[CRIT] STR #1285: PS-Files generated by windowshave trailing ^M

[Helge Blischke]

Stefan Hildenbrand wrote:
> 
> I posted the output of the file-backend
> 
> www.staff.uni-bayreuth.de/~btat09/file_backend_output.ps
> 
> I do use a 1.2.x snapshot, as all these tests are now done on a different machine.
> 
> Thanks,
> Stefan
> 
> > A first quick look into the logs showed nothing weird (except that you obviously are using a CUPS 1.2.x
> > snapshot, but the backchannel information from your pritner gets sidcarded).
> >
> > A further look into your problem.ps page showed that it is not fully DSC compliant (there are PS
> > statements between the %%EndSetup and the firsts %%Page: comment line. As this might cause garbage
> > produced by the pstops filter (we at our site use the "alternate pstops filter" which seems to be somewhat
> > safer with this respect), I#d suggest the following:
> >
> > - enable printing to file as described in the mime.xxx and cupsd.conf comments.
> > - set up a printer with the original 4200 PPD but with the file backend instead of socket and
> >   make sure that all defaults are the same.
> > - print the problem page to this "printer" and save and post the resulting file, please.
> >
> > Helge
> >

Well, I'd liked more the final problem.ps file, but anyway: the XP test page you posted 
isn't worse than the input and prints ok (directly fed through the backend now).

I've no more an idea what's going wrong now.

Helge


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