Re: using cupsd instead of base lpr [was Re: [HEADS UP] Kernel modules don't work properly in FreeBSD 8.1-RC1 (solved)]

On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:30:26 +0200
Alban Hertroys <dalroi_at_solfertje.student.utwente.nl> wrote:

> On 24 Jun 2010, at 9:23, Gary Jennejohn wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:15:09 -0700
> > Ted Faber <faber_at_isi.edu> wrote:
> > 
> >> (/usr/local/bin/ preceeds /usr/bin in my path so I can use the lpr
> >> commands from cupsd, though it's evidently a bit of a dangerous idea.)
> >> 
> > [trimmed Cc]
> > 
> > I use cupsd and have these settings to get around using the base system
> > lp stuff:
> > 
> > in /etc/src.conf - WITHOUT_LPR=yes
> > 
> > and these symbolic links in /usr/bin
> > lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel      17 Mar 18  2009 /usr/bin/lp -> /usr/local/bin/lp
> > lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel      24 Mar 18  2009 /usr/bin/lpoptions -> /usr/local/bin/lpoptions
> > lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel      18 Mar 18  2009 /usr/bin/lpq -> /usr/local/bin/lpq
> > lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel      18 Mar 18  2009 /usr/bin/lpr -> /usr/local/bin/lpr
> > lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel      19 Mar 18  2009 /usr/bin/lprm -> /usr/local/bin/lprm
> > lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel      21 Mar 18  2009 /usr/bin/lpstat -> /usr/local/bin/lpstat
> > 
> > and /usr/bin is _before_ /usr/local/bin in my PATH.
> 
> 
> Wouldn't it be easier to alias those commands instead of physically replacing them?
> In my .tcshrc I have:
> 
> alias lp        /usr/local/bin/lp
> alias lpq       /usr/local/bin/lpq
> alias lpr       /usr/local/bin/lpr
> alias lprm      /usr/local/bin/lprm
> 
> I only have /usr/local/bin/lpoptions on my system (7-STABLE), so I guess that's exclusive to CUPS, hence no need for me to alias it.
> 

That's a valid option, of course.  My thought was that the base lp isn't
being installed anyway so it's just as simple to use symbolic links.

--
Gary Jennejohn