Why does ImageMagick require GhostScript to read .eps files?

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Why does ImageMagick require GhostScript to read .eps files?

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Why does ImageMagick require GhostScript to read .eps files?

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Re: Why does ImageMagick require GhostScript to read .eps files?

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Given it takes years of effort to write a Postscript interpreter and given Ghostscript already does this and does it well-- we chose to use Ghostscript.
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