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Bug 689657 - File/Open: PS/EPS files not opened (libgs is not easily relocatable on OS X)
File/Open: PS/EPS files not opened (libgs is not easily relocatable on OS X)
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: GIMP
Classification: Other
Component: macOS DMG package
2.8.2
Other Mac OS
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GIMP Bugs
Kristian Rietveld
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-12-04 20:00 UTC by Max Mustermann
Modified: 2018-05-24 13:25 UTC
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Description Max Mustermann 2012-12-04 20:00:26 UTC 
While trying to reproduce bug #689207 on Mac OS X I found out that this build can't open EPS and PS files at all.

How to reproduce:
1. Put a PS or EPS file on your disk.
2. In GIMP call File/Open... and go to the folder where you placed your PS or EPS file.
3. Select the file, optionally wait to see the file preview, confirm.

Expected results:
- The File-Open dialog shows a preview of the file.
- After confirming GIMP opens the file.

Actual results: 
- The File-Open dialog doesn't show a preview of the file.
- After confirming GIMP refuses opening the file with the error message 'Unknown file type.'

This is always reproducible on Mac OS X, but not on Windows. I haven't tried Linux.
Comment 1 Michael Schumacher 2012-12-04 21:49:28 UTC 
Was GIMP built with Postscript support on OSX?
Comment 2 Max Mustermann 2012-12-04 21:56:38 UTC 
I don't know the Mac build configuration in detail. The Procedure browser shows no file-ps-load plugins like the Windows build.
It's Claytons native Mac build, which is available at the GIMP download site for Mac.
Comment 3 Kevin Cozens 2012-12-05 01:33:06 UTC 
If you don't see file-ps-load plugin in the procedure browser your version of GIMP doesn't have support for loading (e)ps files. You should ask the person who compiled the version of GIMP you are using to include the plugin as part of their next build of GIMP.
Comment 4 Kevin Cozens 2012-12-05 01:34:38 UTC 
This looks like the same problem as in bug 689207 and this report closed as a duplicate.
Comment 5 Max Mustermann 2012-12-05 19:26:02 UTC 
No, it's not the same as bug #689207. Bug #689207 is about the error message 'Postscript-File ...eps could not be interpreted' (the PS loader plugin is there and complains). The error I reported is about the missing file-ps-load plugin.
Assigning this bug to the OS X package builder.
Comment 6 Clayton Walker 2013-01-27 00:16:26 UTC 
Until I can get GhostScript to find it's own resource folder, I won't be shipping ps/eps support anytime soon.
Comment 7 Michael Schumacher 2013-03-07 17:30:38 UTC 
"ghostscript" as in "libgs", right?
Comment 8 Clayton Walker 2013-03-07 23:01:14 UTC 
That is correct. I can't seem to get it to relocate properly.
Comment 9 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-05-24 13:25:04 UTC 
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