[DebianGIS-dev] Bug#490267: should refer to gv instead of ghostview

Ivan Shmakov ivan at theory.asu.ru
Fri Jul 11 05:17:46 UTC 2008


Package: gmt-doc
Version: 4.1.2-1.1
Severity: wishlist

	The documentation has a number references to ghostview, like:

$ lynx -dump /usr/share/doc/gmt/html/tutorial/node9.html 
...
    8. To view a PostScript file (e. g., map.ps) on a UNIX workstation
       we use ghostview map.ps.  On some systems there will be similar
       commands, like imagetool and pageview on Sun workstations.  In
       this text we will refer to ghostview; please substitute the
       relevant PostScript previewer on your system.
...
$ 

	However, as (as suggested by [1] and [2]) ghostview by now has
	been replaced by gv, and since it may be confusing for a Debian
	user not to find the former in the archive, these references
	should be replaced by appropriate references to gv.

	As I guess it's a bit unlikely for ghostview to be found in a
	contemporary distribution, this change may be suggested to be
	incorporated upstream.

[1] http://packages.debian.org/etch/gv
[2] http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gv/index.htm





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