Roadmap

Last Updated 08 Feb 2010

This page provides a dynamic look at all open Software Trouble Reports ("STRs") that have been filed on the Bugs & Features page. If you would like to contribute code to implement/fix any of the STRs below, please consult the CUPS Developer Guide for the coding standards we follow and then post your changes to the corresponding STR.
 

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CUPS 1.3 (3 Bugs)

CUPS 1.3.x is a former stable branch. It is no longer being maintained, and any bug fixes will be applied against CUPS 1.4.x.

STR #	Summary	Subsystem	Status	Priority
3324	cupsd frees memory without cleaning up existing references	Scheduler	Pending	MOD
3339	BasicDigest authentication does not work	Scheduler	Pending	MOD
3288	Spurious 'Bad request line "^W^C^A" from M.N.O.P!' messages in error_log	Scheduler	Pending	LOW

CUPS 1.4 (38 Bugs, 1 Fixed)

CUPS 1.4.x is the current stable branch. Bug fix (patch) releases will come out approximately every 6-8 weeks as needed.

STR #	Summary	Subsystem	Status	Priority
3480	No event is set when accepting/rejecting jobs		New	LOW
3488	BrowsePoll does not work with a client.conf setting ServerName		New	LOW
3495	socket: add a waitbc option		New	LOW
3496	Spelling mistakes in the german translation		New	LOW
3497	Spelling mistakes in the german translation		New	LOW
3325	Incorrect handling of kerberos negotiation	None	Pending	MOD
3354	remote access to admin pages broken	Multiple	Pending	MOD
3377	lprm and the web interface don't cancel jobs	Multiple	Pending	MOD
3400	filter pdftops doesn't work with landscape pdf and option number-up set	Multiple	Pending	MOD
3405	long delay printing last page hp laserjet 1300 usb	Backends	Pending	MOD
3410	printer jobs lost	Backends	Pending	MOD
3425	PreserveJobFiles parameter	Scheduler	Pending	MOD
3455	Epiphany does not handle multipart content properly (Add Printer, etc.)	CGI Programs	Pending	MOD
3457	Dymo driver doesn't generate multiple copies	Sample Drivers	Pending	MOD
3492	lppasswd password prompts are not localized	CUPS Commands	Pending	MOD
3188	ppdi does not optimize the generated .drv file.	PPD Compiler	Pending	LOW
3273	Raster printers have CUPS_PRINTER_COMMANDS set	Scheduler	Pending	LOW
3304	Web Interface: In "Add Printer" wizard model selection is broken	CGI Programs	Pending	LOW
3314	cupsAdminCreateWindowsPPD needs to treat codeless options as JCL options	CUPS API	Pending	LOW
3321	Incorrect page-label positioning for landscape documents	Multiple	Pending	LOW
3334	Incorrect page-label positioning for text documents printed with 'landscape' option	PostScript Filter	Pending	LOW
3345	selecting "Maintenance" from the dropdown list results in Error	CGI Programs	Pending	LOW
3371	set-printer-options doesn't work in konqueror	CGI Programs	Pending	LOW
3392	ldap browsing cutting off last character from printername	Scheduler	Pending	LOW
3394	Dot-notated option choices cannot be set as default	CUPS API	Pending	LOW
3412	Web interface: set "display: block" for links in tabs	CGI Programs	Pending	LOW
3414	number-up-layout not working as expected with Landscape oriented PDFs	PostScript Filter	Pending	LOW
3417	%%IncludeFeature directives not being marked/emitted	PostScript Filter	Pending	LOW
3443	PostScript auto-configuration broken	Sample Drivers	Pending	LOW
3453	Documentation should talk about thread-safety	Documentation	Pending	LOW
3456	Broken CUPS-MULTIPART Webinterface "Add Printer"-Wizard in IE7	CGI Programs	Pending	LOW
3461	gnutls needs to be told to be thread-safe	CUPS API	Pending	LOW
3466	JobRetryLimit is either off by one or ill documented	Scheduler	Pending	LOW
3467	View Multiple printers in Class web page	CGI Programs	Pending	LOW
3477	Add more debugging information to libusb backend code	Backends	Pending	LOW
3478	Printers HP Not use two cartrige	None	Pending	LOW
3485	lpr doesn't work anymore with env variable PRINTER=destination/instance	CUPS API	Pending	LOW
3376	fit-to-page doesn't work with pdf files	PDF Filter	Active	MOD
3498	(Fixed in 1.5-current r8976) Add more CSRF protections	CGI Programs	Pending	MOD

CUPS 1.5 (41 Features, 2 Bugs)

CUPS 1.5.x is the active development branch and is focused on usability and performance improvements along with Bonjour support via Avahi.

STR #	Summary	Subsystem	Status	Priority
3239	snmp backend should verify hostname in device URI	Backends	Pending	LOW
3491	Filter and Backend Programming Guide doesn't talk about draining output	Documentation	Pending	LOW
197	job-originating-host-name in lpq	Berkeley Commands	Pending	RFE
198	job-originating-host-name, title in lpstat	System V Commands	Pending	RFE
438	lpadmin should check the PPD with cupstestppd	System V Commands	Pending	RFE
672	Option to allow individual printer to delete a printjob after printing it.	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
988	empty local CUPS queue obscures jobs at the print server	Berkeley Commands	Pending	RFE
1016	Please implement lpr's "-i" option for indentation	Berkeley Commands	Pending	RFE
1149	lprm should support -h and -a	Berkeley Commands	Pending	RFE
1288	Add option/command to show detailed job data	System V Commands	Pending	RFE
1308	Add accounting/quota/management API	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
1437	"lpstat -l -c xxxx" works like "lpstat -c xxxx"	System V Commands	Pending	RFE
1743	Command line method to query job hold status	Multiple	Pending	RFE
1989	Add '--help' option to lpr	Berkeley Commands	Pending	RFE
2053	Enhance configurability of lpd backend	Multiple	Pending	RFE
2322	Mail notifications to event subscriptions should provide more details	Notifiers	Pending	RFE
2410	When a filter is not found the error messages are misguiding.	CUPS API	Pending	RFE
2625	Add support for configuring separate access control for web interface	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
2626	Improve cupstestdsc	CUPS Commands	Pending	RFE
2732	Status of remote IPP jobs cannot be discovered	Multiple	Pending	RFE
2829	when stopping queue only the direct child get cleaned up, need to clean all subsequent processes as well, patch included	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
2896	Applications need to be able to list and retreive installed ICC profiles	Multiple	Pending	RFE
2913	Improve Get-Jobs performance with large numbers of jobs	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
2930	Implement the --version and --help options in the cups tools	Multiple	Pending	RFE
2959	Add lpadmin the ability to remove a printer attribute	System V Commands	Pending	RFE
2967	Group authentication with duplicated groups does not work	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
2969	Add per-object access controls for IPP policies	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
3066	Add avahi support	Multiple	Pending	RFE
3081	Better Kerberos-related error messages for shell user commands	Multiple	Pending	RFE
3093	Add support for SSL/TLS certificate validation and revocation	Multiple	Pending	RFE
3097	Switch to iconv for transcoding support	CUPS API	Pending	RFE
3122	No https symlink is installed	Build Files	Pending	RFE
3301	Web Interface: No Cancel or Back buttons	CGI Programs	Pending	RFE
3317	Support for Zebra Technologies Kiosk Printers in CUPS	Sample Drivers	Pending	RFE
3329	Change documentation to use example.com instead of domain.com	Documentation	Pending	RFE
3361	Show access/error/page log from admin page yields an 404	CGI Programs	Pending	RFE
3389	Init script kills cupsd processes in all Solaris zones	Config Files	Pending	RFE
3415	Place labels at the edge of the imageable area to avoid overlap	PostScript Filter	Pending	RFE
3419	Add DeviceN color space support	CUPS Imaging API	Pending	RFE
3459	Please add a configure option for the installed cupsd permissions	Build Files	Pending	RFE
3479	Add "auto" PCFileName support	PPD Compiler	Pending	RFE
3483	Add FixPermissions directive	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
3484	Make ipptest a first-class user program and enhance	CUPS Commands	Pending	RFE

CUPS -feature (84 Features)

The -feature branch contains features that have not yet been scheduled for a release.

STR #	Summary	Subsystem	Status	Priority
2212	The "Export Printers to Samba" feature should be part of the "Add Printer" wizard		New	RFE
2402	Jobs web page display order - `held' jobs		New	RFE
2566	Windows Driver for CUPS/64bit		New	RFE
2830	Web interface - Printers per page and jobs per page		New	RFE
2878	Standby/failover printer inside a CLASS		New	RFE
2897	Adding CUPS filters for using PDF as standard print job format		New	RFE
2900	cupsaddsmb / manual: Add EXAMPLES sections		New	RFE
2928	cupsaddsmb: Provide a way to specify the "Long Printer Name"		New	RFE
2952	Implementation of Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job		New	RFE
2984	Link to Local Printer Page for Remote IPP Printer		New	RFE
3020	adminutil API option for disabling/restricting browse broadcasts		New	RFE
3100	expand PJL heade with Username		New	RFE
3112	Limit long list of printers		New	RFE
3114	allow setting of default user name from config file		New	RFE
3115	Add job-sheets option to Windows Cups 6 print driver		New	RFE
3128	pkg-config support		New	RFE
3143	Provide setting for number of saved jobs for PreserveJobFiles		New	RFE
3145	Suggested Improvments for CUPS Test Page		New	RFE
3146	cups-lpd: PLP compatibility		New	RFE
3149	Optimized CUPS polling		New	RFE
3168	Make `lp -i' able to restart a job with a job-hold-until attribute		New	RFE
3172	[PATCH] manual pages: order options alphabetically		New	RFE
3187	should allow number-up=8		New	RFE
3192	Use Argyllcms for color management		New	RFE
3236	Clarify web interface		New	RFE
3241	More debugging output from cupsdCheckAuth() (patch included)		New	RFE
3267	Class Sharing		New	RFE
3276	API's cups_job_s structure to have a 'pages' member		New	RFE
3282	Web interface to allow input of message to explain why queue has been stopped		New	RFE
3294	modification for rastertolable to support SATO label printers		New	RFE
3323	Transition legacy locale names to official ones		New	RFE
3355	Hook for own enhancements wanted		New	RFE
3357	One "usb" CUPS backend for both libusb-based and usblp-based access		New	RFE
3365	new printer support working, Tyco label printer		New	RFE
3366	launch cupsd via xinetd		New	RFE
3369	lzma is more efficient than gzip for ppd files	Multiple	New	RFE
3395	Command-line (lp, lpr) does not check constraints from the PPD file		New	RFE
3446	Migrate from Solaris lp to CUPS lp without lpd -o options		New	RFE
3465	Make JobRetryLimit=0 special: retry ad infinitum		New	RFE
3475	Network Printer not listed		New	RFE
3476	Make connection timeout adjustable		New	RFE
3489	display current user in web interface (root,<user>,anonymous,...)		New	RFE
3493	w3c validation of cups web interface		New	RFE
3494	socket: remove 5 second wait for back-channel data		New	RFE
618	Forcing job-sheets to be unchangeable	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
809	Add time-based againg of archived spool data	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
1177	Unable to change sort order of bugs on cups.org	Web Site	Pending	RFE
1227	Add a Text Option for the width and fold too long line at spaces	Text Filter	Pending	RFE
1310	Embedded print server configuration/mode	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
1553	Add start page to reprint-job button/operation	Multiple	Pending	RFE
1649	Web Interface: add a few common cupsd.conf templates for easy setup	CGI Programs	Pending	RFE
1904	Standard IPC mechanism between user/desktop and print job	Multiple	Pending	RFE
1914	Retain print job history	Multiple	Pending	RFE
2062	An option to specify number of lines to be printed per page	Text Filter	Pending	RFE
2291	Automatic cancellation of held jobs after a configured duration	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
2316	Add Ability to reprint on a different printer	Multiple	Pending	RFE
2417	Support for Tharo Systems, Inc. line of thermal-transfer labelling printers	Sample Drivers	Pending	RFE
2421	Add persistent port monitor/backend support for device monitoring	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
2432	please add cupsGetPPD() to PHP bindings	Scripting Support	Pending	RFE
2471	Add Seiko drivers	Sample Drivers	Pending	RFE
2474	Support for SELinux	Multiple	Pending	RFE
2475	Support for Linux's Lightweigh Audit Framework	Multiple	Pending	RFE
2528	Suppress duplicate devices in cups-deviced	Multiple	Pending	RFE
2531	Add device serial number to all backends when possible	Backends	Pending	RFE
2700	Add "wol=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx" option to network backends	Backends	Pending	RFE
2728	Print banner page from different input tray	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
2761	Add support for CustomLogFormat	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
2811	There is no default timeout for filters	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
2856	arbitrarily limits username/password to 32 characters	Multiple	Pending	RFE
2869	Add CUPS_SC_CMD_SET_BIDI side-channel command and API	Backends	Pending	RFE
2890	Add back-channel support to libusb-based USB backend	Backends	Pending	RFE
2895	add sample drivers for plotter	Sample Drivers	Pending	RFE
2935	please support less restricted root backend permissions	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
2972	pstops - coping better with bad postscript created by Acrobat products.	PostScript Filter	Pending	RFE
3048	Option to check for changes in client.conf	CUPS API	Pending	RFE
3092	Add support for printer list filtering	CUPS API	Pending	RFE
3102	[PATCH] add an smb:// URI to the list of examples of how to write URIs in the web UI	Documentation	Pending	RFE
3199	cups-lpd receives print file before establishing it can create a job on the cupsd	LPD Mini-Daemon	Pending	RFE
3208	Add depend command to CUPS driver interface	Scheduler	Pending	RFE
3274	Add way to purge individual jobs in web interface.	CGI Programs	Pending	RFE
3350	lpstat option for get the class of a printer	System V Commands	Pending	RFE
3408	Please consider changing the naming scheme of PO files	Localization	Pending	RFE
3481	CUPS should use Trusted Extensions on Solaris	Multiple	Pending	RFE
2476	Support for SELinux context based job banners	Multiple	Active	RFE