Debian bug report logs - #857 gs (2.6.1pl4-4) doesn't use /etc/papersize; -sPAPERSIZE not documented Package: gs_both ; Reported by: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson); 179 days old . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From cus.cam.ac.uk!iwj10 Fri May 5 08:11:09 1995 Return-Path: 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 Subject: gs (2.6.1pl4-4) doesn't use /etc/papersize; -sPAPERSIZE not documented 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) : New bug report received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Report forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#857 ; Package gs_both . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Jackson / iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk , with the debian-bugs tracking mechanism This page last modified 07:43:01 GMT Wed 01 Nov