/latest-gs. Then add the path to the new gs executable in Preferences > External Tools > Postscript Interpreter. HTH Christoph
