Merge tag '1.2.1'

Release 1.2.1

NEWS

@@ -7,7 +7,87 @@
 
 <!--(towncrier release notes start)-->
 
-## New with 1.1.0 (released 2022-01-18)
+## New with 1.2.1 (released 2023-02-05)
+
+### Backends
+
+- `avision`:
+    - Minor fix for protocol packet length.
+    - Added “basic” support for Avision AD345F. Note that multi-sheet scanning is problematic.
+    - Fix for 32-bit limitation on scan line size which caused early abort of scan.
+    - Fix for minimum resolution for devices with AV_ASIC_C6.
+    - Various small logic errors addressed.
+
+- `canon`: Use the common model name instead of string from the device.
+- `canon_lide70`: Some small corrections to option support.
+- `canon_pp`: Potential buffer overrun issue addressed.
+- `canon-dr`: Added support for lifecycle counters for dr-x10c scanners.
+- `epjitsu`: Hang fix for Scansnap S1300i.
+- `epsonds`: Added support for Epson XP-2200 Series devices.
+- `escl`:
+    - Fixes related to support for HP M277dw.
+    - Fix for Canon TS-3400 series resolution support.
+    - Added support for Epson EcoTank L3160.
+    - Fix for segfault crash.
+    - Performance and memory use enhancements through the use of memory-mapped I/O.
+    - Fix for TIFF file type generation failure.
+    - IPv6 detection improvements.
+- `fujitsu`:
+    - Contrast/brightness fixes for Fujitsu ix500.
+    - Support confirmed for Fujitsu fi-7300NX.
+    - Support added for ScanSnap ix1400.
+    - Added support for ScanPartner SP30.
+- `genesys`:
+    - Fixes for unit test build errors related to GCC 12.
+    - Fix for 32-bit limitation on scan line size which caused early abort. of scan.
+    - Build issue fix for OSX.
+    - Button support for Canon 8400f scanner corrected.
+    - Support added back in for Plustek OpticFilm 7600i: config file entry was missing.
+- `kvs40xx`: Compiler warnings fixed.
+- `mustek_usb2`: Compiler warnings fixed.
+- `pixma`:
+    - Fix for Canon TS-3400 series resolution support.
+    - Button support for Canon MG5700 series corrected.
+    - Added support for Canon imageRUNNER 1018/1022/1023.
+    - Added support for Canon PIXMA TS2400 Series.
+    - Added support for Canon PIXMA TS2600 Series.
+    - Testing confirmed for Canon TS6400 series devices.
+    - Testing confirmed for Canon TS3400 series devices.
+    - Various devices’ max resolutions fixed.
+    - Minor fix for broadcast buffer size error.
+- `plustek_pp`: Support removed for deprecated Linux kernel driver build.
+- `test`: Fix for 32-bit limitation on scan line size which caused early abort of scan.
+- `xerox_mfp`:
+    - JPEG support fix for Samsung SCX-4828 FN and similar.
+    - JPEG support fix for Samsung SCX-4824 FN and similar.
+
+
+### Frontends
+
+- `sane-find-scanner`: Alteration to output to indicate that indicated devices are potentially scanners.
+- `saned`: Fix for poll.h header file, which caused problems on Alpine Linux.
+- `scanimage`:
+    - Attempts to set readonly options will give a warning about readonly option set attempt now, instead of the misleading "unknown option" error.
+    - Header file build fixes for FreeBSD.
+    - Fix for backends presenting NULL attributes in deactivated options.
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+- Updated translation to Russian, Italian, British English and Ukraine.
+- Compiler warnings addressed for a number of backends.
+- A number of fixes for the build system:
+   - Fix to ignore LDFLAGS environment variable in build.
+   - Fix to not build umax_pp tool when disabled.
+   - Fix for CLANG compiler warnings.
+   - Various small improvements to dependency checking and CI builds.
+   - General corrections for backends’ use of mkstemp() function.
+   - Added support for autotools’ silent build option.
+   - Remove –with-group configure option, since it is no longer used.
+   - Autotools fixes for backend library installation.
+
+
+## New with 1.1.1 (released 2022-01-18)
 
 ### Backends