Description of problem: The Xprint extension in not provided. Software developed with this extension won't build or run. Since this is part of the standard Xorg 6.8 release this should be considered a bug. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
The Xprint clientside libraries are deprecated, but are still included in the OS, in the xorg-x11-deprecated-libs rpm package, and the development headers, etc. in the xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel subpackage. You need to install the deprecated-libs package in order to run applications that link to libXp, and you need to install the -devel package in order to compile apps that unconditionally link to libXp. Xprint is not a supported interface, and is provided strictly for application binary compatibility. The developmental bits are provided only to give a grace period to application developers with which to migrate to Red Hat supported printing APIs. This is covered in the release notes. The Xprt server and other auxilliary applications are not provided nor supported by Red Hat. Red Hat has deprecated Xprint in RHEL4 in order to reserve the right to remove Xprint support entirely from a future release of the OS at some point down the road which has not yet been determined, while recognizing the immediate short and midterm need for application binary compatibility, and interface migration transition time. This is documented in our release notes, and the files have been moved to the deprecated-libs packages to make the deprecation more explicit so that developers have plenty of time to migrate their applications to the supported printing APIs.
Setting status to "NOTABUG", as this is an intentional decision to not provide Xprt server nor the various Xprint demo apps, etc., and all apps linked to libXp should still function correctly as always.