> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jun 26 10:59:20 2000 > Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 12:23:48 -0400 > From: Ben Batten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: LPRng: Solaris 2.8 - Can't Print w/ Banner Page > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > --------------A27B30E5382598533290D634 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > 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." You are not picking up the correct version of 'file'. Make sure that you have /usr/local/bin BEFORE /usr/bin in your path. And then remove the configure config.cache file in the LPRng/ distribution directory and rerun configure so it picks it up. Patrick Patrick Powell Astart Technologies, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9475 Chesapeake Drive, Suite D, Network and System San Diego, CA 92123 Consulting 858-874-6543 FAX 858-279-8424 LPRng - Print Spooler (http://www.astart.com) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
