printing = cups -- differences under Linux and solaris??

[Shahms E. King]

On 03 Aug 2001 11:12:48 +0200, Dr. Hansjoerg Maurer wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have tested printing=cups under Linux and under solaris.
> Under Linux sambs uses as lpq-command lpq -P
> Under solaris lpstat -q.
> 
> The problem is, that lpstat is much faster than lpq (my experience), so
> that lpq slows down the whole thing.
> But lpstat returns another syntax, so that the queue is not displayed in
> a correct way und solaris.
> 
> 
> Why does printing = cups uses these commands.
> In print_cups.c there seems top be a http request in order to get the
> queue info.
> 
> Do I have to use any configure flags to activate this.
> (testparm shows:
> printing = cups
>         print command = lpr -r -P%p %s
>         lpq command = lpq -P%p
>         lprm command = lprm -P%p %j
>         lppause command =
>         lpresume command =
>         queuepause command =
>         queueresume command =
> 
> Thank you very much
> 
> greetings
> 
> hansjörg

no configure flags, just a different option, set printcap name = cups,
the documentation is out of date, or printing = exhibits the wrong
behavior, I'm  not sure.  Either way, the printing behavior can be
changed witn the "printcap name" option, rather than the "printing"
option.

--Shahms