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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] sane-backends
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:09:29
Message-Id: 4DAA2910.4050108@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] sane-backends by Dale
1 Dale wrote:
2 > Michael George wrote:
3 >> I just got a new scanner which will be supported in version 1.0.22 of
4 >> the sane-backend package. However, that version isn't in portage yet.
5 >> How do I find who the maintainers of the portage package are so that I
6 >> can contact them to see if I can help get that port made available?
7 >>
8 >
9 > This where the change log for one of the sane packages is located.
10 >
11 > /usr/portage/media-gfx/sane-backends/ChangeLog
12 >
13 > Usually the ones that edit there are the maintainers. I think you
14 > need to file a bug report and request the new version to be put in the
15 > tree and eventually made stable.
16 >
17 > Of course, if it is really new, it may be in a overlay for testing
18 > too. Some put them in the overlay to test then move them over to the
19 > tree a bit later if there are no problems or weird dependency problems.
20 >
21 > I think there is a fancy command to get that info but can't recall it
22 > at the moment. I bet someone will post it tho. ;-)
23 >
24 > Dale
25 >
26 > :-) :-)
27 >
28
29 Someone already filed a bug for it.
30
31 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355827
32
33 You may want to add yourself to the CC so that you can tell what is
34 being done with it.
35
36 Dale
37
38 :-) :-)