Open PostScript files with MacGIMP 2.0.5

May 05, '04 08:56:00AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

MacGIMP need ghostscript to open PostScript files. With MacGimp2.0.5 (.app version), Gimp is not able to find ghostscript (gs command). When you try to open a PostScript file, Gimp tells you:

Error starting ghostscript (Failed to execute child process "gs" (No such file or directory))
To solve the problem:
  1. Install ghostscript (I'm using espgs-7.05.6.ppc.dmg).

  2. Modify the file Gimp.app -> Contents -> Resources -> lib -> gimp -> 2.0 -> environ -> default.env to add the following text in a new line:
    GS_PROG=/usr/local/bin/gs
    
    Another solution is to put in the same file the line:
    PATH=/usr/local/bin
    
[robg adds: I don't have MacGIMP, so this one's untested.]

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