Why do we have both ghostscript-gpl and ghostscript-gnu?

[Jose M Rodriguez]

KATO Tsuguru wrote:

>On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:36:26 +0100
>Jose M Rodriguez <josemi at freebsd.jazztel.es> wrote:
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>>My plans are make the cups device with any gs you chose, and limit the 
>>cups-pstoraster port only to de cups config/scripts.
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>Similar attempt was once proposed and then declined.
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>There are many people who dislike huge cups-base package
>to be added to default dependency of ghostscript package.
>On the other hand, it's sorrowful if every CUPS user must
>rebuild ghostscript from ports tree.
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This is not necessary.  You only needs cups/esp-gs sources for build.

Right now, cups-pstoraster install a gnu-gs with cups device, without 
runtime and name changed.

It's far better add the cups device (not the pstoraster scripts/config) 
to gs (any).

so, gs will build-depend on cups-src (I prefer this over esp-gs) if you 
select the cups device (OPTION).

and cups-pstoraster will run-depend on gs(you choose) and cups-base.

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  josemi