[gentoo-user] foo2zjs make install error

[Dutch Ingraham]

Hi all:

I'm having a problem installing a print driver, foo2zjs, downloaded and
compiled from source.  This is a driver for a HP P1505n printer. (hplip
is not an option as this printer needs further firmware that is not
generally available).  The error message I'm getting at the make install
command is:

"Error - foomatic-rip is not installed!
Install foomatic packages for your OS
make [install test] Error 1"

My box is a Dell 780 with no-frills Gentoo.  I also have a Dell 3500
with the same basic setup, but on that box the install went fine and the
printer works.

To stay out of TL;DR territory, a short list of what I have checked so far:

- re-installed cups, cups-filters, foomatic-db, and foomatic-db-engine,
with the same use flags on both working and non-working installs;

- removed the foo2zjs package and re-downloaded and compiled from scratch;

- started and stopped the cupsd service;

- eix shows same cups and foomatic packages installed on each;

- neither the working nor non-working install use hplip;

- tried the Gentoo package foo2zjs-99999999 and the temp.build.log threw
the exact same error as building from source;

- Googled error message - no useful information.

(As a side note, I cannot install foomatic-filters, as it conflicts with
cups-filters, which has dependency issues and cannot be removed.)

If anyone could point me in the right direction, I'd be appreciative. If
further information is needed, please let me know. Thanks!