To what address should I send a query regarding the error below...

[Ceri Davies]

On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 12:22:42PM -0500, Joe Altman wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 12:15:41PM +0000, Ceri Davies wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 03:31:43PM -0500, Joe Altman wrote:
> > > On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 12:09:08PM -0800, Kent Stewart wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > FWIW, I did a make clean and can build the US books.
> > > 
> > > Huh....I tried make clean, after each failure, and no joy. I wonder if
> > > it is because I have a refuse file for other languages?
> > 
> > I don't think so; does "gs -sDEVICE=bit" drop you to a gs prompt, or
> > fail?
> 
> vox# gs -sDEVICE=bit
> GNU Ghostscript 7.07 (2003-05-17)
> Copyright (C) 2003 artofcode LLC, Benicia, CA.  All rights reserved.
> This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details.
> Unknown device: bit
> 
> This, to see a prompt:
> 
> vox# gs
> GNU Ghostscript 7.07 (2003-05-17)
> Copyright (C) 2003 artofcode LLC, Benicia, CA.  All rights reserved.
> This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details.
> GS>
> 
> Oh...wait. I think this means that I must have excluded a
> driver, during the batch installation of ghostscript?
> 
> During the installation of (I think it was ghostscript) I deselected
> some printer related things; I thought I had only left out things like
> manufacturer related drivers. I guess I must have incorrectly excluded
> something crucial.
> 
> Perhaps a deinstall/reinstall on ghostscript, then? 

I think that should sort it out, yes.  I'm not sure what options you
need exactly, but if you stick with the defaults then you should be
fine.

Ceri
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