https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641704 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641704#c0 Summary: Replace outdated cups-drivers by a new foomatic-PPDs package Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.4 Version: Factory Platform: All OS/Version: SuSE Other Status: ASSIGNED Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: Printing AssignedTo: jsmeix@novell.com ReportedBy: jsmeix@novell.com QAContact: jsmeix@novell.com Found By: Development Blocker: --- Currently the cups-drivers package in openSUSE:Factory is cleaned up, see bug#514994 so that it contains nothing but Foomatic PPDs, i.e. PPDs with those line: ----------------------------------------------------------------- *cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-postscript 0 foomatic-rip" ----------------------------------------------------------------- Currently those PPDs are compiled in a relatively complicated way from various Foomatic sources like foomatic-db-bzr-20080909.tar.bz2 and foomatic-db-engine-bzr-20080909.tar.bz2 which contain the Foomatic database XML files and its engine (mostly perl programs). But Foomatic PPDs are also ready-made available from OpenPrinting.org via a nice HTTP interface, see in particular at http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/database/... the sections "Modification of the output" and "Downloading PPD files". Therefore there is no longer the need to compile Foomatic PPDs from the Foomatic database XML files. Instead those PPDs should be downloaded from OpenPrinting.org and provided "as is" in a foomatic-PPDs package (similar to the PPDs in the manufacturer-PPDs package) The outdated cups-drivers package with its misleading name (PPDs are never ever printer driver programs) should be dropped. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.