Bug 501122

Summary:	net-print/cups-1.6.4 should no longer mention USB_PRINTER support needs to be disabled
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund>
Component:	[OLD] Printing	Assignee:	Printing Team <printing>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	homoludens79, krinpaus
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Joakim Tjernlund 2014-02-12 22:06:38 UTC

Just rebuit cups-1.6.4 and it said this:
* Messages for package net-print/cups-1.6.4:

 * Your usb printers will be managed via libusb. In this case, 
 * cups-1.6.4 requires the USB_PRINTER support disabled.
 * Please disable it:
 *     CONFIG_USB_PRINTER=n
 * in /usr/src/linux/.config or
 *     Device Drivers --->
 *         USB support  --->
 *             [ ] USB Printer support
 * Alternatively, just disable the usb useflag for cups (your printer will still work).

I don't think this is true anymore, USB_PRINTER and libusb can coexist.
Cannot find/remember where I read this although a quick google search
turned up http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/pst/cups.html

Comment 1 Marko Djordjevic 2015-05-31 18:03:18 UTC

Confirming this is true.
For upstream info look here: http://cups.org/str.php?L4128

Comment 2 Andreas K. Hüttel archtester

2017-02-16 00:06:32 UTC

There's a report of someone still having problems at the end of the upstream report. So I've kept the warning, but toned it down a lot...