<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Recent changes in Ghostscript</title> <!-- $Id: News.htm 9911 2009-07-31 18:06:12Z giles $ --> <!-- Originally: NEWS --> <!-- WARNING: do not use Pete Kaiser's emacs function "gs-toc" alone to re-create the table of contents here, because it will replace the hand-edited TOC subheads with a separate subhead for each H2 in the body of the file. 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For earlier versions, see the history documents: <blockquote> <a href="History8.htm">History of Ghostscript versions 8.n</a><br> <a href="History7.htm">History of Ghostscript versions 7.n</a><br> <a href="History6.htm">History of Ghostscript versions 6.n</a><br> <a href="History5.htm">History of Ghostscript versions 5.n</a><br> <a href="History4.htm">History of Ghostscript versions 4.n</a><br> <a href="History3.htm">History of Ghostscript versions 3.n</a><br> <a href="History2.htm">History of Ghostscript versions 2.n</a><br> <a href="History1.htm">History of Ghostscript versions 1.n</a> </blockquote> <p>For other information, see the <a href="Readme.htm">Ghostscript overview</a>. <!-- [1.3 end hint] ======================================================== --> <hr> <!-- [1.0 end visible header] ============================================== --> <!-- [2.0 begin contents] ================================================== --> <h3><a name="Version8.70"></a>Version 8.70 (2009-07-31)</h3> <p> This is the first release in a new stable series of Ghostscript releases. The GhostPDL release number has been set to 8.70 as well, to make it easier to identify corresponding releases. <p> This release fixes a large number of issues with transparency, especially as it interacts with color space conversion, mask contexts and patterns. There have also been a number of significant fixes to font handling, especially when generating PDF. And there are numerous robustness, correctness and performance improvements. <p> New generic Esc/Page devices, eplmono and eplcolor were added to the contrib directory. A new cdnj500 device was added to support the HP DesignJet 500. <p> The licensing of the Free version of the core Ghostscript code has been changed to GPLv3 or later. Previously, the core code was GPLv2 only. Ghostscript can now be used with GPLv3 applications, and can no longer be used with applications that are GPLv2-only. <p> This release also includes security fixes addressing CVE-2009-0583 and CVE-2009-0792. <p> The following <a href="http://bugs.ghostscript.com/">bugs</a> were open at the time of release: <blockquote> 226943, 430175, 465936, 493348, 535932, 567421, 578865, 614298, 626295, 686853, 686865, 687084, 687095, 687146, 687193, 687257, 687271, 687280, 687295, 687297, 687327, 687375, 687414, 687475, 687492, 687514, 687520, 687536, 687561, 687593, 687608, 687630, 687650, 687666, 687674, 687677, 687695, 687697, 687702, 687715, 687721, 687728, 687731, 687775, 687780, 687782, 687793, 687796, 687805, 687887, 687903, 687904, 687915, 687931, 687950, 687981, 687983, 688007, 688022, 688024, 688026, 688036, 688042, 688064, 688081, 688130, 688166, 688184, 688187, 688204, 688210, 688215, 688227, 688267, 688269, 688280, 688288, 688312, 688318, 688320, 688333, 688361, 688363, 688372, 688386, 688387, 688389, 688395, 688413, 688436, 688437, 688440, 688448, 688475, 688483, 688495, 688528, 688533, 688539, 688540, 688542, 688557, 688565, 688580, 688581, 688604, 688605, 688616, 688617, 688627, 688636, 688638, 688647, 688651, 688655, 688673, 688699, 688709, 688710, 688714, 688731, 688757, 688777, 688797, 688818, 688829, 688843, 688845, 688846, 688871, 688872, 688926, 688933, 688942, 688949, 688969, 688978, 688990, 688994, 688999, 689003, 689011, 689013, 689025, 689031, 689032, 689040, 689044, 689046, 689048, 689057, 689076, 689077, 689078, 689093, 689094, 689098, 689133, 689137, 689145, 689150, 689153, 689161, 689167, 689184, 689188, 689195, 689199, 689222, 689224, 689236, 689247, 689248, 689252, 689253, 689278, 689279, 689283, 689289, 689290, 689308, 689331, 689335, 689340, 689341, 689376, 689378, 689392, 689396, 689418, 689419, 689421, 689423, 689439, 689450, 689451, 689456, 689460, 689484, 689487, 689489, 689490, 689498, 689500, 689502, 689506, 689507, 689512, 689518, 689522, 689546, 689549, 689554, 689557, 689560, 689566, 689577, 689581, 689584, 689585, 689591, 689592, 689595, 689598, 689601, 689606, 689616, 689625, 689627, 689636, 689641, 689653, 689658, 689663, 689670, 689674, 689681, 689682, 689684, 689689, 689690, 689691, 689697, 689698, 689704, 689705, 689709, 689710, 689711, 689715, 689721, 689725, 689726, 689734, 689737, 689741, 689756, 689759, 689761, 689767, 689772, 689775, 689778, 689781, 689786, 689792, 689793, 689794, 689799, 689801, 689805, 689808, 689823, 689836, 689840, 689853, 689856, 689858, 689859, 689860, 689861, 689862, 689868, 689869, 689870, 689871, 689878, 689883, 689885, 689910, 689915, 689916, 689917, 689928, 689930, 689933, 689937, 689938, 689939, 689940, 689941, 689942, 689943, 689947, 689950, 689951, 689957, 689969, 689972, 689974, 689980, 689986, 689991, 689996, 689997, 690003, 690005, 690007, 690009, 690020, 690024, 690025, 690026, 690029, 690033, 690036, 690043, 690053, 690054, 690061, 690066, 690068, 690069, 690073, 690083, 690084, 690085, 690093, 690094, 690098, 690110, 690119, 690125, 690126, 690131, 690132, 690137, 690143, 690146, 690160, 690162, 690171, 690176, 690180, 690182, 690191, 690192, 690199, 690200, 690207, 690208, 690212, 690214, 690216, 690224, 690226, 690229, 690235, 690241, 690246, 690249, 690250, 690251, 690253, 690261, 690262, 690265, 690268, 690275, 690278, 690281, 690282, 690285, 690290, 690293, 690294, 690296, 690297, 690299, 690320, 690322, 690324, 690325, 690328, 690329, 690333, 690339, 690340, 690345, 690346, 690351, 690356, 690360, 690366, 690369, 690375, 690384, 690392, 690393, 690394, 690396, 690398, 690406, 690409, 690412, 690413, 690415, 690417, 690419, 690428, 690429, 690435, 690436, 690441, 690442, 690444, 690445, 690446, 690448, 690451, 690453, 690455, 690462, 690466, 690468, 690469, 690470, 690471, 690473, 690476, 690477, 690479, 690482, 690485, 690486, 690487, 690490, 690496, 690497, 690499, 690504, 690506, 690508, 690519, 690524, 690526, 690530, 690531, 690534, 690535, 690536, 690537, 690538, 690541, 690543, 690544, 690545, 690549, 690551, 690552, 690553, 690554, 690556, 690557, 690559, 690560, 690561, 690562, 690563, 690564, 690565, 690566, 690567, 690568, 690569, 690570, 690571, 690572, 690573, 690575, 690578, 690580, 690581, 690585, 690594, 690595, 690596, 690598, 690600, 690601, 690602, 690603, 690604, 690605, 690606, 690607, 690610, 690612, 690615, 690617, 690620, 690621, 690622, 690626, 690627, 690630, 690631, 690633, 690636, 690638, 690639, 690641, 690642, 690643, 690646, 690649, 690650, 690651, 690652, 690653, 690658, 690661, 690664, 690665, 690667, 690668, 690669, 690670, 690671, 690673, 690674, 690675, 690676. </blockquote> <h3><a name="8.70_Incompatible_changes"></a>Incompatible changes</h3> <p> The size of PostScript integers has been limited to 32 bits. Previously they used the C long type resulting in 64 bits of precision on LP64 systems (like Linux on x86_64). As of this release all platforms match the recommended implementation limits in the specification. <h3><a name="8.70_changelog"></a>Changelog</h3> <p>See the <a href="History8.htm">history file</a> for complete log of changes. <!-- [2.0 end contents] ==================================================== --> <!-- [3.0 begin visible trailer] =========================================== --> <hr> <p> <small>Copyright © 2005-2009 Artifex Software, Inc. All rights reserved.</small> <p> This software is provided AS-IS with no warranty, either express or implied. This software is distributed under license and may not be copied, modified or distributed except as expressly authorized under the terms of that license. Refer to licensing information at http://www.artifex.com/ or contact Artifex Software, Inc., 7 Mt. Lassen Drive - Suite A-134, San Rafael, CA 94903, U.S.A., +1(415)492-9861, for further information. <p> <small>Ghostscript version 8.70, 31 July 2009 <!-- [3.0 end visible trailer] ============================================= --> </body> </html>
