entries to more appropriate paragraphs. Added entry about missing or
defective links in the .desc files. Removed entry about translations.
Henning Meier-Geinitz <henning@meier-geinitz.de>
Added HP Scanjet 3300C / 3400C and 4300C project. Added entry about
saned data port documentation. Removed saned race condition bug.
Henning Meier-Geinitz <henning@meier-geinitz.de>
/etc/ld.so.conf, this shouldn't be necessary any longer. Removed
entry about saned freezing, no bug reports about this for a long
time. Removed entry about moving .desc files, this doesn't seem to
be necessary. Added proposal to include libieeee1284.
Henning Meier-Geinitz <henning@meier-geinitz.de>
* backend/artec.c: Added code in sane_exit() to free memory
malloced in sane_get_devices(). Declared several functions
'static' so they are not exported.
* TODO: removed 'artec' backend from list mentioned in describing
above problems.
of as6e. Removed True64 Unix and HP/UX compilation problems.
Added entry about exporting symbols. Reformatted some entries.
Henning Meier-Geinitz <henning@meier-geinitz.de>
and config_line bug. Removed entry about make uninstall and
sanei_wire.c bug. Removed entry about microtek update. Added point
about adding sane(7) to any manual page.
Henning Meier-Geinitz <henning@meier-geinitz.de>
for existing sane installations and plustek memory access violation.
Added Canon FB620S and FS2710 backend and entries about Tru64
compilation problems and installation procedure for translations.
* PROJECTS: Added entry for the Fujitsu M3091DCd. Updated my email
address.
* TODO: Added entry for the Fujitsu M3091DCd and a combined Fujitsu
backend. Clarified that "printf" also shouldn't be used.
* backend/dll.desc: Added my email as contact address.
* backend/m3091.desc: New file for the Fujitsu M3091DCd.
* doc/sane-mustek.man: Updated URL.
* PROBLEMS: Point to pnm/saned security risks.
* TODO: Removed the entries about epson usb mis-detection and check
for installed sane versions.
* configure configure.in backend/Makefile.in: Added detection of older
versions of SANE. The pnm backend is now disabled by default.
* backend/dll.c backend/dll.desc: Fixed file descriptor leak (found by
Douglas Gilbert). New version: 1.0.2.
* backend/net.desc: Added Jochen Eisinger's email address as contact
for the net backend.
* doc/sane-pnm.man: Point to pnm/saned security risks.
* AUTHORS: Added Michael Herder and me for pnm. Updated my email
address.
* TODO: Removed pnm entry about adding more options. Added entry about
epson backend freezing when trying to detect non-epson USB scanner.
Added entry about adding contact adresses to .desc files. Added
comment about me working on a sane man page. Removed entry about OS/2
problems in sanei_scsi.c.
* configure configure.in: Removed a newline in --help message.
* backend/pnm.c: Added several options: gamma tables
(-> arrays), resolution option (word list), read only test option
(SANE_CAP_SOFT_DETECT), several options for returning status codes
in sane_read (all of this is from Michael Herder <crapsite@gmx.net>).
Added build version info, print version information in sane_init.
Use ../include/sane/ for includes. Version is 1.0.1.
* backend/pnm.desc: Updated contact info and version.
* backend/dc210.desc backend/dc240.desc backend/microtek2.desc:
Update contact information for backends. dc240 status is :NEW.
* TODO: added entries about as6e status shouldn't be :new, and
installing all documentation files.
* PROJECTS TODO: Added entry about E3 USB chipset.
* backend/dll.c backend/dll.desc: New version is 1.0.5. Version and
PACKAGE_VERSION is printed with debug level set to 1 or higher.
The version numbers of all backends that are loaded are printed
at debug level 3 or higher. Print error if backend with wrong
major version number is loaded. Some standardization changes
concerning the DBG messages.
* backend/net.c backend/net.desc: New version is 1.0.5. Version and
PACKAGE_VERSION is printed with debug level set to 1 or higher.
Some standardization changes concerning the DBG messages.
* backend/pnm.c: Return SANE_INFO_RELOAD_PARAMS even if the pnm
file doesn't exist or can't be loaded (from mh <crapsite@gmx.net>).
* doc/backend-writing.txt: Added AUTHORS to the list of things that
should be updated when including a new backend. Added points about
avoiding printf and exit in backends.
* doc/releases.txt: New file. This text summarizes some points to
pay attention to when a new release of sane-backends is made.
Additions and corrections are appreciated.
* doc/scanimage.man: Add some more information about the -V option.
* frontend/scanimage.c: The option -V now also prints the version of
the backend (ususally dll).
* backend/mustek.c backend/mustek.desc backend/mustek.CHANGES
Added detection of the TA for the Paragon 1200 SP Pro. Added
warning about not supported Trust scanners. Changed description
of contarst and brightness settings. Backend status is "stable"
now. New version: 1.0-106.
* acinclude.m4 aclocal.m4: Fixed comment concerning dc240.
* configure configure.in include/sane/config.h.in: Added test for
socklen_t in sys/socket.h. This fixes the compilation problem on
Irix.
* doc/sane-avision.man doc/sane-ricoh.man doc/sane-s9036.man
doc/sane-tamarack.man: find-scanner is now called
sane-find-scanner and installed on the system so it's not
necessary to point to the tools directory.
* frontend/scanimage.c: Fixed too long line in output.
* sane-config.in: Name is sane-config again (was sane-backends-config
due to the renaming of the package).
* TODO: Removed entry about net.c not compiling on Irix and
references to find-scanner in the man pages. Updated numbers of
the compilation warnings. Still too many, however.
* backend/sc240.c backend/dc240.h backend/dc240.conf
backend/dc240.desc backend/dll.conf doc/sane-dc240.man:
Added dc240 backend for the Kodak DC240 Digital camera (from
Peter Fales <peter@fales.com>).
* doc/Makefile.in: Added sane-dc240 in section 5.
* backend/Makefile.in: Added dc240.
* configure configure.in: If the jpeg libs are not available,
dc240 is also disabled.
* AUTHORS: Added entry for dc240 and updated email address of
Peter Fales.
* NEWS: First version of the news entry for 1.0.5.
* PROJECTS: Removed dc240. Added Microrec ScanMaker 3600.
* README: Added dc240.
* TODO: Removed dc240. Added entry about keep-alive mechanism in saned.
* sane-backends.lsm: Added dc240.
* testsuite/.cvsignore: New file. Added entry for Makefile.
* AUTHORS: Added Tom Martone.
* PROJECTS: Removed bh (now included in sane).
* README: Added entry for sane-bh(5).
* TODO: Removed bh. Updated BearPaw entry. Added entry about v4l
problem.
* backend/v4l.c: Changed comment as v4l is part of the sane package.
* tools/find-scanner.c: Removed. Now called sane-find-scanner.
* tools/sane-find-scanner: New file (was find-scanner).
* tools/.cvsignore tools/Makefile.in tools/README: Updated because
of name change. sane-find-scanner is installed now.
* README README.linux: Updated because of sane-find-scanner.
* frontend/scanimage.man: Updated because of sane-find-scanner.
* doc/sane-find-scanner.man: New file.
* doc/.cvsignore doc/Makefile.in: Added sane-find-scanner(1).
* TODO: Updated concerning sane-find-scanner. Added entry about
qcam /tmp file handling. Some spelling corrections.
* TODO: Removed entry about net/saned crashes.
* backend/net.c: Fixed segfault when using SANE_TYPE_STRING options
(e.g. scanimage on localhost). Added checks to prevent other
segfaults. Fixed some warnings.
* backend/snapscan.desc: Changed to use new homepage.
* NEWS: Added date of release.
* TODO: Removed entries about PATH_MAX, sanei_scsi_find_devices, and
shm.h. Added entry about the necessity to check HAVE_SYS_SHM_H.
* configure configure.in include/sane/config.h.in: Default to
--enable-warnings again. Don't set "-ansi" for OS/2. Test for
sys/shm.h.
* backend/GUIDE: Moved to doc/backend-writing.txt.
* doc/backend-writing.txt: New file (moved from backend/GUIDE).
Added comments about sanei-backend.h and PATH_MAX.
* include/sane/sanei_backend.h: Added define for PATH_MAX (if
necessary).
* sanei/sanei_scsi.c: Implemented sanei_scsi_find_devices for FreeBSD
(from ports@FreeBSD.org).
* tools/Makefile.in: Use INSTALL_SCRIPT instead of INSTALL_PROGRAM for
sane-config (from ports@FreeBSD.org).
* TODO: Updated. Added point about plustek-share.h using c++ comment
and reminder to check config.in.h. Removed entriy about as6e.c stat
result check.
* backend/as6e.c backend/as63.h: Comitted patch from Eugene Weiss
<eweiss@sas.upenn.edu>. Fixes: Use only DBG (no printfs). Check result
of stat. Add GPL header.
* NEWS: Updated for SANE 1.0.4. Please check.
* README.aix: Removed paragraph about shared libs not working.
* README.linux: Added paragraph about excessive warnings due to glibc
bug (from Peter Kirchgessner).
* TODO: Removed entry about shared libs not working on AIX. Added entry
about PTAL checks. Removed entry about DBG and microtek2. Added entry
about dc210 and jpeg functions. Added entry about using strchr()
instead of index().
* sane.lsm: Added NEC.
* backend/microtek2.c: (from karsten.festag@t-online.de (Karsten
Festag)) Use DBG instead of printf/fprintf. Use
#include "../sane/include/..." instead of #include "sane/...". Fixed
warnings.
* AUTHORS: Added FUKUDA Kazuya for the nec Backend. Used spaces instead
of tabs.
* PROJECTS: Removed entry about NEC. Added/updated entries about Mustek
USB scanners.
* README: Added link to sane-nec(5).
* TODO: Removed entries about sanei_authorize and plain text passwords.
* backend/Makefile.in backend/dll.conf backend/nec.conf backend/nec.c
backend/nec.desc backend/nec.h doc/Makefile.in doc/sane-nec.man:
Added nec backend for the NEC scanners PC-IN500/4C (from Kazuya Fukuda
<fukuda@pjs.nevt.nec.co.jp>)
* PROJECTS: Added entry about Visioneer OneTouch 8600.
* TODO: Added entries about net backend crashing after timeout, stiff.c
problems, and more details about Irix cc jpeg problems.
* doc/sane.tex: Fixed a typo.
* doc/.cvsignore: Added the files produced by make ps.
* README: Removed X-frontends. Point to sane-frontends and website.
Some reformatting.
* TODO: Updated concerning frontends split.
* PROJECTS: Removed entries about frontends (now in
sane-frontends/README)
* PROBLEMS: Removed entries about frontends (now in
sane-frontends/PROBLEMS)
* TODO: Updated. Added entries for viceo backend and addition to hp
backend. Updated entries about the include issue. Added point about
additional options for pnm backend, install problem of libsane.la,
and some build problems and the --without-x problem. Some more
details for detecting older SANE versions.
* LEVEL2: Added entry about sending messages from backend to frontend.
Removed entry about image polarity.
* backend/mustek.c backend/mustek.h backend/mustek.CHANGES
backend/mustek.desc: Update to Mustek backend 1.0-99. Better
transparency adapter support for ScanExpress scanners. Changed
color support for ScanExpress scanners (faster at some resolutions
now). Paragon 1200 SP color mode should work now without garbage at
the end of an image. Some bugfixes. Details in
backend/mustek.CHANGES.
* tools/find-scanner.c: Explicitly state that find-scanner won't
find non-SCSI scanners.
* doc/scanimage.man: Add examples for SANE device names.
* frontend/scanimage.c: Output message when no devices are found.
Add example for devicename to --help message. Print warning
when a Unix devicename is used instead of a SANE device. Removed
compiler warning.
* TODO: Removed entries about the fgets and include issues in
umax. Removed entries about scanimage device name
documentation. Added a point about xscanimage problems with the
new GIMP API.
* backend/mustek.* doc/sane-mustek.man: Update to Mustek backend
1.0-98. Fixed segmentation fault in sane_init. Enabled double
buffering. Clear inquiry buffer before using. Paragon 1200 SP now
uses LD_BLOCK color correction. Removed LD MFS (wasn't used
anymore). Fix sane_cancel for Paragon series II scanners. Fix
halftone and grain for Paragon series II scanners. Backtracking is
used automaticly by all scanners now. Some safety checks, code
cleanup and more debug output. Details are in
backend/mustek.CHANGES.
* backend/pnm.c: Fixed three segfaults due to buffer overruns:
maximum length of filename wasn't checked; maximum length in
sane_read wasn't always checked; ppm_type wasn't always set in
getparmfromfile. Added some checks for safety and removal of
warnings. Added DBG lines for every SANE API call.
* TODO: Added entries about the backend:devicename issue. Add a
comment about fronends not to crash when length is -1. Added entry
about sane-pie. Added point about fronends not checking if too
much data is delivered with sane_read.
* PROJECTS: Added entry about sane-pie.
* backend/mustek.*: Update to Mustek backend 1.0-97. This is a
development version and is only tested for three-pass scanners.
Added support for Paragon 1200 SP Pro and ScanExpress A3 SP.
Removed detection of " C04" and " C12" (don't seem to exist).
Changed SCSI request scheme. Sane_read can read more than 4096
bytes from pipe. Minimum dpi is 30 now. Fixed LD correction for
Paragon 1200SP 1.06 and 1.11. Read SCSI buffer into big block and
do LD after that for Paragon one-pass scanners. New option
"blocksize" in mustek.conf. Better detection of the scanner type
(three-pass, Paragon I, ...). Fixed possible segmentation faults
in Paragon 600 II N LD code, scsi_sense_wait_ready and
sense_handler. Decreased maximum scan size of Paragon 800 II
SP. For three-pass scanners: fixed stop_scan and speed code, scan
area is in pixels now, added RGB brightness and contrast, use
+-100% for brightness and contrast. Return SANE_STATUS_CANCELLED
when scan was cancelled. Option "force backtracking" is enabled by
default, "scan speed" is set to "fastest". Added option
"force-warn" for mustek.conf. Rewrote halftone mode. Better error
handling and more debug output.
* TODO: Clarified point about image data polarity. Moved point about
xscanimage not updating the progress bar for 3pass scanners to
frontend section. Removed umax entry in "frontends". Removed entry
about alpha channel (was added to LEVEL2 file).
* LEVEL2: Add point about image data polarity.
* frontend/scanimage.c: Removed some warnings.
* README: Removed comment about xscanimage error message. Added
comment about find-scanner (may find scanners not supported by
SANE).
* tools/README: Added comment about find-scanner and some lines
about sane-desc.el and sane-config.
* tools/find-scanner.c: Added comment about scanners not supported
by SANE. Removed some warnings.
* TODO LEVEL2: Removed xscanimage error comment from TODO and moved
ideas for SANE 2.0 from TODO to LEVEL2.
* TODO: Included TODO file for 1.0.4.
* sanei/sanei_ab306.c: Removed some comiler warnings.
* doc/sane.tex: Set \date to the date of the last change (not
the date of running latex (\today))
* frontend/xscanimage.c: Fixed image size overrun (>ca. 400 MB).
Removed some compiler warnings.