[cups.bugs] [MOD] STR #3008: lp: page selection with -P processed after number-up

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>From http://bugs.debian.org/501311:

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  lp -P 41-51 -o number-up=2 file.pdf

I expected it to extract pp. 41-51 from file.pdf, then convert them to
2up and send it to the printer.

I can think of two fixes:

1. In the description of the -P switch in the 'lp' manpage, explain
   that the page numbers are those after page rearrangements.

2. Change the cups filters to first select pages with -P, then
   rearrange pages.

The first fix clarifies the situation but makes it hard to use -P
with number-up, so I like the second fix.
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I confirmed the issue with 1.3.9.

Link: http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3008
Version: 1.3.9