[macports-mgr] Macports issue

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Dec 5, 2008, at 17:19, Joshua Root wrote:

> d f wrote:
>
>> Hey
>> I can't get ghostscript installed after putting macports onto a  
>> powerbook
>> 10.4.11
>> Get an error type 1
>> I followed some advice on CADP website about setting $PATH but no  
>> joy when
>> typing  sudo install ghostscript
>> Any ideas?
>> Can I configure the installation to use a locally downloaded  
>> ghostscript
>> package (and ghostview)
>> My aims are "simple" - to be able to live preview direct postscript -
>> without burning trees on my old laserwriter II - and maybe later  
>> on my rip
>> to a designjet
>> Any help most gratefully received.
>>
>> Also happy to join the community if any help.
>> Cheers
>>
>> David
>
> I'm forwarding this to the macports-users list, which is the  
> appropriate
> place for this sort of thing.

Welcome to MacPorts, David.

What happened when you ran "sudo port install ghostscript"? Could you  
show us the exact output you received?

I assume you know that you can open PostScript files into Apple's  
Preview program also?