Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (464 mails)

[Johannes Meixner <jsmeix@xxxxxxx>]

Hello,

On Feb 9 16:43 Andrew Joakimsen wrote (shortened):

> Sorry... 
> http://lprng.sourceforge.net/DISTRIB/RESOURCES/PPD/LEXMARK/LEXT520.PPD
...
> > This is very curious. I am trying to setup a Lexmark T520
> > laserprinter. When I use the PPD from the Windows driver (the same PPD
> > is also found here: ) in YasT it gives an error and does not permit
> > use of the PPD file:

See
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=310177


> > Checking file "./LEXT520.PPD"
> > ./LEXT520.PPD: FAIL
> >       **FAIL**  BAD PSVersion - not "(string) int".
> >                 REF: Pages 62-64, section 5.3.
...
> > Problem is its a valid PPD file

It is an invalid PPD file.
Therefore the PPD file must be fixed.
Ask the manufacturer to provide you a valid PPD file
or fix it on your own for example change the line
*PSVersion: "(3010)"
to something like
*PSVersion: "(3010) 123"
so that at least the syntax of this PPD is valid.


> > 1) The PPD-checking needs to be fixed

Obviously not.


> > 2) The error message needs to be changed to express something
> > meaningful or the errormessage needs to be carefully documented.

"REF: Pages 62-64, section 5.3." points to the exact right
section in the Adobe PPD specification.

Note that cupstestppd (which is called by YaST) is not meant
an an end-user tool but as a tool for developers (who should be
are aware of the Adobe PPD specification) to test their PPDs.

For "Information for Printer Manufacturers Regarding Linux Support",
see
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Information_for_Printer_Manufacturers_Regarding_Linux_Support
in particular "cupstestppd" in the " PostScript Printers" section.


Kind Regards
Johannes Meixner
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