Bug#904605: cups-ipp-utils: Should depend on avahi-daemon
On Wed 25 Jul 2018 at 17:42:04 +0200, Till Kamppeter wrote:
>
> I think so, please add a "Recommends: avahi-daemon".
>
> By the way, cups-ipp-utils should get replaced by the independent ippsample
> package. as these tools are now independently maintained by the PWG
> (Printing Working Group). The "ippsample" package is at least in Ubuntu
> Universe (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ippsample), if it was not yet
> proposed as a new package for Debian, it should be done so. Also here
> "Recommends: avahi-daemon" should be added.
>From what I read, ippserver in CUPS is experimental sample code that
upstream advises against using in a distribution.
https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/5141
https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/5222
Regards,
Brian.
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