[Printing-architecture] Updates for auto-downloadable printer packages
Till Kamppeter
till.kamppeter at gmail.com
Thu Nov 18 08:55:32 PST 2010
Hi,
I have done some updates and fixes for the auto-downloadable driver
package creation:
First, I have updated the documentation about creating and uploading the
driver packages:
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/writingandpackagingprinterdrivers
In the section "Printer driver design"/"Components and purposes" I have
added that the PPD files are also essential part of a driver package and
that they need to be designed to comply with Adobe's specs and that they
also should make use of the PPD extensions for the Common Printing
Dialog and for CUPS. I have also updated the "Testing" section telling
that the PPD extension use should be tested with a development snapshot
of the Common Printing Dialog.
In the section "Setting up the package repositories" I have added a link
to the component assignment rules file for the (already linked)
"mkrepodeb" script for creating and indexing Debian package archives.
In addition, I have updated "mkrepodeb" fixing some bugs. Please
re-download it if you have already used it:
http://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/debian/mkrepodeb
You do not need to rebuild or re-index any existing package archives.
Till
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