From:

http://docs.gimp.org/en/glossary.html

"Linux distributions almost always come with Ghostscript already installed (not necessarily the most recent version). For other operating systems, you may have to install it yourself. Here are instructions for installing it on Windows:

Go to the Ghostscript project page on Sourceforge [GHOSTSCRIPT].

Look for the package gnu-gs or ghostscript (for non-commercial use only) and go to the download section.

Download one of the prepared Windows distributions, such as gs650w32.exe or gs700w32.exe.

Start the executable and follow the instructions of the installation procedure.

Copy the executable gswin32c.exe from the bin directory of the Ghostscript installation to the Windows directory (or any other directory that is contained in the PATH). As an alternative, advanced users can set an environment variable, GS_PROG, to point to gswin32c.exe (e.g. C:\gs\gsX.YY\bin\gswin32c.exe).

Now you should be able to read PostScript files with GIMP. Please note that you must not move the Ghostscript directories once the installation is complete. The installation creates registry entries which allow Ghostscript to find its libraries"

From: gimp-user-bounces@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU [mailto:gimp-user-bounces@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU] On Behalf Of Zachary Bruno
Sent: 29 January 2009 14:39
To: gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu Subject: [Gimp-user] Ghostscript error

Hello,

I keep getting this error when I try to open a .eps file. It says:

Encapsulated PostScript image Message

Error starting Ghostscript. Make sure that Ghostscript is installed and - if necessary - use the environment variable GS_PROG to tell GIMP about its location.
(Failed to execute child process (No such file or directory))

GIMP Message

Opening 'C:\Documents and Settings\Zachary Bruno\My Documents\My Composed Music\Cd Ready
(finished)\DiscFace_CDAudio\DIscFace_CDAudio.eps' failed:

Could not interpret Postscript file 'C:\Documents and Settings\Zachary Bruno\My Documents\My Composed Music\Cd Ready (finished)\DiscFace_CDAudio\DIscFace_CDAudio.eps'

I already have ghostscript, I put it in the directory: C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.0\share\gimp\2.0\scripts

Please help!

Thanks,

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Zachary Bruno wrote:

Encapsulated PostScript image Message Error starting Ghostscript. Make sure that Ghostscript is installed and - if necessary - use the environment variable GS_PROG to tell GIMP about its location.

If you do not have ghostcript in your systems search path, then follow the suggestion in the error message and set GS_PROG to point to the installed version of ghostcript.

> I already have ghostscript, I put it in the directory: C:\Program > Files\GIMP-2.0\share\gimp\2.0\scripts

The scripts directory is for Script-Fu scripts. It is not the directory for the ghostscript program.

Where did you get your copy of ghostscript for Windows and how (and where) did you install it?