Bug#370788: [Pkg-cups-devel] Bug#370788: libcupsys2: preferred alternative to client.conf?

Roger Leigh rleigh at whinlatter.ukfsn.org
Fri Jul 7 09:39:02 UTC 2006


Kenshi Muto <kmuto at debian.org> writes:

> At Tue, 6 Jun 2006 21:13:34 +0200,
> Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote:

>> now when /etc/cups/client.conf seems to be gone... Is there a preferred
>> migration alternative, i.e. for server-less clients?
>> And since libcupsys2 still refers to /etc/cups for it's conf-file(s),
>> wouldn't it make sense to at least ship the directory (even if it's
>> empty) in the package?
>
> OK, I'll provide /etc/cups directory.
> Although I don't want to provide default /etc/cups/client.conf
> (see #376840), I'd like to include example file in the package.

I don't understand the rationale of upstream's decision to remove
client/conf here.  AFAICT, the file is still needed on client systems,
so providing a commented-out sample file still seems appropriate
(unless I'm not understanding something).


Regards,
Roger

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