Converting TeX PS to g3

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Hi,

On Sun, Oct 04, 1998 at 08:22:30PM +0200, Ulf Steinberg wrote:
> I hope it isn't too offtopic, but I've problems converting postscript files
> generated via dvips (5.58f)to g3. Ghostscript (4.03) never ends (in fact I
> killed the process after 80minutes, it seemed to be to long even for a
> 486-40 Commserver, no tex installed). But converting of "normal" ps-files 
> (example of ghostscript) works. And on my pc (P133, tex installed) there 
> is no problem (same version of gs) converting these files. Does the work of
> gs depends on an installed version of tetex? Do I need a newer version of
> dvips (as mentioned in the faq?)...

Interesting problem.  Never heard that one before.  All problems I have
observed with dvips+ps so far have resulted in "bad images", but not in
"neverending processes".

OTOH, if the 486-40 doesn't have enough RAM, that might be a reason.
Ghostscript can be very RAM hungry, and if you start swapping heavily, it
might take very long.  80 minutes sound too long, nevertheless.

gert
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