Re: [Lpr-discuss] debian packages

[Andrea M. <debian@Tonelli.sns.it>]

hi

I am the debian mantainer

I am now uploading some of the latest packages


On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 12:43:43PM -0800, curt brune wrote:
> I just installed gnulpr and associated goo using the
> "install-binaries.sh" script -- I see for debian all it did was add a
> line to /etc/apt/sources.list and then install task-gnulpr
> 
> I'm running debian woody and I noticed the install pulled everything
> (lpr-ppd, gpr, printtool, etc...) from the woody repository, not from
> lpr.sourceforge.net/debian ... Is this a problem?
> 
> When I run "gpr --version" I get version 0.8, but I see the latest on
> sourceforge is 0.9 . Are there .debs for this version and associated
> tools?

there will be in some time
 
> As a debian user what's the best way to stay up to date with gnulpr?

depends... probably, wait until I find time to upgrade   :-)

> BTW -- most things seem to work. I'm printing to a HP LaserJet 2200
> (downloaded the PPD from hp.sourceforge.net), which I configured with
> the printtool. The only thing that's not working well is gpr -- my
> printer's orange error light flashes whenever I use gpr, plus I get
> the same error message another poster to this list had
> 
> GLib-CRITICAL **: file gstrfuncs.c: line 1195 (g_strcasecmp):
> assertion `s2 != NULL' failed.
> 
> I **can**, however, achieve the features I'm really interested in
> (duplex and NUP) by printing with "a2ps --side=2".
> 

I will look into this problem ASAP (I have just bought a HP 2200  here too)

a.

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Andrea Mennucc
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