On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:30:26 +0200 Alban Hertroys <dal...@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 <fa...@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 _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
