Subject: Re: [bug#39674] [PATCH] enable PostScript backend in Evince

From: Nicolò Balzarotti <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:27:42 +0100

Thanks!

I was wondering why it could not open .eps files!  I tested the patch,
applies, build and now I can open them.  guix size reports +3%
(1009.6 -> 1038.0).

+1 for merging

raingloom <[email-masked]> writes:

> Some of my teacheres distribute notes in .ps files, so I kinda need 
> this, and I think others will find it helpful as well.
>
> AFAIK other distros enable it too.
>
> Much easier than converting PostScript files to PDF.
>
> From c767aa2d6a3d779d90e8185e313892eb2212dd37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: raingloom <[email-masked]>
> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 12:47:42 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: evince: --enable-ps
>
> ---
>  gnu/packages/gnome.scm | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
> index 3c63ab283d..5fae5d11ad 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
> @@ -1502,7 +1502,8 @@ forgotten when the session ends.")
>                 "05q6v9lssd21623mnj2p49clj9v9csw9kay7n4nklki025grbh1w"))))
>      (build-system glib-or-gtk-build-system)
>      (arguments
> -     `(#:configure-flags '("--disable-nautilus" "--enable-introspection")
> +     `(#:configure-flags '("--disable-nautilus" "--enable-introspection"
> +                           "--enable-ps")
>         #:phases
>         (modify-phases %standard-phases
>           (add-before 'install 'skip-gtk-update-icon-cache
> -- 
> 2.25.0