Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.0

Chapter 52. PostScript

paps-0.7.1

Introduction to paps

paps is a text to PostScript converter that works through Pango. Its input is a UTF-8 encoded text file and it outputs vectorized PostScript. It may be used for printing any complex script supported by Pango.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.0 platform.

Package Information

paps Dependencies

Required

Pango-1.50.14

Optional

Doxygen-1.9.7

Installation of paps

Install paps by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Program: paps
Installed Library: None
Installed Directory: None

Short Descriptions

paps

is a text to PostScript converter that supports UTF-8 character encoding