cups shared state backwards compatibility issues

[Helge Blischke]

Hans-Peter Jansen wrote:
>>Weird ...
>>We have an 1.1.19 installation for serving some weird printers (which fail to
>>function properly with newer CUSP version) and use 1.3.5 by default. We
>>routinely print from 1.3.5 clients to printers set up in the 1.1.19 installation
>>without any problems.
>>
>>Helge
>>
>>
>>PS: Maybe there are some SuSE hacks in between - we always compile CUPS
>>grom the sources.
> 
> 
> Helge, thanks for your data point - I will check the SuSE package - and try to replace it with a non patched version.
> 
> Do you really print from the 1.3.5 clients via a 1.3.5 server to the 1.1.19 server, where both servers (sitting in different networks) are connected via ipp, and not 1.3.5 clients connecting directly to the 1.1.9 server.
> 
> I suspect, the problem is due to that ipp connection from new to old..
> 
> As a side note to the issue: while using cups 1.2.7 on the local server, all was well - thus the issue appeared, when moving from 1.2.7 to 1.3.7..
> 
> Greetings, Pete

Yes, the 1.1.19 printer is imported to the 1.3.5 server by browsing,
and the jobs are ptinzed to this printer using the standard lp command
without specifying the server wxplicitely.

Helge


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