[gs-devel] Re: Merger of ESP and GPL GhostScript: Completed driver part

[Till Kamppeter]

Patch for the src/*.ps files uploaded:

http://www.linuxprinting.org/download/printing/esp-gpl-ghostscript-merge/ghostscript-8.57-lib-psfiles.patch

NOMEDIAATTRS is included in the patch, too.

>> - espgsMissingChar definition
> 
> Ignore this - what needs to happen is a lookup for "space" first,
> then fallback to .notdef, or just have .notdef not show a box.
>

Ignored.

>> - Change the default policy to 7 instead of 0, since there is no way to
>>   properly support policies from a Ghostscript driver and the existing
>>   drivers do not work properly without it.

Included.

>> - PostScript files that set the ManualFeed attribute didn't work
>>   (STR #1570)

Included.

>> - Ghostscript error messages now start with CUPS prefix strings
>>   (ERROR: or CRIT:, as appropriate)

Not included.

>> - Updated the setpagedevice support to allow Duplex, ManualFeed,
>>   and Tumble attributes to be set, even if the underlying driver
>>   does not implement them (STR #1598)
> 

Included.

>> - CJKV support will be available as default
>> - CJK font handling fix (STR #1639)
> 
> These should not be necessary with the latest Ghostscript (or if they
> are they will likely need significant changes)
>

Not included.

>> - Fix Duplex, Tumble, and ManualFeed attribute handling

Included.

>> - Changed the default substitution glyph back to .notdef since
>>   space is not always present (STR #2163)
>>

Not included.

>> Are these all also relevant for GPL GhostScript? Can they all safely 
>> be added without breaking anything?
> 
> All of the changes in gs_setpd.ps or src/zmedia*.c are relevant.
> 

None of these applied to src/zmedia*.c.

    Till