Printing with -P options fails with lp backend

This bug is fixed in dapper but not in breezy.
This bug renders a2ps unusable because lp
is installed by default.

a2ps-lpr-wrapper from dapper can't be simply
copied to breezy because breezy's default setting
uses -P but dapper's -d Here a fix that works with
lpr and lp.

--- /usr/bin/a2ps-lpr-wrapper.orig-breezy-4.13b-4.3 2005-04-14 19:09:01.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/bin/a2ps-lpr-wrapper 2006-01-27 15:53:56.000000000 +0100
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@

 # If /usr/bin/lp (from cupsys-client) exists, just use it.
 if [ -x /usr/bin/lp ]; then
- /usr/bin/lp $*
+ shift
+ /usr/bin/lp -d $*
 else
   # In case /usr/bin/lp is not available, then fall back /usr/bin/lpr.
- /usr/bin/lpr $*
+ shift
+ /usr/bin/lpr -P $*
 fi

As the fix version in dapper my patch relies on the fact that
-d or -P is the first argument. But my version will not complain
after a breezy -> dapper update with an unchanged
a2ps config that still passes -P instead of -d.

Achim

Thanks for the bug report.

I'm closing this bug because it has been fixed in Dapper.

Thanks to allee for the comments and suggestions.

You may also want to check out the
instructions in the "How to request new packages" section of the
Backports wiki page:
        https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBackports

Well, actually I am not closing it yet. Can someone confirm that a fix has been released?

I'm setting status fix released.
If this is not the case (despite 'its fixed in dapper'), please reopen it.
kk