Bug#230209: kdeprint: Can't add printer using printmgr, printer driver can't be found.

[Eric Lavarde <bugs.debian.nospam@zorglub.s.bawue.de>]

Package: kdeprint
Version: 4:3.1.3-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

Hi,

I am not able anymore to add a printer from "kcmshell printmgr" using
the Add Printer Wizard:
- <Next>
- "Network printer (TCP)" or "Network printer w/IPP (IPP/HTTP)" (doesn't
  seem to be important) then <Next>
- Enter printer address and <Next>
- FIRST ERROR: clicking on "Postscript printer" brings the error
  "Unable to find the Postscript driver" (no error message on stdout).
- alternatively, select any Manufacturer and Model and <Next>
- select any driver (<Driver Information> works, though the information
  dialog is too high for the screen, scrollbar would be nice).
- <Next>
- error dialog appears:
	Unable to load the requested driver:

	Unable to create the Foomatic driver
	[HP-LaserJet_8000,Postscript]. Either that driver does not
	exist, or you don't have the required permissions to perform
	that operation.

I modified the script /usr/bin/foomatic-ppdfile (aka foomatic-datafile),
in order to let it output its command line, and get the following output
on stderr when starting the printmgr from a console:

perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
        LANGUAGE = "us",
        LC_ALL = (unset),
        LANG = "en"
    are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
-t cups -d Postscript -p HP-LaserJet_8000
Unknown option: t

Looking at the Foomatic manpages, it appears as well that the -t
parameter is unknown to this utility, probably the reason for the
failure. Fact is, I'm unable to add new printers using the Print Manager.

Versions of foomatic packages:
ii  foomatic-bin           3.0.0-20040114-1 linuxprinting.org printer support - transition package
ii  foomatic-db            20040114-1       linuxprinting.org printer support - database
ii  foomatic-db-engine     3.0.0-20040114-1 linuxprinting.org printer support - programs
ii  foomatic-db-gimp-print 4.2.5-6          linuxprinting.org printer support - database for Gimp-Print printe
ii  foomatic-db-hpijs      1.5-20040114-2   linuxprinting.org printer support - database for HPIJS printers
ii  foomatic-filters       3.0.0-20040114-1 linuxprinting.org printer support - filters

I'd be happy if you could fix this. I'd say the problem appeared
sometimes during January, not much before.

Thanks, Eric

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux nsmobelx 2.4.24-1deb2 #1 Fri Jan 23 15:09:17 CET 2004 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages kdeprint depends on:
ii  efax                        1:0.9a-13    Programs to send and receive fax m
ii  enscript                    1.6.4-3      Converts ASCII text to Postscript,
ii  gv                          1:3.5.8-31   A PostScript and PDF viewer for X 
ii  kdelibs4                    4:3.1.4-3    KDE core libraries
ii  libart-2.0-2                2.3.16-1     Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii  libc6                       2.3.2.ds1-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libfam0c102                 2.6.10-6     client library to control the FAM 
ii  libgcc1                     1:3.3.2-4    GCC support library
ii  libpng12-0                  1.2.5.0-4    PNG library - runtime
ii  libqt3c102-mt               3:3.2.1-6    Qt GUI Library (Threaded runtime v
ii  libstdc++5                  1:3.3.2-4    The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  libxrender1                 0.8.3-5      X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  poster                      20020830-2   Create large posters out of PostSc
ii  psutils                     1.17-17      A collection of PostScript documen
ii  xlibs                       4.3.0-0ds4   X Window System client libraries
ii  zlib1g                      1:1.2.1-3    compression library - runtime

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