[Pkg-cups-devel] Bug#503644: Bug#503644: cups: no IPP printer available any more?

[Martin Pitt]

Hi Marc,

Marc Haber [2008-10-27 10:03 +0100]:
> after upgrading to the experimental CUPS packages, I can no longer
> configure an IPP printer: The "Device" combo box in the "Add" and
> "Configure Printer" dialogs only shows "AppSocket/HP JetDirect",
> "Backend Error Handler", "CUPS-PDF (Virtual PDF Printer)", "HP Fax
> (HPLIP)", "HP Printer (HPLIP)", "LPT #1", "SCSI Printer" and "Windows
> Printer via SAMBA".

Is this really any different with the unstable packages? My feeling is
that this is an upstream decision, and it's like that for my printer,
too.

> When I try to print a test page, the printer status says "No %%Pages:
> comment in header!", but when I look into the actual spool file, it
> looks like PostScript alright.

That seems to be a bug in one of the filters. Till, any idea how to
debug this?

> Additionally, as a reminder, my system does not seem to be aware of a
> lot of files, including /usr/lib/cups/backend/ipp, to be member of any
> package.

That's because the package ships /usr/lib/cups/backend-available/, and
the debconf'ified package configuration hardlinks the enabled ones to
backend/.

Martin

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