Package: kdeprint Version: 3.5.5a.dfsg.1-6 i have a shellscript:
#!/bin/sh create-pdf a0.pdf create-pdf a1.pdf create-pdf a2.pdf create-pdf a3.pdf create-pdf a4.pdf create-pdf a5.pdf create-pdf a6.pdf create-pdf a7.pdf create-pdf a8.pdf create-pdf a9.pdf kprinter a0.pdf a1.pdf a2.pdf a3.pdf a4.pdf a5.pdf a6.pdf a7.pdf a8.pdf a9.pdf rm a0.pdf a1.pdf a2.pdf a3.pdf a4.pdf a5.pdf a6.pdf a7.pdf a8.pdf a9.pdf the user selects a cups printer in the dialog and prints the files. normally this works. (did it about 30 times now) and now suddenly a messagebox appeared: KNotify: cupsdoprint failed... do not find file "a0.pdf" when i check the existence of a0.pdf i find that it is gone in the moment this popup appears. this means that kprinter exits BEFORE a0.pdf was read. that is a race condition and IMHO should be fixed, because this kind of script is not unusual. every temporary print job is printed like this, for example: i am using some c++ program to create pdf stock report files and print them by a user configurable program like "lpr" or "kprinter". when that user configurable printing program exits, the c++ program immediately removes the temporary pdfs from harddisk again of course. i really think this should work reliably. otherwise one would have to arrange for a timer which deletes the temporary files after 10 seconds - which in itself is again a race condition... cya! erik -- Erik Thiele -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]