Q: So why should you be SCARED of a CUPS update? - MeV
I installed a version of CUPS (1.20, I think) about a year ago. It broke printing after every Apple Security Update since then. Even if Apple "owns" CUPS, the version that's out there for the rest of the world isn't the same as the one that Apple incorporates into it's own updates. I had to backup and wipe my system and do a fresh install to get stability back. It's not a big problem to have to reinstall CUPS 1.20 (glad I kept a copy) after every Security Update, but it is a pain. When CUPS was well-integrated with 10.3 this wasn't that much of a problem. Now that Apple's own version of CUPS is part of their security updates, I'd steer clear. I like having stuff "just work" after updates. I still backup prior to applying them, but they are more stable since I did a reload. I thought that was Microsoft's answer to everything. In this case, it worked well for me. It just took 2 days out of my life (auditing, backing up, reloading, and reinstalling everything).
No need to be scared. Just think of the public sector CUPS as added to make MacOS X more wobbly. Your call on if you want that instability.
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Q: So why should you be SCARED of a CUPS update? - MeV
I installed a version of CUPS (1.20, I think) about a year ago. It broke printing after every Apple Security Update since then. Even if Apple "owns" CUPS, the version that's out there for the rest of the world isn't the same as the one that Apple incorporates into it's own updates. I had to backup and wipe my system and do a fresh install to get stability back. It's not a big problem to have to reinstall CUPS 1.20 (glad I kept a copy) after every Security Update, but it is a pain. When CUPS was well-integrated with 10.3 this wasn't that much of a problem. Now that Apple's own version of CUPS is part of their security updates, I'd steer clear. I like having stuff "just work" after updates. I still backup prior to applying them, but they are more stable since I did a reload. I thought that was Microsoft's answer to everything. In this case, it worked well for me. It just took 2 days out of my life (auditing, backing up, reloading, and reinstalling everything).No need to be scared. Just think of the public sector CUPS as added to make MacOS X more wobbly. Your call on if you want that instability.
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Tuesday, April 01 2008 @ 10:46 PM PDT