tolboel@uunet.uu.net (Morten Tolboel) (04/25/89)
Bug in sun4os with lpr?? (Bad parameter transfer)
We have discovered a problem in OS ver. 4.0 and 4.0.1 concerning the
transfer of parameters to the printer-filter.
When we transfered our printer-filter (called 'if' in /etc/printcap) from
3.5 to 4.0 or even 4.0.1, the filter didn't work because the transfered
width-parameter (width of paper (chars)) is allways 0 (zero) even when lpr
is called with option '-w80'. The problem also occures when 'of'(output
filter) is used.
The length-parameter and all other parameters (hostname, acct.file etc.)
are transfered ok. The width-parameter, though, gives us grey hair......
(* Why didn't god teach the peoples of the world to speak DANISH?
My English spelling stinks...... *)
Kind regards
Morten Tolboel
Institute of electronic systems
University of Aalborg
Denmark (not a suburb of Sweden!)
Mail: tolboel@iesd.dk
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