23.05.2017 10:41 Nilanjana Lodh <nilanjanalodh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [...] > I am trying to develop an alternative CUPS backend using the new > CUPS API - so it is going to list all the CUPS printers as well as > the IPP printers; Is it supposed to land in the main gtk repo eventually? Instead of developing a new backend you may consider updating the existing one. I have a feeling that the maintainers will be more likely to accept the patches for the existing backend than those which create a new backend which is supposed to work side-by-side with another existing one which would be nominated as deprecated but still would be around. While you are developing it as a completely new backend my suggestion is to make all your printer names have some visible suffix or prefix so you will easily distinguish your printers from the original CUPS printers (because I guess these will be two identical sets of physical devices). > Also, is there a way I can test my backend without installing it > (to avoid messing with my system)- Is using JHBuild an option? Unfortunately, again my answer is "I don't know" but IMHO JHBuild is such a powerful tool that it may really help with your backend. My another suggestion is to install the gtk source repository and step inside gtk_enumerate_printers() with a debugger to see how it loads print backend and how each of them delivers its printers. I hope there are people around here who will provide more accurate answers. Regards, Rafal _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
