Actually I got in touch with git to other project using it (kernel, X, ...) and I said upfront it's a little to hacky for me to get used to it. I prefer a somewhat cleaner, more consistent interface (arguments and options) such as mercurial, ... But well, I'll push the .desc update ASAP.
On 22.05.2009, at 16:15, m. allan noah wrote: > yes- git is taking me some time to get used to, but it is growing on > me :) > > allan > > On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Rene Rebe <rene at exactcode.de> wrote: >> Yeah, noticed. >> >> I'll have to try the new git repository. Though one could copy the >> ID >> to the .desc manually, but I'll really try to auto-update it timely. >> >> On 22.05.2009, at 16:05, m. allan noah wrote: >> >>> We'll have to ask Rene (cc'd) to update the .desc- the script is >>> external to sane... >>> >>> allan >>> >>> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 9:54 AM, <emmanuel at engelhart.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> In >>>> http://git.debian.org/?p=sane/sane-backends.git;a=blob;f=backend/avision.c;h=da5bcccd9d592505c2811648c054d05c10a8237f;hb=HEAD >>>> >>>> there is: >>>> >>>> 537 { NULL, NULL, >>>> 538 0x0638, 0x0a82, >>>> 539 "Avision", "FB6080E", >>>> 540 AV_NON_INTERLACED_DUPLEX_300}, >>>> 541 /* comment="1 pass, 1200 dpi, A3 - duplex! - zero edge!" >>>> */ >>>> 542 /* status="complete" */ >>>> >>>> So it's inside... and more pragmaticaly... it works by me :) >>>> >>>> Maybe someone has to run by hand a script to generate a new >>>> version of >>>> avision.desc? >>>> >>>> Emmanuel >>>> >>>> Le ven 22/05/09 15:49, "m. allan noah" kitno455 at gmail.com a ?crit: >>>>> >>>>> I assume it is an oversight. The top of the file says it is >>>>> generated >>>>> from avision.c, is the 6080 there? >>>>> >>>>> allan >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 9:44 AM, <emmanu >>>>> el at engelhart.org> wrote: >>>>> Great, but the Avision 6080E is not there. Is that >>>>> simply an oversight or there is another reason? >>>>> Emmanuel >>>>>> >>>>>> Le ven 22/05/09 15:38, "m. allan noah" kitno455 at g >>>>> >>>>> mail.com a ?crit: >>>>>> >>>>>> you are somehow looking at an old version, try >>>>> >>>>> this: >>>>>> >>>>>>> http://git.debian.org/?p=sane/sane-backends.git;a=blob;f=doc/de >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> scriptions/ >>>>> avision.desc;h=ae43758c1c8fd3a23fc34e2f366ee57e68b7d9e2;hb=HEAD >>>>>>> >>>>>>> allan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 9:29 AM, >>>>> >>>>> <emmanu >>>>>> >>>>>> el at engelhart >>>>> >>>>> .org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Do you mean this .desc file: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://git.debian.org/?p=sane/sane-backends.git;a=blob_plain;f= >>>>> >>>>>>> backend/avision.desc >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ... but I see nothing about the vendor_id >>>>> >>>>> nor >>>>>> >>>>>> product_id. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The trunk code supports this scanner since >>>>> >>>>> Aug. >>>>>> >>>>>> 2008. See >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/sane-devel/2008-August >>>>> >>>>>>> /022673.html >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Emmanuel >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Le ven 22/05/09 15:00, "m. allan noah" >>>>> >>>>> kitno455 at g >>>>>> >>>>>> mail.com a ?crit: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> the fdi files are the bailiwick of the >>>>> >>>>> distro, >>>>>> >>>>>> but we give them the >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> raw materials to work from. If your machine >>>>> >>>>> is >>>>>> >>>>>> not listed in our .desc >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> files, the distro won't know >>>>> >>>>> about >>>>>> >>>>>> it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> allan >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:47 >>>>> >>>>> AM, >>>>>> >>>>>> <emmanu >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> el at engelhart >>>>> >>>>>> .org> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I have an Ubuntu Jaunty and I have >>>>> >>>>> reported >>>>>> >>>>>> two >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> times a problem with the >>>>>>> >>>>>>> libsane.fdi: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hal/+bug/378401 >>>>>>>> to the >>>>>>>> sane-backends package >>>>>>> >>>>>>> * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/+bug/ >>>>>>> 28 >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 0909 to the HAL package >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> But I'm not sure to do it in >>>>> >>>>> the >>>>>> >>>>>> right >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> way. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The issue seems for me pretty easy >>>>> >>>>> to patch >>>>>> >>>>>> : the >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> scanner works currently only as root. >>>>> >>>>> The >>>>>> >>>>>> problem seems to come from >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> libsane.fdi because the AVISION 6080E in >>>>> >>>>> not >>>>>> >>>>>> inside. Patching it like >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> described in the bug report 280909 and >>>>> >>>>> it >>>>>> >>>>>> works. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> So, do I do something >>>>> >>>>> wrong? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>>> Emmanuel >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Unsubscribe: Send mail with >>>>> >>>>> subject >>>>>> >>>>>> "unsubscribe >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> your_password" >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> to sane-devel-request at lists.alioth.debian.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> "The truth is an offense, but not >>>>> >>>>> a >>>>>> >>>>>> sin" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> "The truth is an offense, but not a >>>>> >>>>> sin" >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> "The truth is an offense, but not a sin" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "The truth is an offense, but not a sin" >> >> -- >> Ren? Rebe - ExactCODE GmbH - Europe, Germany, Berlin >> http://exactcode.de | http://t2-project.org | http://rene.rebe.name >> >> > > > > -- > "The truth is an offense, but not a sin" -- Ren? Rebe - ExactCODE GmbH - Europe, Germany, Berlin http://exactcode.de | http://t2-project.org | http://rene.rebe.name