[Gimp-print-devel] 2025 Gutenprint breaks drivers because it doesn't support old format

[biker95 <bi...@pr...>]

Guys, I really need you to acknowledge me.

You did something in 2025 that made my EPSON driver or whatever incompatible. I remember trying to figure it out, and I think the problem was that you switched from the ppd3 format to 4 or whatever. or from 4 to 5.

I mean, YOU should know what you did to break stuff.

My printer suddenly didn't work one day.

Other people had the problem too.
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=304707

Your ppd version doesn't work with gutenprint. Yea, sounds familiar.

Anyway, what is the reason you can't or won't support older versions? Can I somehow help you?

Right now, my solution to this is downgrading gutenprint every time I want to print something, which is, frankly annoying.

Yes, I could try to fix the problem maybe (my epson driver is only available in that specific ppd format), but shouldn't not breaking stuff be your job? I dunno...

I eagerly await your answer