Linking failed - OSX: no return with 'lprint devices'. about lprint

[erikwahlstrom1]

Installing libusb made some progress - got it to list the devices, but I get this when I try to add a printer:

lprint add -d lprintdymo -v usb://DYMO/LabelWriter%204XL?serial=18051100360084 -m dymo_lw-4xl

Unable to start lprint server: Bad file descriptor

Kind regards,
Erik

[michaelrsweet]

@erikwahlstrom1 Can you check whether lprint is running in the background? (ps ax | grep lprint will tell you)

Also, what files do you see in $TMPDIR? (ls -l $TMPDIR will tell you)

[erikwahlstrom1]

Thanks for the quick reply:

lprint is not running

tmp-output is:

https://pastebin.pl/view/dde07227

I'm unable to add a printer, and when I try printing a dummy file it says

lprint test.png
Unable to start lprint server: Bad file descriptor
lprint: No default printer available.

[michaelrsweet]

Hmm, it definitely isn't running the lprint server in the background...

Can you try running the server explicitly:

lprint server &

and then see if it works? It sounds like it isn't able to auto-start the service in the background...

[michaelrsweet]

Oh, and looking at the build log again maybe try:

CODESIGN_IDENTITY=- make clean all

to force ad-hoc signing?

[michaelrsweet]

@erikwahlstrom1 Were you able to try the things I mentioned in the above comments?

[oby1]

I'm getting the same behavior (code signing error and no devices) on OSX 10.13.6

CODESIGN_IDENTITY=- (or CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY=-) did not resolve the code signing error.

Unlike @erikwahlstrom1 I'm still not getting any output from lprint devices even after installing libusb and rebuilding and reinstalling lprint.

[oby1]

I was able to get things working. I didn't realize before that libusb is not enabled by default. ./configure --enable-libusb resulted in my USB-connected printer showing up in lprint devices.

I was able to sign manually after the code signing error using codesign -v -s - /usr/local/bin/lprint