[bug#39674] [PATCH] enable PostScript backend in Evince

[raingloom]

Looks like it's an optional feature in Arch, provided by installing the 
texlive optional dependency.
Isn't that enough on Guix as well? I have no DVI files on hand to test 
it.

https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/tree/trunk/PKGBUILD?h=packages/evince&id=f1f028f091aa277ffac13388e01d2d0f2f396fab

On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 08:05, Nicolò Balzarotti 
<address@hidden> wrote:
> Should we enable DVI too? What are other distributions doing?
>
> Nicolò Balzarotti <address@hidden> writes:
>
> >  Thanks!
> >
> >  I was wondering why it could not open .eps files!  I tested the 
> > patch,
> >  applies, build and now I can open them.  guix size reports +3%
> >  (1009.6 -> 1038.0).
> >
> >  +1 for merging
> >
> >  raingloom <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> > >  Some of my teacheres distribute notes in .ps files, so I kinda need
> > >  this, and I think others will find it helpful as well.
> > >
> > >  AFAIK other distros enable it too.
> > >
> > >  Much easier than converting PostScript files to PDF.
> > >
> > >  From c767aa2d6a3d779d90e8185e313892eb2212dd37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 
> > > 2001
> > >  From: raingloom <address@hidden>
> > >  Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 12:47:42 +0100
> > >  Subject: [PATCH] gnu: evince: --enable-ps
> > >
> > >  ---
> > >   gnu/packages/gnome.scm | 3 ++-
> > >   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > >  diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
> > >  index 3c63ab283d..5fae5d11ad 100644
> > >  --- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
> > >  +++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
> > >  @@ -1502,7 +1502,8 @@ forgotten when the session ends.")
> > >                  
> > > "05q6v9lssd21623mnj2p49clj9v9csw9kay7n4nklki025grbh1w"))))
> > >       (build-system glib-or-gtk-build-system)
> > >       (arguments
> > >  -     `(#:configure-flags '("--disable-nautilus" 
> > > "--enable-introspection")
> > >  +     `(#:configure-flags '("--disable-nautilus" 
> > > "--enable-introspection"
> > >  +                           "--enable-ps")
> > >          #:phases
> > >          (modify-phases %standard-phases
> > >            (add-before 'install 'skip-gtk-update-icon-cache
> > >  --
> > >  2.25.0