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

[Matt B. <wal...@ma...>]

> On Sep 28, 2019, at 8:10 PM, Robert Krawitz <rl...@al...> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 27 Sep 2019 22:19:43 +0300, te...@yl... <mailto: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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> Robert Krawitz                                     <rl...@al... <mailto:rl...@al...>>
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If I remember correctly, there was a change in Gutenprint and Mac OS X did not have one or more of the dependencies.  Also, it was not possible those dependencies to  compile Gutenprint and make Gutenprint work.
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Matt Broughton