cvs commit: ports/print/cups-base Makefile distinfo ports/print/cups-base/files patch-configure patch-str3914

[Matthias Andree]

Am 25.08.2011 08:44, schrieb Alexey Dokuchaev:
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 05:19:58AM +0000, Dirk Meyer wrote:
>> dinoex      2011-08-25 05:19:58 UTC
>>
>>   Modified files:
>>     print/cups-base      Makefile distinfo 
>>     print/cups-base/files patch-configure 
>>   Added files:
>>     print/cups-base/files patch-str3914 
>>   Log:
>>   - update to 1.4.8
>>   - option GNUTLS default off
> 
> Thanks for turning TLS off by default (now I wish others would stop
> including CUPS support by default, and we would be living in a better
> world).

CUPS may have its quirks and rough edges, but AFAICT it's *the* printing
spooler/filter/... solution for Desktop users.  None of the predecessors
were anywhere close WRT end user flexibility and transparency.

Perhaps we should assist in filing down the rough edges rather than
wasting time in killing one of the bigger achievements in the Unix world
and wantonly depriving ourselves of Desktop printing.

I'd support to ask maintainers to add missing WITHOUT_CUPS=yes support
so you can stuff it into /etc/make.conf for servers that aren't
concerned with printing, but for Desktop-related ports the default needs
to remain "use CUPS".