[cups.general] cups-1.4 printer optionsgone/Unsupportedformat'application/vnd.cups-banner'

[Michael Sweet]

On May 20, 2010, at 2:43 AM, James Mackay wrote:
> I've gone with the install in the default location and when I do a search for libcupsimage I get the following back:
> 
> wigbasis8:root> find / -name "libcupsimage*"
> /usr/lib/libcupsimage_s.a
> /usr/local/bin/cups/source/cups-1.4.3/filter/libcupsimage.a
> /usr/local/bin/cups/source/cups-1.4.3/filter/libcupsimage.order
> /usr/local/bin/cups/source/cups-1.4.3/filter/libcupsimage_s.a
> /usr/local/bin/cups/source/cups-1.4.3/filter/libcupsimage_s.exp
> /usr/local/bin/cups/source/cups-1.4.3/filter/libcupsimage_s.o
> 
> Just to make sure that I've understood this correctly. Is the LDFLAGS an environment variable that needs set before running the configure script?

Actually, it looks like what needs to happen is that you edit /usr/bin/cups-config to change "-lcups" to "-lcups_s" and "-lcupsimage" to "-lcupsimage_s". That will allow a standard run of the Ghostscript configure script to work...

Then please file a bug report on this so I can fix it in 1.4.4:

    http://www.cups.org/str.php

Thanks!

> 
> So I would do something like:
> 
> export LDFLAGS=/usr/lib
> 
> then:
> 
> ./configure
> 
>> If you installed from source it will be part of the normal install - =
>> just make sure to pass in LDFLAGS to the Ghostscript configure script =
>> (LDFLAGS=3D-L/path/to/lib/dir ./configure ...) if you didn't install in =
>> the default location so that it can find the library at link time.
>> 
>> You might also need to add "_s" to the end of the "-lcups" and =
>> "-lcupsimage" libraries in the generated Makefile; it looks like =
>> cups-config isn't adding it for AIX... (feel free to file a bug for =
>> that...)
>> 
>> On May 19, 2010, at 12:41 AM, James Mackay wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Michael,
>>> =20
>>> Could you point me in the right direction to get hold of this package =
>> for the AIX platform.
>>> =20
>>> Thanks
>>> =20
>>> James
>>> =20
>>>> On May 18, 2010, at 3:39 AM, James Mackay wrote:
>>>>> Hi Michael,
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> Thanks for the advice about Ghostscript, but I'm struggling to get =
>> it =3D
>>>> installed.
>>>>> ...
>>>>> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lcupsimage
>>>>> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>>>>> make: *** [bin/gs] Error 1
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> Any ideas on what I need to get round this? Should I download a =3D
>>>> different version or from an alternative location?
>>>> =20
>>>> =20
>>>> You need the CUPS development packages for your OS.
>>>> =20
>>>> =
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