HPLIP

Bug #1031468
Comment #24

Comment 24 for bug 1031468

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In Gentoo Bugzilla #423599, Roger (rogerx-oss) wrote on 2012-11-19:

#24

> The hplip ebuild does not care about the binary plugin ( ... snip ... )

Sounds reasonable. From my first couple of months using hplip, I found it more like a software package full of hacking versuses something releasable to the public. But I am thankful for something ... to say the least. But, probably Python maybe to blame for some of this due to it's debug output -- unlike that of Sh(ell)/Bash.

> In your case I think rebuilding cups fixed the issue.

I pressume you mean, uninstalling the printers and performing a hp-setup is the answer I was looking for, to verify my thoughts. Since I don't see "rebuilding cups" specifically aside from a revdep-rebuild, I will pressume this is what you meant. (Besides, I never did rebuild cups. ;-)

> I am closing this bug for now as binary plug-ins are not supported currently. Sorry but I do not have the time to maintain something I can not really test.

I could, as well, devote time to create the ebuild routines for handling the binary plugin upgrade, but don't think it would be time well spent on binary black matter that will magically disappear. I fear to even think of the nightmare maintaining my ebuild script for instances such as if HP quietly moves the binary plugin folder installation.

As soon as the wiki.gentoo.org page was active again early this morning, I documented this issue well within the Troubleshooting/Debugging section of the Gentoo Wiki HPLIP page. Users simply installing or Googling should easily find the resolution for the specied problems here.

Maybe at least specifying the binary plugins are not

> python 3 is not ready for use as main python interpreter.

My bag on this one. Python 3 was released so long ago, I guess I just activated the version a year or so ago. As I followed Python, Python seems like another fine issue and only seems enjoyable to use on my newer plenty-of-resource 8x3.5Gz w/ 32GB RAM 64 bit system, but Gentoo seems to use it for everything -- however does what I need well. As python rolls into 3rd and 4th versions, hopefully they've learned they're lesson about stable API or functions calls between versions. Anyways, off-topic here. Again, all issues are documented on the specified wiki page for others.

I still would suggest adding a minimal note/elog to the hplip.ebuild advising users "The hplip ebuild does not upgrade the binary plugins."

> The hplip ebuild does not care about the binary plugin ( ... snip ... )

Sounds reasonable.  From my first couple of months using hplip, I found it more like a software package full of hacking versuses something releasable to the public.  But I am thankful for something ... to say the least.  But, probably Python maybe to blame for some of this due to it's debug output -- unlike that of Sh(ell)/Bash.

> In your case I think rebuilding cups fixed the issue.

I pressume you mean, uninstalling the printers and performing a hp-setup is the answer I was looking for, to verify my thoughts.  Since I don't see "rebuilding cups" specifically aside from a revdep-rebuild, I will pressume this is what you meant.  (Besides, I never did rebuild cups. ;-)

> I am closing this bug for now as binary plug-ins are not supported currently. Sorry but I do not have the time to maintain something I can not really test.

I could, as well, devote time to create the ebuild routines for handling the binary plugin upgrade, but don't think it would be time well spent on binary black matter that will magically disappear.  I fear to even think of the nightmare maintaining my ebuild script for instances such as if HP quietly moves the binary plugin folder installation.

As soon as the wiki.gentoo.org page was active again early this morning, I documented this issue well within the Troubleshooting/Debugging section of the Gentoo Wiki HPLIP page.  Users simply installing or Googling should easily find the resolution for the specied problems here.

Maybe at least specifying the binary plugins are not

> python 3 is not ready for use as main python interpreter.

My bag on this one.  Python 3 was released so long ago, I guess I just activated the version a year or so ago.  As I followed Python, Python seems like another fine issue and only seems enjoyable to use on my newer plenty-of-resource 8x3.5Gz w/ 32GB RAM 64 bit system, but Gentoo seems to use it for everything -- however does what I need well.  As python rolls into 3rd and 4th versions, hopefully they've learned they're lesson about stable API or functions calls between versions.  Anyways, off-topic here.  Again, all issues are documented on the specified wiki page for others.

I still would suggest adding a minimal note/elog to the hplip.ebuild advising users "The hplip ebuild does not upgrade the binary plugins."