Re: One more package question - cups

[Thomas Klausner <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Wed, Apr 08, 2015 at 10:50:30AM +0800, Paul Goyette wrote:
> I've installed print/cups from source, and it appears to have been properly
> installed.  I can connect to the cups admin service via web browser.
> 
> I've added a printer, and the admin service says "Deskjet_2540_series (Idle,
> Accepting Jobs, Not Shared, Server Default)".
> 
> Yet when I try to print, nothing happens.  I requested a "Test Page" from
> the cups web service, and it says it sent it.  It even reports a completed
> job for the queue.  Yet nothing shows up on the device.
> 
> Similar failure when trying to print a file from shell command (ie, using
> /usr/bin/pkg/lpr $file) - a job is created and completes, but nothing goes
> to the printer.

There have been reports that print/cups doesn't work on NetBSD with
local printers, which is the main reason we still have print/cups15.
Someone needs to fix this, but so far noone with a printer had enough
time...
 Thomas