Thank you Povilas, Ralph and all who made the new release happen! Kudos! :)
On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 10:54 PM Povilas Kanapickas <povi...@radix.lt> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm happy to announce sane-backends-1.1.1. You can find the latest > source tarballs here: > > https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/releases. > > The page also mentions several "Source code" links in the Assets from > which you can download the git repository corresponding to the release. > Please note that these archives do not include generated files such as > the configure script, Makefile.in files and more. > > A nicely formatted version of the release notes is available there too. > > One change that is more interesting to package maintainers is that with > this release the version numbering scheme has been changed and thus > every new feature release will increment the second version number (i.e. > 1.2.0, 1.3.0, etc.) and the third number (i.e. 1.1.2, 1.1.3, etc.) will > be left for bugfix releases. Previously feature releases used the third > version number (i.e. 1.0.30, 1.0.31, etc.) and real bugfix releases were > not possible. With this possibility present more frequent bugfix > releases can be expected. > > There has been no 1.1.0 release. It was unpublished due to version > numbering bug in tests that only showed itself after the release was made. > > In case you encounter any issues with this release, please contact the > sane-devel mailing list or submit an issue: > > sane-devel at alioth-lists.debian.net > > https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/issues > > The following is the release notes in the "raw" markdown format. A > nicely formatted version is available on the GitLab releases page > mentioned above. > > ### Backends > > - `epson2`: Fixed support for many scanners that don't support focus > command. > - `epson2`: Improve reliability of long scans. > - `epsonds`: Implemented support for the following Epson scanners: > - DS-1610 > - DS-1630 > - DS-1660W > - DS-310 > - DS-320 > - DS-360W > - DS-410 > - DS-530 > - DS-530II > - DS-531 > - DS-535 > - DS-535H > - DS-535II > - DS-570W > - DS-570WII > - DS-571W > - DS-575W > - DS-575WII > - DS-70 > - DS-80W > - ES-200 > - ES-300W > - ES-300WR > - ES-400 > - ES-400II > - ES-50 > - ES-500W > - ES-500WII > - ES-500WR > - ES-55R > - ES-580W > - ES-60W > - ES-60WB > - ES-60WW > - ES-65WR > - ET-2700 Series > - ET-2710 Series > - ET-2810 Series > - ET-M2140 Series > - ET-M3140 Series > - EW-052A Series > - FF-680W > - L3150 Series > - L3200 Series > - L3210 Series > - L3250 Series > - L4150 Series > - M2140 Series > - M3140 Series > - RR-60 > - RR-600W > - RR-70W > - XP-2100 Series > - XP-2150 Series > - `epson2`: Marked XP-452 455 series as supported in documentation. > - `escl`: Fixed scanning problems on certain scanners due to incorrect > URL being used (https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/479) > - `escl`: Fixed support for different resolutions when using JPEG format. > - `escl`: Fixed handling of ipp-usb redirects to localhost which > previously caused certain scanners to be always reported as busy. > - `escl`: Added support for Brother DCP-J772DW and Epson ET-2750 scanners. > - `escl`: Marked the following scanners as supported in documentation: > - Canon PIXMA G4511 > - Canon PIXMA TR4550 Series > - Canon PIXMA TR4551 Series > - Epson ET-6100 > - `escl`: Implemented support for disabling PDF output on scanners where > it's broken > (https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/510) > - `escl`: Implemented support for Canon PIXME TR4520 and TR7500 scanners. > - `genesys`: Improved scan quality on Canon LiDE 35/40/50/60 by using > brighter LED illumination. > - `genesys`: Fixed control of contrast and brigthness on certain scanners > (https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/271). > - `genesys`: Fixed crashes when handling slightly unexpected conditions > (https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/464). > - `genesys`: Fixed support for Plustek Opticfilm 7200 v2 scanner. > - `genesys`: Fixed button support on HP ScanJet G4010. > - `genesys`: Fixed compilation on gcc-4.8. > - `genesys`: Fixed incorrect LED exposure calculation leading to wrong > color balance on certain resolutions on gl841 scanners > - `genesys`: Improved gray scan quality on Canon LiDE 110, 120, 210, 220 > (https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/106, > https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/52). > - `genesys`: Fixed issue of motor becoming stuck at certain resolutions > on Canon LiDE 50 > and possibly other gl841 scanners > (https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/357) > - `genesys`: Fixed periodic black lines in gray scans on Canon LiDE 80. > - `genesys`: Removed support for broken 75 and 100 dpi hardware > resolutions to fix preview scans > (https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/383). These > resolutions did not have any benefit compared to next smallest 150 dpi > resolution. > - `genesys`: Add support for running in embedded environments that don't > support threads. > - `genesys`: Fixed gray scans to use white color for illumination > instead of red on > Canon LiDE 35/40/50/60 and potentially other gl841 scanners. Old > behavior can be restored via the color filter setting to select specific > color component for the gray scan. > - `genesys`: The genesys backend is now distributed under GPL v2 or > later license. Previously there existed an exception that allowed > additional uses of the backend. > - `gt68xx`: Fixed several memory issues that can potentially lead to > crashes or increased memory use. > - `hp4200`: Fixed crash when using HP ScanJet 4200C > (https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/454). > - `microtek`: Fixed support for embedded platforms using `uclibc`. > - `pieusb`: Implemented support for Reflecta RPS 10M scanner. > - `pieusb`: Fixed support for automatically advancing slides on DigitDia > 4000. > - `pixma`: Fixed compliation with `NDEBUG` macro defined. > - `pixma`: Marked Canon PIXMA G4511 as supported in documentation > - `scangearmp2`: Mark GX6000, GX7000, TS5400 and MX455 series as supported. > - `sm3600-scanutil`: Fixed support for embedded platforms using `uclibc`. > > > ### Frontends > > - Improved documentation of `scanimage` concerning options provided by > backends. > - `scanimage`: Improved help to specify which options are advanced. > - `scanimage`: Implemented support for PDF output format. > > > ### Miscellaneous > > - Added translation to Simplified Chinese. > > Regards, > Povilas Kanapickas > > -- Zdenek Dohnal Software Engineer Red Hat, BRQ-TPBC