Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:38:39 +0200 From: Gary Jennejohn <gljennjohn@googlemail.com> To: Alban Hertroys <dalroi@solfertje.student.utwente.nl> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Ted Faber <faber@isi.edu> Subject: Re: using cupsd instead of base lpr [was Re: [HEADS UP] Kernel modules don't work properly in FreeBSD 8.1-RC1 (solved)] Message-ID: <20100624103839.56d77563@ernst.jennejohn.org> In-Reply-To: <6E6E5D74-018C-4E65-80BD-BC9E5A71D4F8@solfertje.student.utwente.nl> References: <201006230238.06831.hselasky@c2i.net> <4C21AE18.4050400@icyb.net.ua> <201006230852.26536.hselasky@c2i.net> <4C21B170.2030903@icyb.net.ua> <4C21B383.2000602@icyb.net.ua> <AANLkTilZfLDUKzMe-B9kqWCnr1trjvPUoLrqFaVbK78R@mail.gmail.com> <20100623154531.GB31578@zod.isi.edu> <20100624011509.GI31578@zod.isi.edu> <20100624092337.6bed1f45@ernst.jennejohn.org> <6E6E5D74-018C-4E65-80BD-BC9E5A71D4F8@solfertje.student.utwente.nl>
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On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:30:26 +0200 Alban Hertroys <dalroi@solfertje.student.utwente.nl> wrote: > On 24 Jun 2010, at 9:23, Gary Jennejohn wrote: > > > On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:15:09 -0700 > > Ted Faber <faber@isi.edu> wrote: > > > >> (/usr/local/bin/ preceeds /usr/bin in my path so I can use the lpr > >> commands from cupsd, though it's evidently a bit of a dangerous idea.) > >> > > [trimmed Cc] > > > > I use cupsd and have these settings to get around using the base system > > lp stuff: > > > > in /etc/src.conf - WITHOUT_LPR=yes > > > > and these symbolic links in /usr/bin > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 17 Mar 18 2009 /usr/bin/lp -> /usr/local/bin/lp > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 24 Mar 18 2009 /usr/bin/lpoptions -> /usr/local/bin/lpoptions > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 18 Mar 18 2009 /usr/bin/lpq -> /usr/local/bin/lpq > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 18 Mar 18 2009 /usr/bin/lpr -> /usr/local/bin/lpr > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 19 Mar 18 2009 /usr/bin/lprm -> /usr/local/bin/lprm > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 21 Mar 18 2009 /usr/bin/lpstat -> /usr/local/bin/lpstat > > > > and /usr/bin is _before_ /usr/local/bin in my PATH. > > > Wouldn't it be easier to alias those commands instead of physically replacing them? > In my .tcshrc I have: > > alias lp /usr/local/bin/lp > alias lpq /usr/local/bin/lpq > alias lpr /usr/local/bin/lpr > alias lprm /usr/local/bin/lprm > > I only have /usr/local/bin/lpoptions on my system (7-STABLE), so I guess that's exclusive to CUPS, hence no need for me to alias it. > That's a valid option, of course. My thought was that the base lp isn't being installed anyway so it's just as simple to use symbolic links. -- Gary Jennejohn
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