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Blind

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From: Desert mountain

Registered: 2005-02-06

Posts: 386

CUPS and java applications with OpenJDK problem

Hi,

I have installed cups 1.3.10-3 and am trying to print from a java application (jedit) that runs with OpenJDK 1.5_hg20090429-1.
When I click on "Print", all I get is a message saying "No print service found". Of course CUPS is running and working fine with applications like firefox.
I have seachred around and have found that others are/were having this problem, too, a few yrs ago Nevertheless, I tried the solutions (editing cupds.conf with several options, like commenting out a 'Listen' line, etc.), but I cannot get jedit to print again. This used to work, I am rather sure. What in the world am I doing wrong now?

Thanks for any hints,
Blind

R00KIE

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From: Between a computer and a chair

Registered: 2008-09-14

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Re: CUPS and java applications with OpenJDK problem

Try to use JRE instead of OpenJDK. It is on the repos and should work better/give less problems.

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Blind

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From: Desert mountain

Registered: 2005-02-06

Posts: 386

Re: CUPS and java applications with OpenJDK problem

Thanks for the suggestion.

As OpenJDK is the Arch default java interpreter, I would like to know if anybody else is experiencing this problem, and if I should file a bug report.

Kind regards!

Blind

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From: Desert mountain

Registered: 2005-02-06

Posts: 386

Re: CUPS and java applications with OpenJDK problem

Alllright,

this was, as usual, operator error.
Don't have a bogus .cups/lpoptions sitting around in your home.

Ranguvar

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Registered: 2008-08-12

Posts: 2,549

Re: CUPS and java applications with OpenJDK problem

IIRC, print support is one of the things OpenJDK is still bad at.

If I have my Java right, OpenJDK6 is a completely F/LOSS replacement for the JDK, however, JDK 7 will be fully Free Software and eliminate the need for OpenJDK -- it will be Sun's (Oracle's?) official platform.

So, if the normal JDK, works, use that for now.

EDIT: I has fail.

Last edited by Ranguvar (2009-05-08 06:05:41)