[hpoj-devel] get HPLIP 64-bit clean

[Johannes M. <js...@su...>]

Hello,

what we did up to now to get HPLIP built on 64-bit platforms:


1.

Add /usr/lib64 to CUPSSEARCHPATH to get the CUPS backend "hp"
installed under /usr/lib64/cups/backend on 64-bit architectures.
This is the directory where the other CUPS backends are
installed on 64-bit architectures.

Here the diff (too long lines are wrapped here):
------------------------------------------------------------------
--- backend/hp/configure.in.ORG 2004-12-16 01:13:19.000000000 +0100
+++ backend/hp/configure.in     2005-01-12 10:35:37.079406203 +0100
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 AC_C_CONST
 
-CUPSSEARCHPATH="/usr/share /usr/local/share /usr/lib
 /usr/local/lib /usr/libexec /opt"
+CUPSSEARCHPATH="/usr/share /usr/local/share /usr/lib
 /usr/local/lib /usr/lib64 /usr/libexec /opt"
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING("for cups backend path")
 CUPS_BACKEND_PATH="/usr/lib/cups/backend"
------------------------------------------------------------------

I recommend to change backend/hp/configure.in in your next version
accordingly.



2.

Add --libdir=%_libdir to the ./configure call.

%_libdir expands to /usr/lib on 32-bit architectures
and to /usr/lib64 on 64--bit architectures.

I recommend to add at least a note to the installation instructions
regarding 64-bit architectures.



Regards,
Johannes Meixner
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