CHANGES.txt

   1 CHANGES.txt - 1.7b1 - 2013-04-18
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   4 CHANGES IN CUPS V1.7b1
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   6         - The configure script now supports a --with-rundir option to change
   7           the transient run-time state directory from the default to other
   8           locations like /run/cups (STR #4306)
   9         - The scheduler now supports PPD lookups for classes (STR #4296)
  10         - The cupsfilter program did not set the FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE
  11           environment variable for filters.
  12         - Added a new "-x" option to the cancel command (STR #4103)
  13         - Made the PWG media handling APIs public (STR #4267)
  14         - Implemented ready media support for the cupsGetDestMediaXxx APIs
  15           (STR #4289)
  16         - Added new cupsFindDestDefault, cupsFindDestReady, and
  17           cupsFindDestSupported APIs (STR #4289)
  18         - Added new cupsGetDestMediaByIndex, cupsGetDestMediaCount, and
  19           cupsGetDestMediaDefault APIs (STR #4289)
  20         - Added new ippGet/SetOctetString APIs for getting and setting an
  21           octetString value (STR #4289)
  22         - Added new ippCreateRequestedArray API for generating a array of
  23           attributes from the requested-attributes attribute.
  24         - The ipptool utility now supports compression, conditional tests based
  25           on the presence of files, and new DEFINE predicates for STATUS.
  26         - Added new IPP APIs for checking values (STR #4167)
  27         - Added new IPP APis for adding and setting formatted strings.
  28         - Added new HTTP APIs to support basic server functionality via libcups.
  29         - The dnssd backend now generates a 1284 device ID as needed (STR #3702)
  30         - CUPS now supports compressing and decompressing streamed data
  31           (STR #4168)
  32         - CUPS now supports higher-level PIN printing, external accounting
  33           systems, and "print here" printing environments (STR #4169)
  34         - IRIX is no longer a supported operating system (STR #4092)
  35         - The PPD compiler now supports JCL options properly (STR #4115)
  36         - The web interface now checks whether the web browser has cookies
  37           enabled and displays a suitable error message (STR #4141)