[Pkg-cups-devel] Bug#460094: Bug#460094: cupsys: No option to change default error policy [patch]

[Matthew King]

Martin Pitt <mpitt at debian.org> writes:

> Hi Matthew,
>
> Matthew King [2008-01-10 14:31 +0000]:
>> Launchpad bug #LP41313 includes a patch to change the hard-coded default
>> error policy from 'stop-printer' to 'retry-job' but Till Kamppeter, the
>> author of the patch, says:
>> 
>>     A better solution would be adding a directive "DefaultErrorPolicy"
>>     to cupsd.conf, so distros can set this to "Retry job" in their
>>     desktop versions and "Stop printer" in their enterprise server
>>     versions.
>> 
>> The included patch does this, keeping the behaviour the same (ie. the
>> default in cupsd.conf and the default default if this is not set is
>> still 'stop-printer').
>
> Thank you! This should also be sent to upstream for inspection and
> adoption.

It's probably better if you do that than I. I had a hunt around the cups
website but couldn't find an address to which to send patches etc.

> [1] https://help.launchpad.net/BugTrackerEmailInterface

I didn't know that. And to think I went to all the trouble a while ago
of creating an LP account.

The mail format does appear to be frustratingly different from Debian's.

Matthew

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