Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Epson ET-M1140 Ecotank

[Robert K. <rl...@al...>]

On Fri, 27 Sep 2019 22:19:43 +0300, te...@yl... wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I can beta testing Gutenprint with Epson ET-M1140 Ecotank,
> but needed OS X 10.5 version, it can be 64-bit, because
> my machine is Apple Powermac G5 Quadcore 2.5Ghz PPC and maximum
> OS for this machine is Mac OS X 10.5. Although I like more
> Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).
>
> Is there any generic escp2 support, where to start testing?
>
> Some hints how to make 64-bit application for OS X 10.5 (and even OS X  
> 10.4 PPC) in intel macs:
>
> How to make PPC support for Xcode 4:
> https://github.com/thinkyhead/Legacy-XCode-Scripts
>
> and if needed:
> == G5-Related Flags for GCC ===
> -mcpu=970
> This allows the compiler to use instructions only available on the G5  
> (also known as 970) processor.
>
> -mtune=970
> This tells the compiler to tune code as optimally as it can for the  
> G5. This flag can be safely used by itself on code that may run on  
> processors other than the G5, because code compatibility is not changed.
>
> -mpowerpc64
> In combination with the above flags, this flag tells the compiler to  
> enable the G5's native 64-bit long long support for greatly enhanced  
> performance when working with long longs. At times, the  
> -force_cpusubtype_ALL flag may also be needed.

Hi,

Unfortunately, we do not have any PPC-based Macintosh systems or the
ability to build for OS X prior to 10.6.
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