This software users manual provides a step-by-step guide for using the CUPSTM Driver Development Kit ('DDK'), version 1.0.1.
The CUPS Driver Development Kit ('DDK') provides a suite of standard drivers, a PPD file compiler, and other utilities that can be used to develop printer drivers for CUPS and other printing environments. CUPS provides a portable printing layer for UNIX®-based operating systems. The CUPS DDK provides the means for mass-producing PPD files and drivers/filters for CUPS-based printer drivers.
The CUPS DDK is licensed under the GNU General Public License. Please contact Easy Software Products at the following address for commercial support and 'binary distribution' rights:
Attn: CUPS Licensing Information
Easy Software Products
44141 Airport View Drive, Suite 204
Hollywood, Maryland 20636 USA
Voice: +1.301.373.9600
EMail: cups-info@cups.org
Free support is available by posting messages to the cups.ddk newsgroup at:
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php
The cups.ddk newsgroup is monitored by volunteers, so your message may go unanswered for days or weeks. Commercial support for the DDK is available for a fee; for more information, please visit the Easy Software Products web site at:
http://www.easysw.com/cups/
This software users manual is organized into the following sections:
Various font and syntax conventions are used in this guide. Examples and their meanings and uses are explained below:
Example | Description | |
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lpstat lpstat(1) |
The names of commands; the first mention of a command or function in a chapter is followed by a manual page section number. | |
/var /usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps |
File and directory names. | |
Request ID is Printer-123 | Screen output. | |
lp -d printer filename ENTER | Literal user input; special keys like ENTER are in ALL CAPS. | |
12.3 | Numbers in the text are written using the period (.) to indicate the decimal point. |
The following abbreviations are used throughout this manual:
Feedback and bug reports for this manual and the DDK as a whole are welcome. Please use the cups.ddk newsgroup to discuss potential problems and report all confirmed problems and documentation errors using the form at the following URL:
http://www.cups.org/ddk/str.php