Subject: Re: Is ghostscript-esp-7.07 required for CUPS ?
To: Jon Drews <jon.drews@gmail.com>
From: Florian Stoehr <netbsd@wolfnode.de>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 01/11/2005 01:49:20
On Mon, 10 Jan 2005, Jon Drews wrote:

> NetBSD - 1.6.2 on i386
>
>
> Hi:
>
> I am setting up a NetBSD desktop for a friend. Do I have to have
> ghostscript-esp-7.07 installed or can I use the regular GNU
> ghostscript ? The printer (Epson Stylus Photo 820) is supported by
> GIMP Print.
>
>
>                                        Kind regards,
>                                        Jonathan
>

Well if you have a driver from "linuxprinting.org" using the 
"foomatic-rip" and "foomatic-gswrapper" scripts, I think it is needed.

Although the package dependency is in the other direction.

You don't need it for the "built-in" drivers coming with cups I think.

(Not sure about that).

-Florian