the bug has been opened on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/+bug/193636 "man pdfops ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... -cfg config-file Read config-file in place of ~/.xpdfrc or the system-wide config file. ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- but pdftops -cfg /etc/cups/pdftops.conf ch09.pdf xx.ps will bring me to the usage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pdftops version 3.00 Copyright 1996-2004 Glyph & Cog, LLC Usage: pdftops [options] <PDF-file> [<PS-file>] -f <int> : first page to print ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and there is no -cfg option. and this will cause cups print failed to work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E [20/Feb/2008:18:44:36 +0800] [Job 161] pdftops-options: -cfg /etc/cups/pdftops.conf E [20/Feb/2008:18:44:36 +0800] [Job 161] /usr/bin/pdftops exited with exit code 1 E [20/Feb/2008:18:44:36 +0800] [Job 161] Empty print file! E [20/Feb/2008:18:44:36 +0800] PID 15737 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops) stopped with status 1! E [20/Feb/2008:18:44:36 +0800] PID 15735 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftops) stopped with status 1! E [20/Feb/2008:18:44:36 +0800] [Job 161] Job stopped due to filter errors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- which in effect is caused by 'cupsys: /usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftops' which assume pdftops accept -cfg option."
The man page will be fixed in upcoming release. We don't support the -cfg option, actually we don't use xpdfrc at all
*** Bug 17222 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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