OpenPrinting / OpenPrinting/system-config-printer

Make place-holder usage consistent

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Description

I wonder a bit about the different usage of place-holders in the provided udev rule file.

  • Is it important to express that only two characters may follow a known prefix?
  • Does it matter if a specific filter pattern can be eventually checked faster by the involved software than the other specification (using an asterisk instead of question marks)?

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Research direction

Review udev/70-printers.rules, especially the placeholder patterns linked in the issue, and compare how known prefixes and wildcard lengths are expressed. The issue does not define a preferred convention or a test, so first determine the intended rule syntax and performance implications before identifying what a consistent result would be.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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