./configure fails with error: no gc
by Asif Lodhi
Hi,
I have just joined this list because I get the following error whenver
I ./configure InkScape (inkscape-0.41.tar.gz version) :
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checking gc.h usability... no
checking gc.h presence... no
checking for gc.h... no
checking gc/gc.h usability... no
checking gc/gc.h presence... no
checking for gc/gc.h... no
configure: error: libgc (the Boehm Conservative Collector) 6.4+, is
needed to compile inkscape --
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc
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I did downloaded gc from ftp://parcftp.xerox.com/pub/gc/gc.tar.Z then,
upon carefully reading the ./configure error message's requirement (gc
6.4+), downloaded gc 6.5 again from
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/gc_source/gc6.5.tar.gz
and configure/make/make installed it under my home directory with
appropriate prefixes (and bindir, libdir, etc. options). I then tried
to ./configure/make/make installed InkScape similarly (under my home
directory), giving it all the usual options (libdir, includedir, etc)
but ./configure still fails. I want to build from source to install
it in a directory under my home directory and don't want to install
InkScape from any RPMs.
2ND Question:
I have used InkScape a bit before (albeit on Windows) and found that
InkScape's freehand pencil tool, and even the calligraphic pen
(pencil?) tool, is not as good as that of the SodiPodi. SodiPodi's
pencil tool has very smooth flow and momentum and a free-hand pencil
artist (who is somewhat good with the mouse as well) can easily make
strokes comfortably and smoothly. Can similary flow momentum be
incorporated into InkScape as well? I read somewhere that InkScape
originated from SodiPodi. Why didn't the smooth flow get incorporated
as well? I am not saying that InkScape's pencil/Calligraphic tool
doesn't work at all - just not as smoothly as SodiPodi's pencil does.
Those who are freehand pencil artist can readily understand my
problem.
I would highly appreciate if you give me a quick solution to the GC
problem. Why InkScape's configure can't find gc? It is looking for
GC in the source "gc" directory as it can be seen from the messages
pasted above. How can I make InkScape's configure look for gc in the
directory where I installed it (under my home directory, that is)?
--
Thanks and regards
Asif Lodhi
18 years, 4 months
Command line usage under MS-Windows
by Franz Haeuslschmid
Dear Inkscape users,
I'm using the Win32 build snapshot contained in
Inkscape0505310200.zip. I works very well (especially the export
to PS, with gradients!), however now, that I try to automate the
conversion using the command line, I get the following error in a
command window:
$ inkscape --without-gui -f figure.svg
** (process:3552): WARNING **: Could not open units file '.\share\ui\units.txt': No such file or directory
** (inkscape.exe:3552): WARNING **: Specified document figure.svg cannot be opened (is it valid SVG file?)
(inkscape.exe:3552): Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkmain.c: line 1231 (gtk_main_quit): assertion `main_loops != NULL' failed
Using the GUI is OK -- so, is parsing the command line supported
at all for MS-Windows?
Franz.
18 years, 4 months
export to EPS with text kept undivided to letters (for LaTeX's psfrag package)
by David Soukal
Hello,
I have a rather specific problem that I was unable to solve so far. I'm
using Inkscape to draw figures that are later included in LaTeX
documents. Since I often need to include math in my figures, I'm using
LaTeX package called PSFrag. What this package does is it parses a given
EPS file a replaces specified strings by a LaTeX rendered text. This way
I can combine the power of Inkscape and LaTeX together to get beautiful
and easily drawn figures with the possibility of placing complex math
formulas in the figure.
Now my problem. PSFrag works by searching a given EPS file for
occurences of a given string. For example the command
\psfrag{t1}{$\sin^2(x)$}
will replace the occurence of the "tag" t1 by the LaTeX rendered formula
sin^2(x).
The problem is, that during the conversion to EPS, Inkscape will break
any text I write into letters. For example, the text "t1", meant to be
replaced by PSFrag, will get translated to
(t) show
grestore
gsave [1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 -1.0000000 384.78790 540.19971] concat
/Courier findfont
12.000000 scalefont
setfont
0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 setrgbcolor
newpath
0.0000000 0.0000000 moveto
(1) show
grestore
gsave [1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 -1.0000000 581.42859 538.95166] concat
instead of simple (t1) show.
This causes PSFrag to miss the replacement tag "t1" since it is broken
into two "show" commands.
I realize that this is probably done because of kerning. So, I tried to
manually switch off kerning (for this text/and altogether) but I wasn't
able to do it--I didn't find any command to do it, nor did I find it in
the XML editor. I also tried to disable kerning by selecting a
monospaced font but it didn't help either.
An obvious solution is to use single letter but this is rather inconvenient.
Is there anything else I might do?
Thank you!
David
18 years, 4 months
export to EPS with text kept undivided to letters (for LaTeX's psfrag package)
by David Soukal
Hello,
I have a rather specific problem that I was unable to solve so far. I'm
using Inkscape to draw figures that are later included in LaTeX
documents. Since I often need to include math in my figures, I'm using
LaTeX package called PSFrag. What this package does is it parses a given
EPS file a replaces specified strings by a LaTeX rendered text. This way
I can combine the power of Inkscape and LaTeX together to get beautiful
and easily drawn figures with the possibility of placing complex math
formulas in the figure.
Now my problem. PSFrag works by searching a given EPS file for
occurences of a given string. For example the command
\psfrag{t1}{$\sin^2(x)$}
will replace the occurence of the "tag" t1 by the LaTeX rendered formula
sin^2(x).
The problem is, that during the conversion to EPS, Inkscape will break
any text I write into letters. For example, the text "t1", meant to be
replaced by PSFrag, will get translated to
(t) show
grestore
gsave [1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 -1.0000000 384.78790 540.19971] concat
/Courier findfont
12.000000 scalefont
setfont
0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 setrgbcolor
newpath
0.0000000 0.0000000 moveto
(1) show
grestore
gsave [1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 -1.0000000 581.42859 538.95166] concat
instead of simple (t1) show.
This causes PSFrag to miss the replacement tag "t1" since it is broken
into two "show" commands.
I realize that this is probably done because of kerning. So, I tried to
manually switch off kerning (for this text/and altogether) but I wasn't
able to do it--I didn't find any command to do it, nor did I find it in
the XML editor. I also tried to disable kerning by selecting a
monospaced font but it didn't help either.
An obvious solution is to use single letter but this is rather inconvenient.
Is there anything else I might do?
Thank you!
David
18 years, 4 months
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18 years, 4 months
Trace Bitmap - question
by Hago Ziegler
Hi,
I try to vectorise the outlines of a simple map, using "Trace Bitmap".
The bitmap has 2 colors - white background and a 1px black line for
the outlines.
When I use "Trace Bitmap", I get a path on both sides of the black
line - but I want just one in the middle of the black line.
See: http://www.hagoschaos.de/h/freunde/karteG.html
Is there a way?
Hago
18 years, 4 months
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18 years, 4 months
Trace Bitmap - question
by Hago Ziegler
Hi,
I try to vectorise the outlines of a simple map, using "Trace Bitmap".
The bitmap has 2 colors - white background and a 1px black line for
the outlines.
When I use "Trace Bitmap", I get a path on both sides of the black
line - but I want just one in the middle of the black line.
See: http://www.hagoschaos.de/h/freunde/karteG.html
Is there a way?
Hago
18 years, 4 months
links objects as in a diagram
by Rob Wilco
Hi,
I have followed he tutorials yesterday and have been very impressed with
Inkscape.
I am trying to figure out how I could use it to make nice diagrams. I
know Inkscape is not specificaly designed for that (I know Dia is) but I
don't think I need a lot.
* Is it easy to make boxes that auto adjust its size to the text
contained in the box?
* I have two box shapes, and then I want to link them i a way I can
drag a box, the other box do not move but the path between the two
adapts and stays linked to both shapes. How easy it is to do or emulate
that?
At worst, for the latter, I will use the grid and easily reconnects the
boxes each time I move them (after all it just doubles the number of
drags'n drops). As you see, I will be satisfied with
tricky/unorthodox/creative ways to do those.
* Would you say I am on the wrong way using Inkscape to do diagrams or
you yourself regularly make diagrams with Inkscape.
Cheers,
It sure is a great product.
18 years, 4 months
