Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:38:53 +0900 (JST) From: Hiroki Sato <hrs@FreeBSD.org> To: bsam@passap.ru Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: print/libpaper problem Message-ID: <20120302.193853.1299638526616672412.hrs@allbsd.org> In-Reply-To: <4F5075CC.9010507@passap.ru> References: <4F4E63A3.7060000@passap.ru> <20120301.063715.1637304310088980264.hrs@allbsd.org> <4F5075CC.9010507@passap.ru>
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----Security_Multipart(Fri_Mar__2_19_38_53_2012_616)-- Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Boris Samorodov <bsam@passap.ru> wrote in <4F5075CC.9010507@passap.ru>: bs> So what if install a system wide default paper size while installing bs> print/libpaper? That may help both in gs case (when a binary is linked bs> with libpaper) and those that just use libpaper if it is installed. No. defaultpapername() returns a constant value at compile time. Nothing to do with the $PREFIX/etc/papersize file. bs> > I think WITH_A4SIZE option should be deprecated at some point and the bs> > default paper size can be selected by libpaper in run-time because it bs> > will be more consistent and flexible, bs> bs> I'd propose to leave a system wide default variable for a paper size. bs> I don't care if it is WITH_A4SIZE, DEFAULT_PAPERSIZE=A4 or else. bs> bs> > but the current code in gs bs> > prevents it because it uses defaultpapername(), not systempapername() bs> > for some reason. bs> > bs> > So, the functionality the libpaper provides in gs is only to define bs> > /DEFAULTPAPERSIZE but it is confusing due to the above reason. This bs> > was why I decided to disable libpaper at this moment. bs> bs> Yea, but those who will choose that non-default option and install bs> print/libpaper (in current state, i.e. without installing bs> /usr/local/etc/papersize file) will fall in trouble anyway. What is the non-default option and what trouble will occur by it? -- Hiroki ----Security_Multipart(Fri_Mar__2_19_38_53_2012_616)-- Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAk9Qoz0ACgkQTyzT2CeTzy2VtwCguFTdE2G/jEHOje8K2HQFp3UX Rc8AnRcdspwSLtlclL06mpgWJ0js3nMT =/Lpd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ----Security_Multipart(Fri_Mar__2_19_38_53_2012_616)----
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