[hpoj-devel] Re: What does --disable-network-build exactly mean?

[dsuffiel <dav...@hp...>]

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:22:17 +0100, Johannes Meixner wrote:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> if HPLIP is compiled with "--disable-network-build",
> there is no longer "network support".
> 
> But what exactly does this mean?
> 
> I assume the following:
> 
> 1.
> No CUPS DeviceURI like "hp:/net/..." will work,
> but network printers can still be used with HPIJS
> via the generic CUPS backends "socket" and/or "lpd".
> 
> 2.
> No SANE device ID like "hpaio:/net/..." will work,
> therefore there is no network scanner support at all.
> 
> 3.
> No device status and no device maintenance via hp-toolbox
> neither for network printers nor for network scanners.
> 
> Is this list complete or did I miss something?
> 
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Johannes Meixner

Yes, assumptions 1-3 are correct. Also with "--disable-network-build"
libnetsnmp is no longer required at configure/compile time.

-dave