Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Mac Big sur

[Robert K. <rl...@al...>]

On 2/25/21 7:31 PM, Steve Letter via Gimp-print-devel wrote:
> I will build them all in the morning.

If that's inconvenient, just build the first (ADVANCED4).  If the simplified PPD built that way
(which will have a lot more options) succeeds, then we have to look elsewhere.

>> On Feb 25, 2021, at 6:49 PM, Robert Krawitz <rl...@al...> wrote:
>>
>> On 2/25/21 2:06 PM, Steve Letter via Gimp-print-devel wrote:
>>> Can I assume I revert the previous change?
>>
>> Actually no, for now leave that change in, please.  It's possible that there are multiple problems
>> here.
>>
>>>> On Feb 25, 2021, at 1:32 PM, Robert Krawitz <rl...@al...> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 2/25/21 1:29 PM, Robert Krawitz wrote:
>>>>>> On 2/25/21 10:09 AM, Matt Broughton wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Feb 24, 2021, at 11:30 AM, Robert Krawitz <rl...@al...> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2/24/21 11:12 AM, Matt Broughton wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Feb 24, 2021, at 8:50 AM, Robert Krawitz <rl...@al...> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Yes.  This is suggesting that it's likely the number of options or number of pages of
>>>>>>>>> options that's
>>>>>>>>> the problem.  It could still be paper sizes, since the simplified PPD contain fewer.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> One other thing to try would be the full PPD for a color laser printer.  This contains a lot of
>>>>>>>>> options, but even the full PPD files support fewer media sizes with laser printers.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The full PPD for the "Generic PCL Color Laser LF Printer" works fine.  All the options are
>>>>>>>> there -- General, Output Control Common, Output Control Extra 1-5.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There are 19 ImageableArea entries.  A check of the ImageableAreas shows no duplicates in
>>>>>>>> size or Landscape of another size.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> OK.  If you're willing to muck with a little bit of code and rebuild, or alternatively edit PPD
>>>>>>> files by hand, there's something else I'd like to try, to reduce the number of page sizes (either
>>>>>>> alternative):
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1) Reduce the maximum number of paper sizes in genppd.  That will require making a small
>>>>>>> change to
>>>>>>> it, rebuilding, and regenerating the PPD file(s).  You can try number other than 20 to try to
>>>>>>> narrow
>>>>>>> down where it happens (which would be useful).  If you still have problems with 20 page
>>>>>>> sizes, the
>>>>>>> problem lies elsewhere.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> diff --git a/src/cups/genppd.c b/src/cups/genppd.c
>>>>>>> index aa47aad8..f132a0d9 100644
>>>>>>> --- a/src/cups/genppd.c
>>>>>>> +++ b/src/cups/genppd.c
>>>>>>> @@ -467,6 +467,8 @@ print_page_sizes(gpFile fp, stp_vars_t *v, int simplified,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> stp_describe_parameter(v, "PageSize", &desc);
>>>>>>> num_opts = stp_string_list_count(desc.bounds.str);
>>>>>>> +  if (num_opts > 20)
>>>>>>> +    num_opts = 20;
>>>>>>> the_papers = stp_malloc(sizeof(paper_t) * num_opts);
>>>>>>> for (i = 0; i < num_opts; i++)
>>>>>>>   {
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2) Manually edit one of the failing PPD files to cut down on the number of page sizes.  There are
>>>>>>> four places you need to edit, and you need to make sure to have the same page sizes at each
>>>>>>> point:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *OpenUI *PageSize/Media Size: PickOne
>>>>>>> *OpenUI *PageRegion/Media Size: PickOne
>>>>>>> *DefaultImageableArea: Letter
>>>>>>> *DefaultPaperDimension: Letter
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Unfortunately that didn't solve the problem.  Nothing showed for Printer Features trying to
>>>>>> print from Preview app.  I also tried BBEdit (a great text editor) and it crashed as soon as I
>>>>>> opened the Printer Features menu.  I was able to grab the Console log, the System log, and the
>>>>>> crash report from BBEdit later today.
>>>>>
>>>>> So that suggests that the problem isn't with paper sizes (or that there's another problem).  Next
>>>>> step is around line 1222 in genppd.c:
>>>>>
>>>>> int maximum_level = simplified ?
>>>>>   STP_PARAMETER_LEVEL_BASIC : STP_PARAMETER_LEVEL_ADVANCED4;
>>>>>
>>>>> Please change STP_PARAMETER_LEVEL_BASIC first to STP_PARAMETER_LEVEL_ADVANCED4 then 3, 2, and 1 to
>>>>> see when (and if) things start working again.
>>>>
>>>> To clarify: use simplified PPD files with all of those tests.  If STP_PARAMETER_LEVEL_ADVANCED4
>>>> works, don't bother with the others -- the problem will lie elsewhere.
>>>>
>>>>
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