1.5.17 regression - 'printer name is invalid' is back

bill.welch@ubs.com bill.welch@ubs.com
Tue May 31 23:21:00 GMT 2005


$ export PRINTER='\\NNYCC003PPS2\P100091409'
$ echo | lpr -D
Windows printer name = ''
isWindows9x = 0, isWindows2K_NT4 = 1
Printer name: 'Acrobat Distiller', Port name: 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\*.pdf'
Printer name: '\\NNYCC003PPS2\P100091409', Port name: 'P100091409'
lpr: printer error: can't open '' for writing: The printer name is invalid.
$ uname -a
CYGWIN_NT-5.1 wnyc0121913 1.5.17(0.129/4/2) 2005-05-25 19:38 i686 unknown unknown Cygwin

The 2005-05-10 snapshot is fine:

$ echo | lpr -D
Windows printer name = '\\NNYCC003PPS2\P100091409'
isWindows9x = 0, isWindows2K_NT4 = 1
Printer name: 'Acrobat Distiller', Port name: 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\*.pdf'
Printer name: '\\NNYCC003PPS2\P100091409', Port name: 'P100091409'
$ uname -a
CYGWIN_NT-5.1 wnyc0121913 1.5.17s(0.128/4/2) 20050510 12:11:42 i686 unknown unknown Cygwin

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