cups-filters 1.0.44 and binary package splitting for mobile
Hi,
I have released cups-filters 1.0.44 upstream and updated the Debian GIT
repo appropriately.
In addition, I have split two binary packages to allow a low-footprint
printing stack on mobile devices, the "level 2" on
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/client-1305-printing-stack-with-mobile-in-mind
Now, by installing avahi-daemon, cups-daemon, cups-ppd-less,
cups-browsed, cups-filters-ppd-less, poppler-utils, and the libraries
pulled in by these one gets a printing stack in the order of two-digit
megabytes, without the bulk of drivers and PPD files.
Setting "CreateIPPPrinterQueues Yes" in /etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf this
printing stack will auto-discover IPP printers with known languages
(PDF, PostScript, PWG Raster, PCL-XL, PCL 5c/e) and shared CUPS printers
in the network and automatically set up queues for them and also
automatically remove these queues again when the printers disappear
(only if there are no jobs left in the queues).
This way one gets basic printing functionality on mobile (or other
low-footprint devices like for example set-top-boxes) devices without
printer setup tool and without driver libraries. Note also that Poppler
one has usually on a mobile device for screen display of PDF files.
OdyX, the changes are in the Debian GIT repos of CUPS and cups-filters
now. Can you upload the packages to Debian so that they sync into
Ubuntu? Can you also check whether I did the splitting correctly? Thanks.
Till
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