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

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

> On Sep 29, 2019, at 7:06 AM, Matt Broughton <wal...@ma...> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sep 28, 2019, at 8:10 PM, Robert Krawitz <rl...@al... <mailto: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 <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.
>> -- 
>> 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.

Oops.  That should have read -- it was not possible to add the dependencies to the Mac OS X system to allow Gutenprint to compile and work.

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Matt Broughton