Re: 4.4R: if: doesn't get started when getting remote print job

[Christian Ullrich <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

* Christian Ullrich wrote on Wednesday, 2002-01-16:

> * Michael Loßin wrote on Wednesday, 2002-01-16:

> > Are you sure that output is not from some printing attempt
> > before?
> 
> Yes. Before starting the job, I checked that these files were not
> present. After printing, they were, and the timestamps in the files
> match the system clock. The only other explanation would be that 
> LPRng or something else stores output of older jobs elsewhere and
> copies it to the spooldir at random.
> 
> > Please perform the following steps:
> >   - add "filter_stderr_to_status_file" to /etc/lpd.conf
> >     and restart LPRng
> >   - remove (or clear) "/var/spool/lpd/ascii/status" and
> >     "/var/spool/lpd/ascii/status.ascii"
> >   - print again (with "set -x" in apsfilter)
> >   - post those two status files on this list
> 
> I'll do that later, when I can look at what's coming out of the 
> printer.

Now I'm near that little bastard again. (Yes, I know, insulting
the hardware only makes it more stubborn. Bit it won't know it
has been insulted unless I print the mail on it, will it? And
I can't print, so all is fine.)

I'll proceed in as much detail as yesterday.

1. I removed both the apsfilter-7.1.1 port (that I had forgotten to
   remove before) and apsfilter-7.2.1 by means of pkg_delete.
   
2. I cleaned and rebuilt apsfilter-7.2.1 with the same configuration
   as the last time and installed it.
   
3. I removed /etc/printcap.

4. I recreated the printer "ascii", with the exact same configuration
   as before and did an "lpc reread".
   
5. Printing from the client, I got staircased text.

6. I added the above line "filter_stderr_to_status_file" to /etc/lpd.conf.
   This file had not existed before. I restarted lpd.

7. I printed some more staircases (I really should look into selling
   them. Suitably stacked, they would do just fine instead of wood
   or stone...)
   
8. The files "status" and "status.ascii" in /var/spool/lpd/ascii had
   not been created. I ran "checkpc -f", and they appeared. status
   was empty, status.ascii contained only the F_SETFL message.
   
9. More stairs. Does someone know any skyscrapers in lack of stairs?

10. status still empty, status.ascii 4947 bytes. See below.

-- 8< -- /var/spool/lpd/ascii/status.ascii -- >8 --

IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ WIDTH_POINTS=595' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.356 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ HEIGHT_POINTS=842' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.356 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ WIDTH_INCHES=8.26' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.357 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ HEIGHT_INCHES=11.69' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.357 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' set ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.357 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' -f /etc/apsfilter/ascii/netware.conf -o -f /etc/apsfilter/ascii/lpr.conf ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.357 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ unset REMOTE_COPIES' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.357 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ DRIVER_SCRIPT=PS' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.358 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' '!' -e /etc/apsfilter/basedir/driver/PS ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.358 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' -z PS ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.359 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' -e /etc/apsfilter/basedir/driver/PS ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.359 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ . /etc/apsfilter/basedir/driver/PS' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.359 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' PS '!=' PS ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.359 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ print_raw' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.360 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' '' ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.362 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ print_data' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.363 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ cat' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.363 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ local c ncp_print' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.363 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' '' ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.365 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' '' ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.366 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' 1 = 1 -o -n '' ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.366 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ print_copy' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.367 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' '' ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.367 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' -f /etc/apsfilter/ascii/smbclient.conf ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.367 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' -f /etc/apsfilter/ascii/netware.conf ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.367 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' -f /etc/apsfilter/ascii/lpr.conf ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.368 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ '[' -f /etc/apsfilter/ascii/pap.conf ']'' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.368 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ cat' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.368 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ rm -rf /tmp/apsfilter82736' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.377 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter msg - '+ exit' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.398 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
IF filter 'apsfilter' filter finished at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.399 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
printing finished at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.399 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
accounting at end at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.399 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
finished 'chris@christian+454', status 'JSUCC' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.399 ## A=chris@christian+454 number=454 process=82735
subserver pid 82735 exit status 'JSUCC' at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.400 ## A=<NULL> number=0 process=82734
ascii@ser1.chrullrich.de: job 'cfA454christian.chrullrich.de' printed at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.400 ## A=<NULL> number=454 process=82734
job 'cfA454christian.chrullrich.de' removed at 2002-01-16-19:54:30.401 ## A=<NULL> number=454 process=82734

-- 8< -- /var/spool/lpd/lp/status.ascii END -- >8 --

Good luck, and thanks for all the effort you're spending at me.

-- 
Christian Ullrich		     Registrierter Linux-User #125183

"Deliver."