HP Internet Printer Connection Software doesn't work with cups

[Alexander Elbs]

The HP printing tool sends as printer URI this to the cups server:

hostname/printers/some_printer

it leaves out http:// or ipp://
with this patch (to 1.2.7) it works for us:

--- cups/http-support.c.orig 2007-07-20 14:04:46.000000000 +0200
+++ cups/http-support.c      2007-07-20 14:05:56.000000000 +0200
@@ -867,7 +867,8 @@

   status = HTTP_URI_OK;

-  if (!strncmp(uri, "//", 2))
+  if (!strncmp(uri, "//", 2) ||
+      (*uri != '/' && strstr(uri, "//") == NULL))
   {
    /*
     * Workaround for HP IPP client bug...
@@ -930,13 +931,17 @@
   * Now see if we have a hostname...
   */

-  if (!strncmp(uri, "//", 2))
+  if (!strncmp(uri, "//", 2) ||
+      (*uri != '/' && strstr(uri, "//") == NULL))
   {
    /*
     * Yes, extract it...
     */

-    uri += 2;
+    if (!strncmp(uri, "//", 2))
+    {
+      uri += 2;
+    }

    /*
     * Grab the username, if any...