[cups.development] Deleting printers that have no backend

[Michael Sweet]

Jim Fehlig wrote:
> ...
> My problem just got me to thinking that perhaps the current behavior of 
> CUPS should change, thus the post to the list for comments.

FWIW, if we removed printers when a backend or device went away, then
any partial upgrade or temporary "missing device" condition could
wipe out all of your printers.  That is clearly not the way we want
CUPS to work!  About all we can safely do is stop the printer which is
what we do already...

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