Cli pdf printer for Solaris?

Question

I'm trying to find a tool that allows one to print directly to the printer PDF documents without having to go thru a pdf reader GUI.
I've investigated xpdf + gpdf, kpdf to no avail.
The reason for this request is i'm generating many pdf documents from a compiler / compiler project that i'm writing that will eventually be released as open source.
I've gone to Google but haven't been too successful regarding Sun / Linux type tools though there are cli tools available for windows.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank u for yours eyes and ears
Dave Bone

Answer 1

Adobe acroread can do that, the only problem is that the new acroread (seven and later) which are available for the SPARC platform requires an X11 display, but that can be ignored with a simple script and Xvfb:
#!/bin/sh
INPUT_FILE=$1
PRINTER_DESTINATION="-d ppm"
if [ $2 ]; then
PRINTER_DESTINATION="-d $2"
fi
# For Acroread to function correctly it needs a X11 display, the easiest way
# to fullfill this requirement is to use Xfvb.
# Check if Xvfb socket exists, if it doesnt, start it:
if [ ! -r /tmp/.X11-unix/X1 ]; then
/usr/openwin/bin/Xvfb :1 > /dev/null 2>&1 &
fi
DISPLAY=localhost:1
export DISPLAY
#Spool the file first, rather than toss it directly to lp:
/usr/sfw/bin/acroread -toPostScript -size a4 -pairs $INPUT_FILE $INPUT_FILE.ps
lp -c -s $PRINTER_DESTINATION $INPUT_FILE.ps
rm $INPUT_FILE.psThe ancient acroread version available for the Solaris x86 platform does not require a X11 display, but still accepts the -toPostScript option.