This software users manual provides a step-by-step guide for using the CUPSTM Driver Development Kit ('DDK'), version 1.2.1.
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 version 2. 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. Please be patient.
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