Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 20:45:43 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 238470] cups-2.2.10 -- missing prerequsites (avahi, nss_mdns) Message-ID: <bug-238470-7788@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D238470 Bug ID: 238470 Summary: cups-2.2.10 -- missing prerequsites (avahi, nss_mdns) Product: Ports & Packages Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Some People Priority: --- Component: Individual Port(s) Assignee: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: rfg-freebsd@tristatelogic.com The prerequsites list for the current cups-2.2.10 port/package apparently m= akes the dubious assumption that the user will only be printing to a non-network= ed, locally attached USB/serial/parallel printer. As a result, the prerequsites list for the current cups-2.2.10 port/package fails to cause the avahi and nss_mdns ports/packages to be built and/or installed. The result is that if and when the user attempts to actually use the instal= led CUPS port or package to print to a networked printer, much havoc, consternation, and confusion will ensue. The subsequent failures, e.g. to either "add" a networked printer or to print to a networked printer, are bo= th mystifying and difficult to rectify for users who are not already steeped in CUPS knowledge. In short, the absence of avahi and nss_mdns from the cups-* prereqsites lis= t is maximally user-unfriendly, specifically in the case where the user is or wi= ll be using a networked printer (which these days will be THE most common scenario). For this reason, I strongly urge that avahi and nss_mdns be added to the li= st of prerequsites foe the cups-* package and port. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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