https://github.com/openprinting/foomatic-db-nonfree
OpenPrinting printer support database - non-free PPD files
https://github.com/openprinting/foomatic-db-nonfree
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OpenPrinting printer support database - non-free PPD files
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/openprinting/foomatic-db-nonfree
- Owner: OpenPrinting
- License: other
- Created: 2019-03-16T14:34:08.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2019-03-16T14:34:47.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-24T17:13:24.315Z (3 months ago)
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 7.73 MB
- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README
- Changelog: ChangeLog
- License: COPYING
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README
Non-Free Files for the Foomatic Database
========================================
foomatic-db-nonfree
-------------------
This is a repository of PPD and Foomatic XML files that may have
restrictions that keep them from being used on a variety of machines
for licensing and other non-technical reasons.
Till Kamppeter
Dafydd Crosby
http://www.openprinting.org/
This README contains mainly info for developers. See the file USAGE if
you want to know how to use this package.
Copying
-------
The files in this package are published under various different
licenses. See the Copyright headers of the PPD files and also the
and sections of the corresponding driver XML
files.
Bugs
----
If you spot a data error or any other bug, please report it on the
OpenPrinting bug tracking system:
http://bugs.linux-foundation.org/
Choose "OpenPrinting" as the product and "foomatic-db" as the component.
Intro
-----
This is the stable version of Foomatic. This version is also the base
of our database web interface on
http://www.openprinting.org/
Programs and important files from this package
----------------------------------------------
db
The subdirectories of db/ contain Foomatic XML data and PPD files to
describe the properties of printers and how they are used with
appropriate drivers. The structure is the same as in the foomatic-db
package and the XML data files are often based on tthe data in
foomatic-db.
configure.ac
The source from which GNU autoconf generates the "configure" script
acinclude.m4
Additional macros for the "configure" script
make_configure
Calls aclocal and autoconf to generate "configure" from "configure.ac"
and "acinclude.m4"
Makefile.in
The template from which "configure" generates the Makefile
install-sh
Helper script for "configure"
Dependencies
------------
foomatic-db-engine 4.0.0 or newer and foomatic-db is required to
handle the XML data in this package.
See the USAGE file for installation details.