I have been using a more modern 'file' utility and for some time. Version 3.26 which I obtained from the LPRng FTP site as a matter of fact. May be you recall a while back that we already cleared the issue of using the UCB 'file' distribution with Solaris 8 which prevents LPRng from printing at all. In any event, I rev'ed the version of 'file' to 3.26 at that point and things work(ed) fine w/o 'pclbanner' printing. The other banners work. Upon your suggestion, I obtained the most latest rev. of the 'file' utility that I could fine: v. 3.31 (anyone aware of a bloodier version?). Bumped up to LPRng 3.6.19 and IFHP 3.3.17 as well. The issue remains, unfortunately. This is trivial, really, and, as you know, is only worthy of attention in order to make LPRng as functional as possible across a variety of platforms. Hey, it prints. What is the significance of your following indication from your last e-mail: "rm config.cache ./configure after you install file." [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jun 22 10:23:08 2000 > > Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 12:10:16 -0400 > > From: Ben Batten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: LPRng: Solaris 2.8 - Can't Print w/ Banner Page > > > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > --------------BB7037A4359B2631D6812DFE > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > Patrick/All-- > > > > Just wanted to report a somewhat trivial non-critical issue I am > > experiencing on Solaris 2.8 (x86). > > > > OS: Solaris 2.8 x86 > > LPRng rev: 3.6.17 > > IFHP rev: 3.3.15 > > Printer: HP LJ 5M w/ JetDirect Card > > > > Printing is disabled when I attempt to employ banner pages. I tried > > most every printcap contortion I could figure from the docs. Nothing > > doing. Works great w/o them! > > > > This is not of great urgency, of course, and is mainly FYI. I would > > like to know about what I may be missing (other than some brain cells > > - > > I know about those already ... I think :), or what else may be afoot. > > You are using the Solaris 'file' which will not read STDIN so that > file cannot tell what the input file is. Get and install a more modern > file utility - see the the IFHP README for details. > > You will also need to do: > > rm config.cache > ./configure > > after you install file. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests > or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, > to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with: | example: > subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] > unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. > -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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