[Bug 203053] print/cups-base: support for DNSSD is incomplete

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            Bug ID: 203053
           Summary: print/cups-base: support for DNSSD is incomplete
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Individual Port(s)
          Assignee: freebsd-ports-bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: fbsd at opal.com

Since cups-1.7.0, printers are now shared using DNSSD.

The print/cups-base and print/cups-client ports offer AVAHI and MDNSRESPONDER
as alternative implementations of DNSSD, with MDNSRESPONDER being enabled by
default.

The print/cups-filters port, which provides cups-browsed, offers only AVAHI
which is disabled by default.

As a result, printers advertised on FreeBSD servers are not visible by default
on FreeBSD clients.

Now it is possible to see them by having the clients poll the servers using the
CUPS protocol, but this is a kludge and not practical in a large environment.

Either print/cups-filters should have MDNSRESPONDER support added and enabled,
or AVAHI support should be tested and fixed and enabled in all three ports.

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