Wiktor Żelazny writes:
> On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 02:13:14PM -0400, Kyle Andrews wrote: >> >> Wiktor Żelazny writes: >> >> > Does /gnu/store/.../cups/filter/rastertoqpdl exist? >> >> Yes, it exists in the splix package, but not in the cups package. >> Looking at the Guix source code I saw that ~system-config-printer~ (in >> ~guix/gnu/packages/gnome.scm~) takes input from cups on build, but not >> from splix or other print drivers. Could that be part of the problem? > > I wouldn’t be surprised. On the other hand, it does not import other > extensions, such as hplip and foomatic-filters, either. > > Did you run guix system reconfigure after adding the packages to > config.scm? Did you try removing and adding the printer again > afterwards? > > Does a /var/guix/profiles/system/profile/lib/cups/filter/rastertoqpdl > symlink exist in your filesystem? I think you could try changing the > rastertoqpdl path defined in the system-config-printer configuration (or > CUPS configuration, assuming it’s just a CUPS GUI frontend) from > /gnu/store/… to that path. /gnu/store/ contents are volatile. Again, > just guessing; perhaps the path is hardcoded into the CUPS/splix build > and uneditable. > > WŻ Hi WZ, > Did you run guix system reconfigure after adding the packages to > config.scm? Did you try removing and adding the printer again > afterwards? I did reconfigure, but I didn't try removing and adding the printer again. > Does a /var/guix/profiles/system/profile/lib/cups/filter/rastertoqpdl > symlink exist in your filesystem? I think you could try changing the > rastertoqpdl path defined in the system-config-printer configuration (or > CUPS configuration, assuming it’s just a CUPS GUI frontend) from > /gnu/store/… to that path. /gnu/store/ contents are volatile. Again, > just guessing; perhaps the path is hardcoded into the CUPS/splix build > and uneditable. It does appear to exist. Actually, I figured out how to successfully print a document using ~libreoffice --headless -p test.odt~. So, I think my printer problem is actually reflecting a problem with system-config-printer. Kyle
