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From: "Christoph P. Kukulies" <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
Subject: Re: ghostscript
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> I'm having a problem with ghostscript 3.51...hopefully someone can help!
> 
> When I print from netscape (the only PS application I use) I get an
> extra page at the end of the document that looks like this:
> 
> 		Operand stack:
> 			      Execution stack:
> 					      %interp_exit () --nostr
> 
> 
> I'm using an HP LaserJet 4+ printer here is my /etc/printcap:
> 
> #       @(#)printcap    5.3 (Berkeley) 6/30/90
> 
> lp|local line printer:\
>         :sh:lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
>         :if=/usr/local/libexec/hplj:
> 
> and my filter:
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> printf "\033&k2G" || exit 2
> #
> read first_line
> first_two_chars=`expr "$first_line" : '\(..\)'`
> #
> if [ "$first_two_chars" = "%!" ]; then
>         /usr/local/bin/gs -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -q -sDEVICE=ljet4

I assume you don't have a tru line break at the end
of the previous line. I would insert a

tee >/tmp/teelog | 

in front of the /usr/local/bin/gs line to see what is actually fed into
gs. 

> -sOutputFile=- - \ && exit 0
> else
>         echo $first_line && cat && printf "\f" && exit 2
> fi
> exit 2
> 
> If anyone can help, please e-mail at nickf@ptd.net
> 
> Thanx! Nick
> 

--Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de