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function varargout = ghostscript(cmd)
%GHOSTSCRIPT Calls a local GhostScript executable with the input command
%
% Example:
% [status result] = ghostscript(cmd)
%
% Attempts to locate a ghostscript executable, finally asking the user to
% specify the directory ghostcript was installed into. The resulting path
% is stored for future reference.
%
% Once found, the executable is called with the input command string.
%
% This function requires a Ghostscript installation on your system.
% You can download Ghostscript from http://ghostscript.com (Windows/Linux)
% or http://pages.uoregon.edu/koch (MacOS).
%
% IN:
% cmd - Command string to be passed into ghostscript.
%
% OUT:
% status - 0 iff command ran without problem.
% result - Output from ghostscript.
% Copyright: Oliver Woodford, 2009-2015, Yair Altman 2015-
%{
% Thanks to Jonas Dorn for the fix for the title of the uigetdir window on Mac OS.
% Thanks to Nathan Childress for the fix to default location on 64-bit Windows systems.
% 27/04/11 - Find 64-bit Ghostscript on Windows. Thanks to Paul Durack and
% Shaun Kline for pointing out the issue
% 04/05/11 - Thanks to David Chorlian for pointing out an alternative
% location for gs on linux.
% 12/12/12 - Add extra executable name on Windows. Thanks to Ratish
% Punnoose for highlighting the issue.
% 28/06/13 - Fix error using GS 9.07 in Linux. Many thanks to Jannick
% Steinbring for proposing the fix.
% 24/10/13 - Fix error using GS 9.07 in Linux. Many thanks to Johannes
% for the fix.
% 23/01/14 - Add full path to ghostscript.txt in warning. Thanks to Koen
% Vermeer for raising the issue.
% 27/02/15 - If Ghostscript croaks, display suggested workarounds
% 30/03/15 - Improved performance by caching status of GS path check, if ok
% 14/05/15 - Clarified warning message in case GS path could not be saved
% 29/05/15 - Avoid cryptic error in case the ghostscipt path cannot be saved (issue #74)
% 10/11/15 - Custom GS installation webpage for MacOS. Thanks to Andy Hueni via FEX
% 15/01/20 - Various message cleanups/fixes in case of errors
%}
try
% Call ghostscript
[varargout{1:nargout}] = system([gs_command(gs_path()) cmd]);
catch err
% Display possible workarounds for Ghostscript croaks
url1 = 'https://github.com/altmany/export_fig/issues/12#issuecomment-61467998'; % issue #12
url2 = 'https://github.com/altmany/export_fig/issues/20#issuecomment-63826270'; % issue #20
hg2_str = ''; if using_hg2, hg2_str = ' or Matlab R2014a'; end
fprintf(2, 'Ghostscript error. Rolling back to GS 9.10%s may possibly solve this:\n * %s ', hg2_str, hyperlink(url1));
if using_hg2
fprintf(2, '(GS 9.10)\n * %s (R2014a)', hyperlink(url2));
end
fprintf('\n\n');
if ismac || isunix
url3 = 'https://github.com/altmany/export_fig/issues/27'; % issue #27
fprintf(2, 'Alternatively, this may possibly be due to a font path issue:\n * %s\n\n', hyperlink(url3));
% issue #20
% TODO: in Unix/Mac, find a way to automatically determine whether to use "export" (bash) or "setenv" (csh/tcsh)
if isdeployed
url = [mfilename '.m'];
else
fpath = which(mfilename);
if isempty(fpath), fpath = [mfilename('fullpath') '.m']; end
url = ['<a href="matlab:opentoline(''' fpath ''',201)">' fpath '</a>'];
end
fprintf(2, 'Alternatively, if you are using csh, modify shell_cmd from "export ..." to "setenv ..."\nat the bottom of %s\n\n', url);
end
rethrow(err);
end
end
function path_ = gs_path
% Return a valid path
% Start with the currently set path
path_ = user_string('ghostscript');
% Check the path works
if check_gs_path(path_)
return
end
% Check whether the binary is on the path
if ispc
bin = {'gswin32c.exe', 'gswin64c.exe', 'gs'};
else
bin = {'gs'};
end
for a = 1:numel(bin)
path_ = bin{a};
if check_store_gs_path(path_)
return
end
end
% Search the obvious places
if ispc
default_location = 'C:\Program Files\gs\';
dir_list = dir(default_location);
if isempty(dir_list)
default_location = 'C:\Program Files (x86)\gs\'; % Possible location on 64-bit systems
dir_list = dir(default_location);
end
executable = {'\bin\gswin32c.exe', '\bin\gswin64c.exe'};
ver_num = 0;
% If there are multiple versions, use the newest
for a = 1:numel(dir_list)
ver_num2 = sscanf(dir_list(a).name, 'gs%g');
if ~isempty(ver_num2) && ver_num2 > ver_num
for b = 1:numel(executable)
path2 = [default_location dir_list(a).name executable{b}];
if exist(path2, 'file') == 2
path_ = path2;
ver_num = ver_num2;
end
end
end
end
if check_store_gs_path(path_)
return
end
else
executable = {'/usr/bin/gs', '/usr/local/bin/gs'};
for a = 1:numel(executable)
path_ = executable{a};
if check_store_gs_path(path_)
return
end
end
end
% Ask the user to enter the path
while true
if strncmp(computer, 'MAC', 3) % Is a Mac
% Give separate warning as the uigetdir dialogue box doesn't have a
% title on MacOS
uiwait(warndlg('Ghostscript installation not found - please locate the program.', 'Ghostscript'))
base = uigetdir('/', 'Ghostcript program location');
else
base = uigetdir('/', 'Ghostcript program not found - please locate it');
end
if isequal(base, 0)
% User hit cancel or closed window
break;
end
base = [base filesep]; %#ok<AGROW>
bin_dir = {'', ['bin' filesep], ['lib' filesep]};
for a = 1:numel(bin_dir)
for b = 1:numel(bin)
path_ = [base bin_dir{a} bin{b}];
if exist(path_, 'file') == 2
if check_store_gs_path(path_)
return
end
end
end
end
end
if ismac
url = 'http://pages.uoregon.edu/koch';
else
url = 'http://ghostscript.com';
end
error('Ghostscript:NotFound', 'Ghostscript not found. Have you installed it from %s ?', hyperlink(url));
end
function good = check_store_gs_path(path_)
% Check the path is valid
good = check_gs_path(path_);
if ~good
return
end
% Update the current default path to the path found
if ~user_string('ghostscript', path_)
%filename = fullfile(fileparts(which('user_string.m')), '.ignore', 'ghostscript.txt');
[unused, filename] = user_string('ghostscript'); %#ok<ASGLU>
warning('Ghostscript:path', 'Path to ghostscript installation could not be saved in %s (perhaps a permissions issue). You can manually create this file and set its contents to %s, to improve performance in future invocations (this warning is safe to ignore).', filename, path_);
return
end
end
function good = check_gs_path(path_)
persistent isOk
if isempty(path_)
isOk = false;
elseif ~isequal(isOk,true)
% Check whether the path is valid
[status, message] = system([gs_command(path_) '-h']); %#ok<ASGLU>
isOk = status == 0;
end
good = isOk;
end
function cmd = gs_command(path_)
% Initialize any required system calls before calling ghostscript
% TODO: in Unix/Mac, find a way to automatically determine whether to use "export" (bash) or "setenv" (csh/tcsh)
shell_cmd = '';
if isunix
shell_cmd = 'export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=""; '; % Avoids an error on Linux with GS 9.07
end
if ismac
shell_cmd = 'export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=""; '; % Avoids an error on Mac with GS 9.07
end
% Construct the command string
cmd = sprintf('%s"%s" ', shell_cmd, path_);
end

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