Compiling code

[Keith Clark]

Mario Vukelic wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-07-25 at 22:52 -0400, Keith Clark wrote:
>   
>> All I wanted to do is 
>> install a printer and an adapter!
>>
>> I have no issues learning all of this, and one day I will, but for now
>> I just want my printer to work and all of the drivers are in source
>> code.  What a pita this is!
>>     
>
> I very much doubt that you have to compile anything to get a printer to
> work. What printer model do you have and what did you try so far to make
> it work? Where did you get that idea that you'd have to compile a
> driver? Where did you download the source code for that?
>
> In general, it helps to tell the mailing list what you are trying to
> achieve: describe the goal, not the step:
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#goal
>
>
>   

Mario,

It's a Star TSP600 Thermal Receipt Printer via Cable Unlimited USB 2.0 
to RS232 Serial Adapter

Keith

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