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Dale wrote: |
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> Michael George wrote: |
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>> I just got a new scanner which will be supported in version 1.0.22 of |
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>> the sane-backend package. However, that version isn't in portage yet. |
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>> How do I find who the maintainers of the portage package are so that I |
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>> can contact them to see if I can help get that port made available? |
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> This where the change log for one of the sane packages is located. |
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> /usr/portage/media-gfx/sane-backends/ChangeLog |
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> Usually the ones that edit there are the maintainers. I think you |
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> need to file a bug report and request the new version to be put in the |
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> tree and eventually made stable. |
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> Of course, if it is really new, it may be in a overlay for testing |
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> too. Some put them in the overlay to test then move them over to the |
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> tree a bit later if there are no problems or weird dependency problems. |
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> I think there is a fancy command to get that info but can't recall it |
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> at the moment. I bet someone will post it tho. ;-) |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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Someone already filed a bug for it. |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355827 |
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You may want to add yourself to the CC so that you can tell what is |
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being done with it. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |