Changes between Version 73 and Version 74 of CupsPort


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Mar 5, 2016, 10:21:19 AM (8 years ago)
Author:
Alex Taylor
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    3939The alternative is to download all required packages in ZIP file format and perform a manual installation. Check the installation notes and any included readme files plus the HowTo mentioned below to help install the packages and setup a printer:
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    41 '''Note:''' Many of the versions linked here are out of date. The WarpIN packages should be used until these links can be updated.
     41[http://www.cups.org CUPS] - This is the base CUPS package.  Version 2.1.0 is available at [http://smedley.id.au/tmp/cups-2.1.0-os2-20151122.zip]; this also requires the CUPS-Filters package, [http://smedley.id.au/tmp/cups-filters-1.0.71-os2-20150725.zip].  (An older stable version, V1.4.8, is also available: [https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76425158/cups-1.4.8-os2-20121221.zip] - this does not require CUPS-Filters.)
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    43 [http://www.cups.org CUPS] - This is the base CUPS package.  V1.4.8 is available via [https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76425158/cups-1.4.8-os2-20121221.zip]. Note that for USB printing this release requires you to have LIBUSB10.DLL on your system; you can get this file from [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/76425158/libusb-1.0.16-rc6-20130525.zip].
     43Note that for USB printing with either of these versions, you must have LIBUSB10.DLL on your system; you can get this file from [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/76425158/libusb-1.0.16-rc6-20130525.zip].
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    4545[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]. 
     
    4747Depending on your printer, you most likely need one of the following:
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    49   * [http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net Gutenprint] - V5.2.9: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/76425158/gutenprint-5.2.9-os2-2012-10-28.zip. The list of supported printers is at http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php
     49  * [http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net Gutenprint] - V5.2.10: [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/76425158/gutenprint-5.2.10-os2-20141019.zip]. The list of supported printers is at http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php
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    51   * [http://hplipopensource.com HP-LIP] - OS/2 binary of V3.12.10a: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/76425158/hplip-3.12.10a-os2-2012-10-28.zip
     51  * [http://hplipopensource.com HP-LIP] - OS/2 binary of V3.15.11: [http://smedley.id.au/tmp/hplip-3.15.11-os2-20151121.zip].
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    5353  * [http://splix.ap2c.org Splix] - OS/2 port of v2.0.0 from http://download.smedley.info/splix-2.0.0-os2-20100404.zip (older [http://download.smedley.info/splix-1.1.1-os2-20081226.zip v1.1.1] also available) (needs [http://smedley.info/gcc432.zip GCC432.DLL]). List of supported printers at http://splix.ap2c.org/ (all Samsung or Xerox printers)
     
    6767CUPS and !Gutenprint/Splix/HPLIP need to be extracted into the root directory of the SAME drive - some !Gutenprint/Splix/HPLIP files need to be installed into the CUPS directories.
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    69 Ghostscript also needs to be installed.  The current CUPS build expects to find gsos2.exe in \gs\gs8.71\bin\gsos2.exe - ie on the same drive as CUPS.  If this isn't the location of Ghostscript, you can edit \cups\lib\cups\filter\pstoraster and edit the PREFIX which points to the Ghostscript location.
     69Ghostscript also needs to be installed.  The current CUPS build expects to find gsos2.exe in \gs\gsx.yy\bin\gsos2.exe - ie on the same drive as CUPS.  If this isn't the location of Ghostscript, you can edit \cups\lib\cups\filter\pstoraster and edit the PREFIX which points to the Ghostscript location.
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    7171Refer to the CUPS [wiki:HowTo] for more details on how to use CUPS, particularly the stuff on setting up the port driver and importing PPD files into pscript.drv