standards/118047: SUGGESTION: /etc/printcap vs mergemaster

[Joseph S Atkinson]

>Number:         118047
>Category:       standards
>Synopsis:       SUGGESTION: /etc/printcap vs mergemaster
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-standards
>State:          open
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>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Nov 14 17:00:02 UTC 2007
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>Originator:     Joseph S Atkinson
>Release:        7.0-BETA2
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>Description:
The default file /etc/printcap is an example file that does not provide any working functionality to the process it configures (lpr) in it's default state. A working configuration must be either manually set up or is automatically generated by ports, such as CUPS, to function. When invoking mergemaster, it will detect changes to /etc/printcap and ask for user input. This seems to be rather fruitless since any changes made to the file are (theoretically) intended, or will be overwritten automatically by a ports based print spooler on next daemon restart.

I am suggesting that the example /etc/printcap be moved into /usr/share/examples/printing/printcap where it would seem more at home and be less likely to cause confusion and/or collision with local configurations.
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