Tom, Thanks for the suggestion.
LO 3.5.2.2 is in the "official" FreeBSD ports tree and is my source for the source. I've contacted the FBSD LO maintainer and have filed a bug report with FBSD. I'm just now getting ready to file a bug report with LO, so we'll see what comes of _that_. Bob Melson [ Charset ISO-8859-1 unsupported, converting... ] > Hi :) > Have you tried the Forums/Mailing-Lists for whichever version of BSD you are > using?? You can usually find an appropriate forum from > http://distrowatch.com > or/and it might be good to contact the LO devs > http://www.libreoffice.org/developers-2/ > > I think there might be problems with trying to compile the official source > code in BSD.? I think a few people in the BSD community did port the code to > BSD.? > Regards from > Tom :)? > > > --- On Sun, 29/4/12, Bob Melson <mels...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > From: Bob Melson <mels...@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing in 3.5.2.2 > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > Date: Sunday, 29 April, 2012, 20:14 > > Jay, > > Thanks.? I've built and re-built LO from source twice, > now, and continue to receive the same error.? I don't > believe it's a corrupted driver that's causing the > problem and, in fact, may be nothing more than a minor > error in the source code that causes LO to behave as > it does.? On the other hand, if it's true that LO > now requires cups, that needs to be stated in the > documentation (which it isn't, as far as I can tell). > > Bob Melson > > [ Charset ISO-8859-1 unsupported, converting... ] > > On 04/29/2012 02:29 PM, Bob Melson wrote: > > > I might add that up until the 3.5.2.2 release, printing > > > worked just fine, right out of the box.? LO detected the > > > system printers, allowed additional printers to be added > > > and configured .. in short, all was right wit the world. > > > With 3.5.2.2, however, SOMETHING has changed, and for the > > > worst.? A wise man once said, if it ain't broke, don't fix > > > it.? It wasn't broke but it's been "fixed". > > > > > > Bob Melson > > I have continuously upgraded from 3.3 to 3.5.2.2 and have no problems > > with the LO printing using various Ubuntu derivatives and Windows 7. > > Have you tried reinstalling the printer(s) in the OS? Maybe the printer > > driver got corrupted. LO recognizes the installed printers properly. > > > > The only time I had a printing problem was when the driver was corrupted > > (do not know how it happened). Reinstalling the driver in the OS > > corrected the problem. > > > > > >> [ Charset ISO-8859-1 unsupported, converting... ] > > >>> A long time ago I had to configure all the printers for OO/SO with > > >>> spadmin. Are you calling spadmin as root? > > >> Yep.? I think if I knew what file system the error panel > > >> in spadmin is complaining about I might be able to get things > > >> accomplished.? I've tried changing permissions on every > > >> directory in the path to the libreoffice executables, as well > > >> as on the "dot" files in the root directory, all with no result. > > >> I've looked at the /var files for the printer queues and snooped > > >> in the cups directories here and there on system.? All with no > > >> result. > > >> > > >> The frustration is that everything else on the system recognizes lpd > > >> and plays nicely in that environment.? It's ONLY LO that fails to > > >> detect any printers/queues and, because of that, does not allow > > >> printing.? If this is because it requires cups, then, IMNSHO, it's > > >> a gross error of planning and implementation that needs to be > > >> rectified. > > >> > > >> Bob Melson > > >> > > >>> Steve > > >>> > > >>> On 2012-04-30 03:30, Tom Davies wrote: > > >>>> Hi :) > > >>>> I think various questions in here have shown that LO uses some > > >>>> different system for printers and pretty much ignores whatever is > > >>>> set-up for the OS. > > >>>> Regards from > > >>>> Tom :) > > >>>> > > >>>> --- On Sun, 29/4/12, Jay Lozier<jsloz...@gmail.com>???wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> From: Jay Lozier<jsloz...@gmail.com> > > >>>> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing in 3.5.2.2 > > >>>> To: users@global.libreoffice.org > > >>>> Date: Sunday, 29 April, 2012, 16:21 > > >>>> > > >>>> On 04/29/2012 02:10 AM, Bob Melson wrote: > > >>>>> Just installed 3.5.2.2 as an update in FreeBSD (8.3, AMD64 and i386) > > >>>>> and > > >>>>> am unable to configure printers following the LibreOffice help page > > >>>>> for > > >>>>> installing printers under unix.? As well, there is no default printer. > > >>>> What printer is configured in the OS? Normally, the printer is > > >>>> configured in the OS and is available to all apps. > > >>>> > > >>>> I use Linux MInt and my printer is configured in the OS not LO. > > >>>>> Following the help page instructions, I have gone to > > >>>>> <install-path>/libreoffice/program and have attempted to run spadmin. > > >>>>> Doing so, I receive an error message (message panel) telling me that > > >>>>> no > > >>>>> printers can be installed because the file system is read-only, but no > > >>>>> indication what filesystem it's referring to.? So, where do I look or, > > >>>>> better yet, what do I do to get my printers configured? > > >>>>> > > >>>>> I've been told, informally, that LO has gone from supporting lpd/lp > > >>>>> printing to a cups-only regime.? If so, I suggest that this is a major > > >>>>> blunder since cups is not appropriate for many situations - small > > >>>>> installations with few users, desktops with attached printers, etc. > > >>>>> What's the truth here? > > >>>> I believe CUPS is from Apple and is supported by Linux distros and > > >>>> Apple. My understanding is this is more of an OS issue than an App > > >>>> issue > > >>>>> Bob Melson > > >>>>> > > >>> -- > > >>> For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: > > >>> users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > > >>> Problems? > > >>> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > > >>> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > >>> List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > > >>> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > > >>> deleted > > >>> > > >> -- > > >> Robert G. 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