is not a standard search path for profiles on Linux

Status:	4 - Pending
Priority:	1 - Request for Enhancement, e.g. asking for a feature
Scope:	2 - Specific to an operating system
Subsystem:	None
Summary:	/usr/share/cups/profile/ is not a standard search path for profiles on Linux
Version:	-feature
Created By:	plinnell
Assigned To:	mike
Fix Version:	Unassigned
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plinnell: 14:31 Feb 10, 2011 In discussion of the new color management capabilities of CUPS on openICC, Till outlined the basics of its implementation. Terrfic. However, we (most of the developers of color managed aware apps on Linux), worked hard to define a set of default search paths on Linux/*BSD as outlined here: http://www.oyranos.com/wiki/index.php?title=OpenIccDirectoryProposal Both Kai-Uwe Behrmann and I have packaged a number of ICC profiles for rpm distros which install these as system-wide profiles. The debian packager of icc profiles also honors these defaults. Till asked me on the list to file that and ask that the paths be added. Thanks.
mike: 09:24 Feb 11, 2011 `As there is currently no ICC color profile support in CUPS itself, moving this to an RFE for a future CUPS release; related to STR #2896 and STR #3192. That said, I will note that you probably want standardization of both profile directories and names (e.g. for sRGB and other standard color profiles) to promote interoperability. In addition, /opt/share/color/icc should be added given that FHS and OpenPrinting define an /opt hierarchy...`

plinnell: 14:31 Feb 10, 2011

In discussion of the new color management capabilities of CUPS on openICC, Till outlined the basics of its implementation. Terrfic. 

However, we (most of the developers of color managed aware apps on Linux), worked hard to define a set of default search paths on Linux/*BSD as outlined here: http://www.oyranos.com/wiki/index.php?title=OpenIccDirectoryProposal

Both Kai-Uwe Behrmann and I have packaged a number of ICC profiles for rpm distros which install these as system-wide profiles. The debian packager of icc profiles also honors these defaults.

Till asked me on the list to file that and ask that the paths be added.

Thanks.

mike: 09:24 Feb 11, 2011

As there is currently no ICC color profile support in CUPS itself, moving this to an RFE for a future CUPS release; related to STR #2896 and STR #3192.

That said, I will note that you probably want standardization of both profile directories *and* names (e.g. for sRGB and other standard color profiles) to promote interoperability.  In addition, /opt/share/color/icc should be added given that FHS and OpenPrinting define an /opt hierarchy...