Re: [Bug-gv] error opening files on other directories

[Hans Fredrik Nordhaug]

On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 04:41:48PM +0100, address@hidden wrote:
> 
>     Consider this: we always call the gs interpreter with:
>     
>         gs -DSAFER -DDELAYSAFER
>     
>     (the arguments passed to gv are controlled by resources on GV, by the way)
>     
>     so:
>      
>         - old gs's will happily ignore DELAYSAFER setting the safe state.
>         - With new gs the DELAYSAFER takes precedence over SAFER (tested).
>     
>     and regarding PS files, gv can omit the -DDELAYSAFER option when not
>     reading a PDF.
>     
>     
>     So i think the solution is complete.
> 
> I just commited a patch that implement this solution.
> 
> gv only add -DDELAYSAFER to the gs invocation if the ps file has been
> generated by using pdf2dsc.ps.

I like this approach - a minimal change, and no visible change for the
users. The "safer" button still has meaning...

Hans