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[Alexandr Malusek <Alexandr.Malusek@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> I used the cnir22e1.ppd [1] file for the Canon imageRUNNER iR3300
> printer [2] in openSUSE 10.2 for a long time without problems but
> YaST2 in openSUSE 10.3 refuses to add this PPD file to its database. 
> The error messages are
>
> Checking file "./cnir22e1.ppd"
> ./cnir22e1.ppd:
>   WARN    DefaultResolution has no corresponding options!
>   WARN    DefaultHalftoneType has no corresponding options!
>   WARN    DefaultLeadingEdge has no corresponding options!
> 0 files passed

I have found that the problem is discussed on 
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=310177
It won't be fixed in 10.3 but there is a simple workaround:

> The workaround is to install 3rd party PPD files directly
> i.e. copy them manually to /usr/share/cups/model/downloaded/

This way, YaST2 accepted the cnir22e1.ppd file.

Nevertheless I'm still puzzled whether the PPD file is broken or not.
/usr/bin/cupstestppd (cups-1.2.12-22.15) in openSUSE 10.2 reports that 
it is broken: is reports 2068 errors and its exit status (=4) says 
that "the PPD file does not conform to the Adobe PPD specification."

# cupstestppd -v cnir22e1.ppd; echo exit=$?
cnir22e1.ppd:
    DETAILED CONFORMANCE TEST RESULTS
        PASS    DefaultImageableArea
        PASS    DefaultPaperDimension
<deleted>
        PASS    ShortNickName
        WARN    DefaultResolution has no corresponding options!
        WARN    DefaultHalftoneType has no corresponding options!
        WARN    DefaultLeadingEdge has no corresponding options!
    2068 ERRORS FOUND
exit=4

Surprisingly, cupstestppd (cups-1.3.7-25.1) in openSUSE 11.0 does not 
report any errors in this file and its exit status is 0. 

# cupstestppd -v cnir22e1.ppd; echo exit=$?
cnir22e1.ppd:
    DETAILED CONFORMANCE TEST RESULTS
        PASS    DefaultImageableArea
        PASS    DefaultPaperDimension
<deleted>
        PASS    ShortNickName
    NO ERRORS FOUND
exit=0

On 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2008-02/msg00157.html
Johannes Meixner suggests that manufacturers should be asked to provide 
PPD files that conform to the Adobe specification. But is the 
cnir22e1.ppd file invalid or not?

BTW, the specification is on 
http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/5003.PPD_Spec_v4.3.pdf

Regards,
A.M.
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