Bug#366472: libgnomecups1.0-1: writes warnings to stderr when no cups server is running

[Loïc Minier]

retitle 366472 Only write IPP request failures once or even not at all (should be cascaded to the app for action)
tags 366472 + upstream confirmed
stop

        Hi,

On Tue, May 09, 2006, Baptiste Carvello wrote:
> on my computer, I have no printers, so I run no cups server. Still, in
> certain circonstances (1), I get the following warning on stderr, every
> few seconds:
>  WARNING **: IPP request failed with status 1280

 The default should be to pull the cupsys server, even if you don't have
 a printer right now, you can add it any time without logging out and
 back in.  I understand that you do not want the CUPS server, but it is
 strongly "Recommended" (this is a strong dependency) because some
 software won't behave properly if it isn't present.  I suggest you
 remove the gnome-cups-icon from your GNOME session, and that should
 stop the warnings.

 The only remaining part for which I think we can do something is:

> This message is unneeded as I have no printer, and highly annoying when
> running an interactive command prompt. It should at the very least print
> the message only once.

 Yes, it might be useful to only print it once, or don't print it at
 all.  I'm renaming the bug accordingly.

   Bye,
-- 
Loïc Minier <lool at dooz.org>