page_log, "total"

[ryan at stat.berkeley.edu]

Sometimes the page log says "total" instead of the number of pages in a
job. Does this mean that the number in the numcopies field then represents the total number of pages for that job?

lp user1 2113 [08/Oct/2004:15:09:23 +0800] total 1 - localhost
lp user1 2113 [08/Oct/2004:15:09:33 +0800] total 1 - localhost
lp user1 2113 [08/Oct/2004:15:09:43 +0800] total 1 - localhost
lp user2 2114 [08/Oct/2004:15:11:05 +0800] total 1 - host1
lp user2 2114 [08/Oct/2004:15:11:15 +0800] total 1 - host1
lp user2 2115 [08/Oct/2004:16:03:32 +0800] total 0 - host2
lp user2 2115 [08/Oct/2004:16:03:42 +0800] total 1 - host2

Did job 2113 print 1 page or 3?
Did job 2114 print 1 page or 2?
And what is up with job 2115? 0 pages or 1?

I guess this all boils down to why cups uses 'total' rather than the
traditional page count. If the backend or filter sends cups 'total',
shouldn't it enter the info in the page log in a consistent manner?

Thanks for your time,
Ryan