Re: CUPS testing - Without printer !!

[abdulhaq <al-arabeyes at alinsyria dot fsnet dot co dot uk>]

the CUPS patch is working here (using texttops) with a very simple utf-8 file, 
do you have any large files for me to try it on? Email it if you do

wassalaam
abdulhaq


On Thursday 13 May 2004 11:28, ahmad khalifa wrote:
> it seems that nobody is testing CUPS !!
> it works for me, but will it work for other people ??
> i need an answer to that question.
>
> we need people to test CUPS, as i said it would take
> about 10-15 minutes, and im willing to help anyone on IRC
> if you're anyone is having trouble setting it up.
>
> you dont need to have a printer to test CUPS, the patch
> is for the texttops filter, so all you need to do is generate
> a .ps file from a utf-8 text file and inspect it with ggv/gv ...
>
> give me a SSH account and i'd be happy to test on anyone's
> machine if they're willing...
> 10 minutes people !!!
> - download CVS dir (explained in the README)
> - download patch
> - apply patch
> - ./configure && make && make install
> - lp/lpr an arabic utf-8 file. or test the filter only(see below)
>
>
> if you dont have a printer, you can test the filter only be
> doing the following:
> - goto the filter's folder
>      + cd /usr/lib/cups/filter
> - generate the .ps file
>      + env CHARSET=utf-8 ./texttops 123 user title 1 "" \
>         /path/to/in_text_file > /path/to/out_ps_file
> - inspect the .ps
>      + ggv /path/to/out_ps_file
>
> if you're having trouble with the .ps file, or it doesnt look
> good, feel free to send it to me off the list, so as not
> to bug everyone else with a useless 500 KB (average .ps
> size is 300 to 500 KB)
>
>
> ak.
>
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