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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PostScript
Date: 27 Nov 1996 21:19:24 -0000
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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In article <329B5388.41C67EA6@pi.net>,
Wouter de Boer <wouter.deboer@pi.net> writes:
: Hello,
:
: I have a HP DeskJet 500 printer. I have configured my printer so that it
: would print plain text. However I want also to print PostScript files. I
: have configured my "printcap" file with the following statements:
:
: HP500:\
> :sh:sd=/var/spool/lpd/RainBow:\
> :lp=/dev/lpt0:\
> :if=/usr/local/bin/gs -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -q -sDEVICE=djet500
: -sOutputFile=-
:
: But I get the following message:
:
: Nov 26 21:29:27 Amigo lpd[402]: cannot execv /usr/local/bin/gs -dSAFER
: -dNOPAUSE -q -sDEVICE=djet500 -sOutputFile=-
:
: Can anybody help me to solve this problem ?
Just put the above in a script and specify the script as the filter.
lpd treats the bit between the :'s as a program name - and calls
exec() using it.... I think it should be changed - but it probably
won't be.
Bear in mind too - output filters and network printing doesn't work
together either. I've fixed this on my machine. Drop me a line if
you want the (two line) patch.
--
Brian <brian%anorak.coverform.lan@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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