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HPGL to PDF or PS

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by jjones

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Does anyone know of a utility to translate HPGL files to PDF? Or what about HPGL to PS? Then PS to PDF will be possible with Ghostcript or Acrobat. The utility must be line drive and hopefully part of GNU. I have tried the hpgp2ps, that is availablefrom a number of places, but I can't get it compiled. I get one error right after the other.

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by cpfeiffe

I don't know of any other tools, but I can certainly help you get the hpgp2ps compiled, depending on my familiarity with your OS - hoping AIX, HP-UX or Solaris. To get these things compiled you need the right combination of software installed and you have to make sure certain environment variables are set correctly (especially PATH). I know I made that sound easy, but I understand your dilema from many prior compiling headaches. I've got some good step-by-steps for getting things to work on the above mentioned OS now. Email my alias if you'd like more help and give me your OS.

Charles

by jjones

Acually I did get it successfuly compiled, but it doesn't work very well with HPGL/2 formats. It does HPGL just fine though. Thanks for the help though.

by jjones

I have read some things about running the HPGL/2 file thru troff then into dpost to create a postscript file, but I have never used troff and recieve a message overflow error when I try. I'm sure I need options on troff, but I don't know what they need to be. Does this spark any ideas?

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