From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 2 09:37:40 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86D4A16A4CE for ; Mon, 2 Feb 2004 09:37:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from topdeck.tinsleyviaduct.com (topdeck.tinsleyviaduct.com [62.49.246.82]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AD8143D31 for ; Mon, 2 Feb 2004 09:37:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from phil@tinsleyviaduct.com) Received: from phil by topdeck.tinsleyviaduct.com with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1Ani0p-00056W-00 for ; Mon, 02 Feb 2004 17:37:31 +0000 Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 17:37:31 +0000 From: Phil Reynolds To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040202173731.GA19550@tinsleyviaduct.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Subject: cups-base and cups-lpr - installing from ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 17:37:40 -0000 I have satisfactory use of cups-base and cups-lpr, but I believe it should be possible to install them somewhat more correctly, so that the following happen: 1) The system's standard lpr command is replaced by the cups one, without any manual alteration to the PATH being required. 2) portupgrade -a ceases displaying the messages: ** 'print/cups-lpr' is marked as IGNORE: "is forbidden: "Changes ownership of system directories"" (and the same for cups-base) Naturally, it will be necessary to prevent make world installing the standard lpr but I can already see how to do that. Any advice would be appreciated. -- Phil Reynolds o ____ mail: phil@tinsleyviaduct.com |L_ \ / Web: http://www.tinsleyviaduct.com/phil/ (_)- \/ Waltham 67, Emley Moor 69, Droitwich 79, Windows 95