Re: [Ltib] Reg - Printer Support for IMX31

[R.J.Sivakumar]

hi Stuart & giovan,
          Thanks for your information, but when i try to include samba in the 
Ltib configuration its giving some compiler error which i copied below.Also 
is this gutenprint supported by LTIB?.please give me some information 
regarding that old unix LPR package.
 

  Compiling dynconfig.c
In file included from include/smb.h:1627,
                 from include/includes.h:783,
                 from dynconfig.c:21:
include/popt_common.h:25: error: array type has incomplete element type
include/popt_common.h:26: error: array type has incomplete element type
include/popt_common.h:27: error: array type has incomplete element type
include/popt_common.h:28: error: array type has incomplete element type
make: *** [dynconfig.o] Error 1
error: Bad exit status 
from /home/skumar/freescale/ltib-imx31ads-20060709/tmp/rpm-tmp.68956 (%build)

RPM build errors:
    Bad exit status 
from /home/skumar/freescale/ltib-imx31ads-20060709/tmp/rpm-tmp.68956 (%build)
Failed building samba

Best regards,
Sivakumar.R.J

On Tuesday 26 June 2007 4:39 pm, you wrote:
> Hi Sivakumar.R.J,
>
> I have fronted something similar for a project that is in standby, at the
> moment. The way I tried is to use "gutenprint" suite of drivers.
> I arm-cross-compiled it and started testing. The problem is that is very
> poorely documented for a direct usage (without CUPS infrastructure or
> GIMP).
>
> It could be useful for you to look at:
>
> http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1649374&forum_id=4359
>
> The best thing, I think, is to focus on a family of printers and use the
> driver from the gutenprint package.
>
> Bye.
>
> Stuart Hughes said:
> > Hi Sivakumar.R.J,
> >
> > Currently there is no package in LTIB intended to provide printing
> > services.
> >
> > Most people on Desktops use cups as you say, but this is quite big and
> > I'm not sure how cross compile friendly it is.
> >
> > Depending on what you're trying to achieve, it may be better to try to
> > use a remote printer rather than install a package that knows how to
> > print to a huge database of local printers. Maybe you could try adding
> > the old unix LPR package?  Another option maybe to try smbprint from
> > samba (which is in LTIB), I'm not sure what that needs though.
> >
> > Maybe someone else knows of a good small remote printing package for
> > embedded?
> >
> > Regards, Stuart
> >
> > On Tue, 2007-06-26 at 14:35 +0530, R.J.Sivakumar wrote:
> >> Dear all,
> >>            As we are working in USB driver of IMX31ADS in support of
> >> printer, we couldn't find any resources in the BSP for testing
> >> printer.When i come  across some linux printer forum,i came to know CUPS
> >> should be installed for  supporting lp program which is not there in the
> >> BSP.Is there any package in  the BSP will support the printer device?
> >> .Is Busy Box consists of any  commands for it?.Please give us a
> >> suggestion.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance
> >
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Best regards,
Sivakumar.R.J