Dynamically generated PPDs from foomatic-db

[Colin Watson]

On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 08:09:01PM +0200, Pascal De Vuyst wrote:
> Since CUPS 1.2 it is possible to use dynamically generated PPD files by
> using driver programs under the /usr/lib/cups/driver directory. Driver
> programs must implement a specific command-line interface as described
> in the cups-driverd manpage, foomatic-ppdfile provides the needed
> command-line interface since 20060420.
> 
> This means the foomatic-filters-ppds package could be dropped from
> Ubuntu and replaced by providing a symlink from
> /usr/lib/cups/driver/foomatic to /usr/bin/foomatic-ppdfile, so PPD are
> generated on the fly from foomatic-db. The symlink should be part of the
> cupsys package. Every printer queue setup tool using the CUPS API like
> CUPS web interface, gnome-cups-manager and KDE Print Manager will then
> use the dynamically generated PPDs automatically.
> 
> I have done some performance tests in Edgy:
> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-db-engine/+bug/55685
> and they look promising.
> 
> Has this been considered for Edgy?

We have some serious CD size issues in Edgy, so (though I'm nowhere near
a printing guru myself and in fact cannot test the change) I'd be
willing to consider this to reclaim the 11.5MB used by
foomatic-filters-ppds. Would some people be able and willing to test
this if I made that change?

Thanks,

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]