Changes between Version 52 and Version 53 of CupsPort

Timestamp:

Feb 5, 2011, 3:51:46 AM (13 years ago)

Author:

Alex Taylor

Comment:

Added links to older cups and gs versions for people who have problems

CupsPort

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 The required components (includes all listed below as ZIP files) can be downloaded in 1 "eCUPS Printing System" WarpIN Archive initially from ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/eCUPS003.wpi and expected to move to ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/ecups/eCUPS003.wpi
 
-'''Please Note:''' This WarpIN archive is maintained separately from the various CUPS port components it contains.  As a result, it may not include the latest versions of each component.  You should use the ZIP file distributions (below) if you need the very latest releases.
+'''Please Note:''' This WarpIN archive is maintained separately from the various CUPS port components it contains.  As a result, it may not include the latest versions of each component.  You should use the ZIP file distributions (below) if you need the very latest releases.  In addition, the archive does not include certain components (such as HP-LIP, ECUPS-HP, foomatic-rip or foo2qpdl).
 
 Read the displayed Readme text carefully to help decide which of the components you need to install before selecting packages for installation.
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 This package also contains the cups HowTo in INF format which is opened in the Help Viewer and will also start the CUPS Printer setup; both of these events occur at the end of the package installation. Refer to the displayed "How To" in order to setup a printer.
 
-'''Note:''' The above WarpIN Archive was designed to be installed to eComStation systems. It should also install to OS/2 Warp4 systems. This would result in the OS/2 system acquiring an ecs directory tree on the boot drive in the event of Docs and/or Support dll files being installed - Just something OS/2 users need to be aware of.
+'''Note:''' The above WarpIN Archive was designed to be installed to eComStation systems. It should also install to OS/2 Warp 4 systems. This would result in the OS/2 system acquiring an ecs directory tree on the boot drive in the event of Docs and/or Support dll files being installed - Just something OS/2 users need to be aware of.
 
-WarpIN 1.0.8 or later is required in order to install this Archive ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/warpin/
+WarpIN 1.0.18 or later is required in order to install this archive: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/warpin/
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-[http://www.cups.org CUPS] - OS/2 binary from http://smedley.info/cups-1.4.5-os2-20101121.zip
+[http://www.cups.org CUPS] - This is the base CUPS package, currently: [http://smedley.info/cups-1.4.5-os2-20101121.zip].  (Older versions are also available in case you have problems with the latest: [http://download.smedley.info/cups-1.4.4-os2-20100812.zip V1.4.4], [http://download.smedley.info/cups-1.4.2-os2-20100310.zip V1.4.2], [http://download.smedley.info/cups-1.3.11-os2-20090704.zip V1.3.11])
 
-[http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost Ghostscript] - OS/2 binary from http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=ghostscript
+[http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost Ghostscript] - The latest OS/2 binary should always be available from http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=ghostscript or by direct link: [http://download.smedley.info/ghostscript-9.00-os2-20100919.zip V9.00] (the previous version [http://download.smedley.info/ghostscript-8.71-os2-20100302.zip V8.71] is also available).
 
 Depending on your printer, you most likely need one of the following:
 
- * [http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net Gutenprint] - OS/2 binary from http://smedley.info/gutenprint-5.2.6-os2-20101121.zip - list of supported printers is at http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php
+  * [http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net Gutenprint] - OS/2 binary from http://smedley.info/gutenprint-5.2.6-os2-20101121.zip - list of supported printers is at http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php
 
- * [http://hplipopensource.com HP-LIP] - OS/2 binary from http://download.smedley.info/hplip-3.10.2-os2-20100503.zip
+  * [http://hplipopensource.com HP-LIP] - OS/2 binary from http://download.smedley.info/hplip-3.10.2-os2-20100503.zip
 
- * [http://splix.ap2c.org Splix] - OS/2 port of v1.1.1 from http://download.smedley.info/splix-1.1.1-os2-20081226.zip (needs [http://smedley.info/gcc432.zip GCC432.DLL] - list of supported printers at http://splix.ap2c.org/ - all Samsung or Xerox printers
+  * [http://splix.ap2c.org Splix] - OS/2 port of v1.1.1 from http://download.smedley.info/splix-1.1.1-os2-20081226.zip (needs [http://smedley.info/gcc432.zip GCC432.DLL]). List of supported printers at http://splix.ap2c.org/ (all Samsung or Xerox printers)
 
- * [http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/databasefoomatic Foomatic] - OS/2 port of v4.05 from http://download.smedley.info/foomatic-rip-os2-20100926.zip
+  * [http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/databasefoomatic foomatic-rip] - OS/2 port of v4.05 from [http://download.smedley.info/foomatic-rip-os2-20100926.zip].  This is a special CUPS filter required by some drivers which don't use any of the above.  The OS/2 port is still somewhat experimental.
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+  * [http://foo2qpdl.rkkda.com/ foo2qpdl] - A package of drivers for certain esoteric printer protocols (QPDL, ZJS and others) which use foomatic-rip (above).  OS/2 port available at http://smedley.info/foo2qpdl-os2-20100628.zip
 
 ECUPS.DRV: A modified version of IBM's pscript.drv with improvements to compatibility with CUPS.  New version: http://download.smedley.info/ecups-driver-20090324.zip - includes 650 or so printers from Gutenprint 5.2.3 and all printers from Splix v1.1.1
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 [http://download.smedley.info/cupsportdriver-20090410.zip cups.pdr] - port driver to allow print jobs to be queued to a cups server from OS/2 applications - [http://download.smedley.info/cupsportdriver-20090410-src.zip source available]
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