[cups.general] Applying gs811-lib.patch to gs8.15

[x2164]

   All,

   Guess i'll live out here on the not so bleeding edge
   with this patched version of 8.15. ;-)

   Sure wish i'd have known enough to change cups.mak. :-)


   pete


Till Kamppeter wrote:
> Ralph, the "cups" device patch seems to work in 8.15.
>
>     Till
>
>
> Mr E_T wrote:
> > On Thursday 13 January 2005 23:48, Till Kamppeter wrote:
> >
> >>Ralph, have you done some testing on the "cups" device for GPL GS 8.15?
> >>
> >>    Till
> >>
> >>x2164 at easysw.com wrote:
> >>
> >>>     Hi All,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>     After reading till's posting recommending the use of
> >>>     GPL gs8.15 code base i'd like to know if the
> >>>     gs811-lib.patch can be applied to gs8.15 and the resulting
> >>>     gs executable be usable.
> >>>
> >>>     I've already applied gs811-lib.patch by hand to gs8.15 code.
> >>>     By a little editing of obj/ld.tr to add the two lines
> >>>     "-lcups \"  and  "-lcupsimage \"  to overcome a final
> >
> > I am currently using gs 8.15 patched -
> > I had to change cups.mak at line 32
> > from - $(SETPDEV2) $(DD)cups $(cups_)
> > to - $(SETPDEV2) $(DD)cups $(cups_) -lib cups -lib cupsimage
> >
> > I have been using gs 8.15 for about 2 weeks without a problem.
> >
>