Debian bug report logs - #857 , boring messages ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent to debian-devel@pixar.com: Subject: Bug#857: gs (2.6.1pl4-4) doesn't use /etc/papersize; -sPAPERSIZE not documented Reply-To: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson), debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-From: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk Resent-Date: Fri, 05 May 1995 15:18:03 GMT Resent-Message-ID: X-Debian-PR-Package: gs_both X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Fri, 05 May 1995 15:18:03 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail id 050515124615996; Fri, 05 May 1995 15:12:46 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0s7P25-00063ZC; Fri, 5 May 95 08:11 PDT Received: from bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA24344 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Fri, 5 May 1995 08:09:44 -0700 Received: by bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk (Smail-3.1.29.0 #36) id m0s7OWx-000C0xC; Fri, 5 May 95 15:38 BST Received: by chiark id m0s7O77-0000XQZ (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.30); Fri, 5 May 95 15:12 BST Message-Id: Date: Fri, 5 May 95 15:12 BST From: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: Debian bugs submission address Package: gs_both Version: 2.6.1pl4-4 Firstly, the `-sPAPERSIZE=' option is not mentioned in gs(1), but only in /usr/doc/ghostscript, and there doesn't seem to be an obviously available list of supported paper sizes. `A4' doesn't seem to work, while `a4' does. Secondly, IMO gs should get the default papersize from /etc/papersize (and should probably lowercase it). If gs shouldn't do this then the default lpr filter for PostScript should. Ian. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) Subject: Bug#857: Acknowledgement (was: gs (2.6.1pl4-4) doesn't use /etc/papersize; -sPAPERSIZE not documented) In-Reply-To: References: Thank you for the problem report you have sent regarding Debian GNU/Linux. This is an automatically generated reply, to let you know your message has been received. It is being forwarded to the developers' mailing list for their attention; they will reply in due course. If you wish to submit further information on your problem, please send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, but please ensure that the Subject line of your message starts with "Bug#857" or "Re: Bug#857" so that we can identify it as relating to the same problem. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Jackson / iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk , with the debian-bugs tracking mechanism This page last modified 07:43:01 GMT Wed 01 Nov