Changelog
cups (1.5.2-5) unstable; urgency=low
* debian/patches/commandtops-make-robust-against-broken-postscript.patch:
CUPS' commandtops filter allows auto-configuration of the default option
settings of PostScript printers querying the printer using PostScript
commands defined in the PPD file ("*?..." entries). Problem is that if
one of the query commands has a PostScript error (rather common in
manufacturer-supplied PPD files) the printer errors out and ignores all
subsequent queries putting the auto-configuration job into a 90-second
timeout for each query. This patch protects the job against failures
on broken PostScript and shortens the timeout to 10 seconds, so that
as many options as possible get auto-configured in a reasonable time.
Thanks to Helge Blischke for applying the needed PostScript tricks
(CUPS STR #4028). No auto-configuration of PostScript printers actually
works by sending a job like 'echo -en '#CUPS-COMMAND\nAutoConfigure\n' |
lp -d <printer>' which could be done by a button in a printer setup tool.
-- Till Kamppeter <email address hidden> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:52:01 +0100
