[bug-gs] Incompatible Changes from Version 7.04 to 8.11

[Ray Johnston]

Mirko,

You did not attach the files, so we cannot analyze the nature
of the problem.

It could be that the files you are processing (at least the
rii.ps file) are recognized as EPSF files by gs8.11. Since
we had numerous problems due to EPS files not containing
a 'showpage', the default behaviour in 8.00 was changed to
autmatically perform a showpage.

This behaviour can be disabled using -dNOEPS as documented
in http://www.artifex.com/gs811/Use.htm#EPS_parameters

If -dNOEPS doesn't work, please send the file.

Regards,
Ray Johnston
Artifex Software Inc.
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Mirko Scholz wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> recently I have updated from version 7.04 to 8.11 of ghostscript.
> Running some old postscript files I recognised the following
> change: the run operator seems to append a showpage to the
> included file now.  This makes the operator uncomfortable.
> Furthermore the postscript reference says nothing about
> such a behaviour.
> 
> See http://www.polbox.com/g/gnnggb/rr.ps and
> http://www.polbox.com/g/gnnggb/ri.ps 
> http://www.polbox.com/g/gnnggb/rii.ps
> 
> This does not happen with every included
> file.  See below
> 
>        -sf=ri.ps     -sf=rii.ps
> 
> gs811  one page      three pages 
> gs704  one page      one page
> 
> Regards
> 
> Mirko Scholz
> 
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