Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of CupsPort

Timestamp:

Jun 11, 2007, 5:05:15 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

psmedley

Comment:

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CupsPort

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-A preview of CUPS 1.2.6 (www.cups.org) + ESP Ghostscript 8.15.3
-(http://www.cups.org/espgs/) + Gutenprint 5.0.0
+A preview of CUPS 1.2.11 (www.cups.org) + ESP Ghostscript 8.15.4
+(http://www.cups.org/espgs/) + Gutenprint 5.1.2
 (http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/) is now available at
-http://download.smedley.info/cups-1.2.6-os2-a1.zip
+http://download.smedley.info/cups-1.2.11-espgs-8.15.4-gutenprint-5.1.2-os2.zip
 
 Some notes on the release follow:
-Built using Innotek GCC v3.3.5 CSD1 version and requires the runtime dll from ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.1-csd1.zip
+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
 
 Known issues:
- * adding printer using the web interface doesn't work - it hangs trying to detect the attached printers.  Adding a printer from the command line using lpadmin does however work.
+ * 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.
  * 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
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 Start the daemon (ie \cups\sbin\cupsd.exe - no command line parameters required)
 Make sure libcups.dll is available in the libpath
+
 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/5.0/en_gb/stp-escp2-c86.5.0.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/5.0/en_GB/stp-escp2-c86.5.0.ppd.gz
+ 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
 
 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).
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 Try and print an image using \cups\bin\lpr -P <printername> filename.jpg -o fitplot
 
-Try and print the cups test page using \cups\bin\lpr -P <printername> \cups\share\cups\data\testprint.ps
+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.
 
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 General feedback can be provided to paul@smedley.info, 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!)
+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.
 
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