Re: [ptxdist] ptxdist-2013.01.0 Cups support required but cups-config notlocated. Make sure cups-devel related files are installed.

[Juergen Borleis <jbe@pengutronix.de>]

Hi Alex,

On Friday 29 August 2014 11:01:43 Alexander Aring wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 10:45:36AM +0200, Juergen Borleis wrote:
> > On Wednesday 27 August 2014 10:06:52 Alexander Aring wrote:
> > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 01:52:29PM +0000, Bruno Thomsen wrote:
> > > > > I'm trying build cups with  ptxdist-2013.01.0. I see this error, Do
> > > > > you have any idea ?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > checking for offset_t... (cached) no
> > > > > checking for ssize_t... (cached) yes
> > > > > checking for wchar_t... yes
> > > > > checking for comparison_fn_t... (cached) yes
> > > > > checking for cups-config... no
> > > > > configure: error: Cups support required but cups-config not
> > > > > located.  Make sure cups-devel related files are installed.
> > > >
> > > > Looks like you are missing "Development files CUPS library" on host
> > > > machine.
> > > >
> > > > $ sudo apt-get install libcups2-dev
> > >
> > > I think he need these files on target rootfs ("not targetinstall") and
> > > not for the host. The crosscompiler need these files and he should
> > > never look in /usr/foo.
> > >
> > > The question is what cups-config is?
> >
> > Its a simple shell command file.
> >
> > #! /bin/sh
> > #
> > # "$Id: cups-config.in 9153 2010-06-16 00:48:25Z mike $"
> > #
> > #   CUPS configuration utility.
> > #
> > #   Copyright 2007-2010 by Apple Inc.
> > #   Copyright 2001-2006 by Easy Software Products, all rights reserved.
> > #
> > #   These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs are the
> > #   property of Apple Inc. and are protected by Federal copyright
> > #   law.  Distribution and use rights are outlined in the file
> > "LICENSE.txt" #   which should have been included with this file.  If
> > this file is #   file is missing or damaged, see the license at
> > "http://www.cups.org/". #
> > [...]
>
> mhh, and samba use it while compiling process or simple to check if cups
> is installed?
>
> I know it makes no sense to build samba with cups support if we have no
> cups rules. When samba use this to check if cups is installed, it's a
> very bad way to check that. This displays a little bit the situation how
> others project deal with cups.
>
> You already show this post from cups bugtracker:
>
> http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2390
>
> I see that buildroot support cups, maybe we can start with that to make
> a mainline solution for this. [0]
>
>
> 1.3.11 seems be a very old version, but we could start with that. To
> support this version.
>
> - Alex
>
> [0] http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/tree/package/cups

My version is 1.5.4. It does its job here in the office to run our DIN A3 ink 
printer. But it is still more or less a hack.
And I'm still searching for people who are interested in replacing CUPS by 
something more useful... ;)

jbe

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