Changes between Version 16 and Version 17 of CupsPort

Timestamp:

Jun 7, 2008, 9:26:31 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

psmedley

Comment:

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CupsPort

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-A preview of CUPS 1.3.2 (www.cups.org) + ESP Ghostscript 8.15.4
-(http://www.cups.org/espgs/) + Gutenprint 5.1.3
-(http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/) is now available at
-http://download.smedley.info/cups-1.3.2-espgs-8.15.4-gutenprint-5.1.3-os2-20070925.zip
+A preview of CUPS 1.3.2 (http://www.cups.org) + GPL Ghostscript 8.62 (http://www.ghostscript.com) + Gutenprint 5.1.98.2 (http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/) is now available at http://svn.netlabs.org/ecups
 
-Some notes on the release follow:
-Built using Innotek GCC v3.3.5 CSD3 version and requires the runtime dll from ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip
+Some notes on the release follow: 
+
+Ghostscript and Gutenprint are built using Innotek GCC v3.3.5 CSD3 version and require the runtime dll from ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip
+
+CUPS is built using a custom libc064x.dll - a copy of which can be downloaded from http://download.smedley.info/libc064x.zip
 
 Known issues:
- * adding printer using the web interface doesn't work - cupsd can't detect the available backends correctly - this is under investigation.  Adding a printer from the command line using lpadmin does however work. '''(Works in CUPS 1.3.2)'''
- * currently tested printer backends are ipp & lpd - usb isn't working. However, in the meantime, you can create a printer object for the USB printer, and run the OS/2 lpd daemon and print to a usb printer using the lpd backend in cups.
- * cups and associated programs are hardcoded to be in \gs, \gutenprint & \cups - ie '''DO NOT''''''' expect it to work if you unzip into c:\test - this restriction will be removed in a future build
- * to reduce the size of the archive, only en_GB language Gutenprint ppd files are included
+    * currently tested printer backends are ipp & lpd - usb isn't working. However, in the meantime, you can create a printer object for the USB printer, and run the OS/2 lpd daemon and print to a usb printer using the lpd backend in cups.
+    * cups and associated programs are hardcoded to be in \gs, \gutenprint & \cups - ie DO NOT expect it to work if you unzip into c:\test - this restriction may be removed in a future build
+    * to reduce the size of the archive, only English language Gutenprint ppd files are included 
 
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-What to test:
-Start the daemon (ie \cups\sbin\cupsd.exe - no command line parameters required)
-Make sure libcups.dll is available in the libpath
+What to test: 
+* Start the daemon (ie \cups\sbin\cupsd.exe - no command line parameters required) 
 
-Add a printer using the syntax:
- 1. \cups\sbin\lpadmin -p laserjet4mps -E -v lpd://192.168.1.253 (Postscript printer called lsaerjet4mps, on LPD server at 192.168.1.253
- 2. \cups\sbin\lpadmin -p EpsonC87 -E -v lpd://192.168.1.2/EPOMNI5C -m gutenprint/5.1/en_gb/stp-escp2-c86.5.1.ppd.gz (Raster printer called EpsonC87 on lpd server 192.168.1.2, queue name EPOMNI5C, postscript ppd to use located in /cups/share/cups/model/gutenprint/5.1/en_GB/stp-escp2-c86.5.1.ppd.gz
+* Add a printer using the syntax:
 
-Verify printer has been added by loading the web interface in a browser with http://localhost:631 - look at the Printers button to see the printer and set any options (ie paper size, etc).
+   1. \cups\sbin\lpadmin -p laserjet4mps -E -v lpd://192.168.1.253 (Postscript printer called lsaerjet4mps, on LPD server at 192.168.1.253
+   2. \cups\sbin\lpadmin -p EpsonC87 -E -v lpd://192.168.1.2/EPOMNI5C -m gutenprint/5.1/C/stp-escp2-c87.5.1.ppd.gz (Raster printer called EpsonC87 on lpd server 192.168.1.2, queue name EPOMNI5C, postscript ppd to use located in /cups/share/cups/model/gutenprint/5.1/C/stp-escp2-c86.5.1.ppd.gz 
 
-Try and print an image using \cups\bin\lpr -P <printername> filename.jpg -o fitplot
+* Verify printer has been added by loading the web interface in a browser with http://localhost:631 - look at the Printers button to see the printer and set any options (ie paper size, etc).
 
-Try and print the cups test page using \cups\bin\lpr -P <printername> \cups\share\cups\data\testprint.ps - or by clicking the 'Print Test Page' button in the cups web gui.
+* Try and print an image using:
+         \cups\bin\lpr -P <printername> filename.jpg -o fitplot
 
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-General feedback can be provided to paulDESPAM@DESPAMsmedley.info, bug reports should go to http://mantis.smedley.info
+* Try and print the cups test page using:
+         \cups\bin\lpr -P <printername> \cups\share\cups\data\testprint.ps or by using the 'Print Test Page' button in the web interface.
 
-Many thanks to Bart van Leeuwen and Adrain Gschwend for providing encouragement for this project (ie nagging me on IRC!), and to Knut St. Osmundsen for providing libc, and in particular for fixing some libc bugs that have prevented CUPS working correctly up until now.
+* Try and print a multiple page postscript file using:
+         \cups\bin\lpr -P <printername> \cups\share\cups\data\PReCS20.ps
 
-Also thanks to testers Pete and David for there work in identifying the idiosyncracies in pin.exe and pscript.drv!! See http://news.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.ecups.devel for details..
+General feedback can be provided to paul@smedley.id.au, bug reports should go to http://mantis.smedley.info
+
+Many thanks to Bart van Leeuwen and Adrain Gschwend for providing encouragement for this project (ie nagging me on IRC!); and to Knut St Osmundsen for fixing the libc bugs that have stopped cups working reliably up until now!
 
 If you like this software and want to support continued ports, please consider donating via PayPal via the link at http://smedley.info/os2ports, or via the Mensys online store at http://www.mensys.net/os2ports
 
+Changes since the last release:
+1) Updated to GPL GHostscript 8.62
+2) Updated to Gutenprint 5.1.98.2 (AKA 5.2.0-beta2)
+3) Recompiled CUPS using libc064x in the hope that the spawn fixes help make cupsd more stable
+
+Cheers,
+
+Paul Smedley
+Adelaide, South Australia
+5th June, 2008