[sane-devel] [dev] Current TODO list
Henning Meier-Geinitz
henning@meier-geinitz.de
Mon, 1 Oct 2001 21:28:35 +0200
Hi,
This is the current TODO list. Please check for entries about your
backend and the general problems described there.
Bye,
Henning
TODO (2001-09-30)
******** todo ********
backends
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* Configuration problems:
- add options "--exec-prefix=...." and "--prefix=..." compareable
to gtk-config
* Add new backends (?)
- primax http://primax.sourceforge.net/
- hp4200 http://hp4200-backend.sourceforge.net/
- v4l2 http://video.inodes.org/sane-v4l2/
- Relisys Scorpio Super 3 SCSI II
Mark Plowman <mplowman@wxs.nl>
- Linux Handscanner Ioctl Interface scanner by Harald
Bauer <bauer-h@web.de>
- viceo (Visioneer OneTouch 8600)
http://www.abaforum.es/martim/bird/otlinux.htm
- bearpaw (Mustek BearPaw 1200 + maybe 2400)
Henning Meier-Geinitz <hmg@gmx.de>
- Genius Vivid Pro USB, Colorado USB 19200, Visioneer OneTouch 7600
IBM IdeaScan 2000 USB
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/stevenel/scanner/
- Fujitsu M3091DCd support
Frederik Ramm <frederik@remote.org>
http://www.remote.org/frederik/projects/software/sane/
- Canon FB620S flatbed scanner and FS2710 film scanner
ftp://stthd0.pc.uni-koeln.de/pub/canon-1.08.tar.gz
Ulrich Deiters <ukd@xenon.pc.Uni-Koeln.DE>
- UMAX Astra 1220U backend
http://umax1220u-sane.sourceforge.net/
* Update backends
- Combine all the Fujitsu backends into one single backend
* Use DBG(...) instead of fprintf(stderr, ...) or printf
- microtek
* Check net/saned
- add Jochen Eisinger's net.c and sanei_wire.c fixes/additions.
- saned seems to have problems checking the peer name of incoming
connections. This happens at least with glibc 2.2.4 if the
name in saned.conf is not fully qualified. See sane-devel
"saned.conf hostname format".
- cancel doesn't work over the net at least with pnm and mustek.
- don't just ignore the byte-order for the image data (needed to
support depths > 8 bits/channel)
- saned times out after 5 minutes (now 60 minutes). Check if the
watchdog timer is really necessary (e.g. to avoid blocking scanners
by one user). Maybe add an command line option to saned to set the
timeout. Otherwise turn on TCP keep alive (where available) and
(maybe) check the connection from server side.
* qcam:
- implement auto mode for brightness and black-level (don't
just advertise it!) Actually, implement an auto "backend" instead
that can be plugged in front of any backend with brightness/contrast
etc controls
- figure out how/if to support bulb mode
- convert to use sanei_pio functions instead of direct port
access.
- Check file handling in /tmp.
* dc210 and jpeg stuff: move sanei_* functions to sanei/ (if they are
necessary).
* v4l: Problems (crash) with more than one video card. It looks like
the two different cards are identified as the same card.
* Fix backends where sane_exit() do not release memory allocated by
sane_get_devices().
- abaton
- agfafocus
- apple
- as6e
- avision
- bh
- canon
- coolscan
- dmc
- m3096
- microtek
- qcam
- ricoh
- s9036
- sharp
- sp15c
- tamarack
- etc?
* as6e: attach: memory (dev + dev-sane.name) isn't freed if diver isn't
found.
* avision: line 1393: word isn't freed sometimes (maybe if cp == line?)
* add a contact address for each backend (in backend.desc).
doc
---
* Documentation for sanei API
- any ideas for this?
- Options:
- Doxygen, <URL:http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/>
- ROBODoc, <URL:http://www.xs4all.nl/~rfsber/Robo/>
* sane.tex: Define the return values for sane_init? Define the
consequences if sane_init do not return SANE_STATUS_GOOD.
* Update backend manpages
* Check .desc files:
- sharp.desc: doesn't mention manual page.
- sm3600.desc: set status to :alpha, beta, or :stable.
* Check for logical errors and spelling
- agfafocus (CONFIGURATION: Microtek scanners? SANE_DEBUG_AGFAFOCUS:
SANE_DEBUG_UMAX values? Last paragraph of DEBUG)
- apple (Compression (AppleScanner), Multiple Windows (AppleScanner),
ftpdev.info.apple.com doesn't exist, DEBUG)
- artec (BUGS)
- mustek_pp (SEE ALSO, there is no sane-musteka4s2(5))
- plustek: (http://www.linuxhacker.org/listscgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi/3: not found!)
* Check for formatting bugs in manual pages:
- apple (The list of scanners doesn't look like a table)
- artec (CONFIGURATION: F<artec.conf> and similar)
- nec (DESCRIPTION, list doesn't look like a table)
- sharp (table isn't aligned)
* If you mention sane-devel, also mention the website concerning
subscription (http://www.mostang.com/sane/mail.html), because you can't
write to sane-devel without subscribing.
Or use your own mail address in the manual page.
- abaton
- agfafocus
- apple
- bh
- hp
- microtek
- pint
- st400
* Use @LIBDIR@, @CONFIGDIR@ and the other @@ macros to refer to paths.
These are updated when installing to a non-standard prefix.
- umax
frontends
---------
* dll: Rewrite to use libtool ltdl library
* Add a check in the frontends if the backend delivers more data than
it announced by sane_get_parameters to avoid segfaults with bad
backends?
[the remaining entries have been moved to the sane-frontends package]
sanei
-----
* SCSI access doesn't seem to work on Linux/Sparc. See emails from
Tomislav Renic on sane-devel (2001-09-21).
* create sanei_parport_* and remove all inb, outb,... from all backends;
use libieee1284 if available (see
http://people.redhat.com/twaugh/libieee1284/). Or just include this
library into sane.
misc
----
* Remove compiler warnings (>300 warnings even in disable-warnings mode,
>700 with --enable-warnings))
* Test SANE on different os/platforms, fix possible compilation problems
Test methods: scanimage -d pnm:0 --filename=file.pnm -T
scanimage -d net:localhost:pnm:0 --filename=file.pnm -T
(start saned by inetd or saned -d before testing)
xscanimage / gimp with xscanimage plugin (where available)
All the above with shared and static libraries.
* Use #include "../include/sane/..." instead of #include <sane...>
* Use #include "../include/lalloca.h" instead of #include <lalloca.h>
* Check include/sane/config.h.in for unnecessary macros.
* Add configure option to enable only the net backend for users without
local scanners. Install only sane-dll/sane-net (or even only sane-net).
Maybe something like --network-client-only or --disable-local-devices.
* check memory leaks (checked with purify and mtrace (from glibc)):
* Use #include "../include/assert.h" instead of #include <assert.h> to
avoid problem with shared libraries on AIX.
* Add installation procedure for translations of SANE backend's options.
******** done ********
* scanimage: Maybe add ADF extensions from Caskey Dickson (or add them to
scanadf if necessary).
* Add Mustek USB backend (1200UB, 1200CU, 1200CU Plus)
http://www.meier-geinitz.de/sane/
Henning Meier-Geinitz <henning@meier-geinitz.de>
* Add USB support for sane-find-scanner.
* move .desc files for backends that are not included in SANE to
different directory (e.g. backends and external-backends)?
* create sanei_usb.* (maybe containing access for libusb and direct access
for usb device files)? (sane-1.0.6)
* Add sane-usb manpage
* Check net/saned
- sometimes saned+net freezes right after a scan (is this still
occuring 2001-06-04?)
* add warning when prefix dir is not listed in /etc/ld.so.conf on
linux systems may be there is a general way to test this if the
destination library directory is in the search path of the
linker. [The correct fix is to use -R (on Solaris) and -rpath
(on the rest?) to include the dynamic link path in the binaries
/ libraries. pere 2001-02-09 -- I believe this is partly fixed
in tools/sane-config.in 2001-05-18]
* Add links to sane(7) in all maual pages
* Check AIX/gcc shared lib loading problem: When starting scanimage,
only dll is loaded.
Backend libraries can't be loaded:
[dll] load: dlopen() failed (Symbol resolution failed for
/tmp/sane-bin/lib/sane/libsane-umax.so.1 because:
Symbol __eprintf (number 55) is not exported from dependent
module scanimage.
This happens in most libraries. The reason is assert() e.g. in
sanei_scsci.c. As assert() is in libgcc.a it can't be linked at runtime.
* Don't export any other symbols than sane_* and sanei_*
* nec:
- Remove references to sharp backend (grep for "JX").
- Check for HAVE_SYS_SHM_H before including sys/shm.h and
disable shared memory support if necessary.
* lines like "if (config_line[len - 1] == '\n')" can cause segfaults and
should be removed (removing "\n" is already done in sanei_config_read).
This ist just a fast grep. Check all backends!
* add additions/bug fixes to microtek2 from Karsten Festag
<karsten.festag@t-online.de> (partially done)
* include snapscan updates http://sourceforge.net/projects/snapscan
* as6e: change :new status to :alpha, :beta, or :stable.
* Check Tru64 Unix compilation problems with u_int* types. They are already
defined in sys/bitypes.h but this file isn't checked with AC_CHECK_TYPE.
(-> include sys/bitypes.h in these cases).
* Fix HP-UX problems in isfdtype.c (and maybe others). sys/stat.h doesn't
seem to define stuct stat (not a bug, make was used instead of gmake).
* Polaroid SprintScan 35 LE [should be included into microtek]
* Maybe add script to deinstall existing sane versions
- make uninstall
- install sane-uninstall script. Advantage: uninstall possible
without sourcecode (I think that's not necessary because you usually
have the sourcecode of a newer version if you want to uninstall. hmg)
* Add sane manpage (this is work in progress: Henning Meier-Geinitz
<henning@meier-geinitz.de>)
- versioning system?
- SANE API (maybe summary only?)
- point to backends and other information?
* Add backend UMAX 1220P/2000P & HP 320C http://umax1220p.sourceforge.net
* install all documentation that's available
* Add a check for installed sane versions.
- Print a warning when already a sane version is installed
- If SANE is installed at a different location, ask user to
remove old installation first
* epson: backend tries to detect usb scanners by default. This breaks with
non-epson scanners like the LM9831 bases Mustek Bearpaw 1200. The epson
backend freezes if such a scanner is plugged in. Try to make the test safe
or don't test without user interaction.
* pnm: add more options for testing (e.g. arrays and read-only options)
* sanei_scsi.c: OS/2: struct param breaks compilation with --enable-warnings.
(probably fixed by testing for os2.h in configure).
* Check all manpages for references to find-scanner (->sane-find-scanner).
* net.c doesn't compile on Irix because socklen_t isn't known
* Add new backends: bh http://www.martoneconsulting.com/sane-bh.html
* Add manpage for find-scanner.
* Should find-scanner be installed?
* net backend segfaults sometimes when connected to localhost. Enabling
debug output sometimes prevents segfaults. Cause of the problem:
Copying SANE_TYPE_STRINGs up to their maximum size in
SANE_Option_Descriptor (strings may be shorter then size).
* Compilation of most backends break with OS/2 and gcc because the
option -ansi doesn't seem to like sigset_t ?
* Check for shm.h in configure
* Add a global PATH_MAX macro somewhere (config.h ?) if it's not defined
by the system.
* sanei_scsi.c: Add patch from FreeBSD ports (sanei_scsi_find_devices)
(after 1.0.4).
* update libtool versioning system
- in /usr/local/lib/libsane.la "installed=no" is set, isn't
"installed=yes" the correct entry?
* plustek-share.h: remove //
* as6e: Check result of stat for errors to avoid false recognitions of the
as6edriver.
* artec: O_SYNC is not Posix. Breaks compilation on FreeBSD and (maybe) OS/2.
* use strchr() instead of index() in mustek_pp to avoid problems when
icluding strings.h or string.h.
* Add test for PTAL to acinclude.m4/configure.in
* build on Irix fails because of problems with the jpeg library. If this
is removed in configure, build works. It complains about functions like
(typename) functionname (). It doesn't like the brackets which result
from expanding the macros EXTERN(x), METHODDEF(x), and GLOBAL(x) to
(x). Defining something like EXTERN(x) x seems to work. Same for dc210.c
Something like --disable-jpeg for configure would be nice.
* addition to hp backend (support for SCL-based HP OfficeJets)
http://hpoj.sourceforge.net
* Libtool:
- -version-info is used but with the current version number system
-release should be used. (We should not change the version syntax
within an existing sane-standard, so we leave this)
- look for AIX problems (overwriting shared libs with eachother
because all libs are named libsane.so.1) (solved)
- look for Irix/cc problems (program searches for libsane.so.2 instead
of libsane.so.1). (Patch works for existing sane standard)
* getopt.c and umax.c seem to use gettext? Can cause crash if frontends
are linked to libintl, too.
* libdl is used in dll backend but -ldl is not added to LDFLAGS?
* use strchr() instead of index() in sanei_auth, scanimage, saned
to avoid problems when icluding strings.h or string.h.
* Remove frontends (at least xscanimage/xcam) from distribution.
* build on AIX does only work for static libraries. The shared libraries
seem to overwrite each other.
* add sanei_authorize (function for all backends)
* make authorization_callback work in net-backend and saned. Try to
avoid plain text passwords?
* Add as6e http://as6edriver.sourceforge.net/
* stiff.c: Tiff header not written correctly: "Jaeger, Gerhard"
<gjaeger@sysgo.de> writes: When writing the TIFF header, you have to
specify the TAG "BitsPerSample", which tells a reader how many bits each
sample has. The current version only specifies one value (8 or 16). This
is wrong, as we have to specify one value for each channel (i.e for a
24bit RGB pic we must specify 8,8,8, see TIFF6.0 spec, [...]
* don't install sanei_* headers
* Add sane-pie (Pacific Image Electronics series of ScanAce SCSI scanners, and
the Devcom 9636/9630 BlackWidow) http://www.munton.demon.co.uk/sane
* configure --without-x doesn't work (doesn't matter when frontends
are removed from package)
* Create new package for frontends.
* 0 is white for sane in lineart and halftone, however, 0 is black for
the other modes. Possible reason: pnm data format. The SANE standard
doesn't talk about this (added point to SANE standard)
* add ADF and TA entries to .desc files (not done, probably webpage gets
too wide)
* check DBG problems for non gcc compilers:
- no backend name output
- only global debug level
* dll: make it robust against it being listed in the configuration
file (currently bad things will happen if dll attempts to load itself)
* scanimage: add information about backend:devicename in the man
page and scanimage --help.
* scanimage: check if devicename starts with a / and print a warning
message
* scanimage: if no devices are detected print a message
* use sanei_config_read() instead of fgets()
* use #include "sane/..." instead of #include <sane/...>
* Update LEVEL2 file. Ideas:
* xscanimage: Fix "Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkmain.c: line 534 ..." bug
when no SANE devices found
+ PREVIEW: maybe there should be an option to limit the preview
scan to the selected area? YES => this will also make it easier
to avoid the scan area selection to get confused when the user
resizes the preview area in a way that changes the aspect ratio;
in essence we want to allow for the preview-image to be a subregion
of the preview-window (done in xsane)
+ xcam: allow disabling of advanced options and tooltips
+ man page for xcam
+ scanimage: support depths > 8 bits/channel
+ upgrade to GTK 1.2 (but stay backwards compatible to 1.0 if possible)
+ saned: check_host() consider using strncasecmp()
+ GTK: changing the length unit causes dirty pixels in the unit-labels
of the "Geometry Group"
+ preview: image data doesn't get preserved properly when changing
scan area size (reproducable by changing Mustek Scan source to TA)
+ preview: when popping up the preview window, the current scan area is
not visible
+ qcam: test b&w support (need volunteer!)
+ hp: convert to use pixel-unit commands only; HP 5P doesn't support
decipoint commands
+ mustek: the MFS-06000SP with firmware v3.12 does not seem to need any
line-distance correction at all!?!
+ scanimage/xscanimage: when a scanner is busy while probing for devices,
the device is dropped silently from the list of available devices; this
is confusing particularly when remote controlling a device; it should
be possible to distinguish between a device that's busy and one that's
absent
+ xscanimage: program crashes when preview window is popped down while
preview is being acquired!
+ Mustek backend crashes when invoked via xscanimage through the network
backend. It does not crash if there are no saved device settings.
+ gtkglue: support vectors (requires a "graph" widget; see gimp/app/curves.c)
+ xscan: make scrollbar wider
+ xscan: at startup or after rebuilding the dialog, the notebook widget
displays both the standard and advanced options simultaneously
+ xscan: pnm backend causes crash when hitting "Defaults" button
+ scan: add three pass scanning support
+ xscan: double-clicking selection should imply OK
+ xscan: enabling the gtk_rc_parse() code causes segfault when scanning in
three-pass mode (pnm backend) => bug in gtkstyle.c (patch submitted)
+ qcam: implement "christmas light" filter
+ xscan/qcam: after scanning a preview, the original scan area seems to
get lost somehow => bug in restoring the scan area settings
+ qcam: image always comes out black until the blacklevel has been modified;
why is this? => send dummy black-level after qc_reset()
+ xscan: provide access option doc strings
+ xscan: in GIMP mode, RED/GREEN/BLUE frames are not handled properly yet.
+ preview: bit-depth is currently ignored (makes lineart etc fail)
+ sanei: allow saving/restoring options on a per-device and per-user basis
+ xcam: replace ugly top-left/bottom-right corner coordinates with something
more useful => they're advanced options now
+ preview: modifying the scan area coordinates should update the selection
+ preview: should we allow saving the current preview image? => yes
+ xscan: make it possible to build with gtk alone (i.e., without gimp libs)
+ xscan: use same scan-logic as preview (select-based, if possible);
should be able to share most of the code
+ replace params.first_frame with params.last_frame---i don't know how to
use the former, the latter would be useful for xcam to implement support
for individual R/G/B frames
+ saned: add multi-host capabilities (selection-phase ... how ??).
+ saned: add authorization
+ ensure frontend never link sanei_*() functions dynamically
+ always define unique names in backends and define weak-aliases for
generic names where elf_alias is available---this should make it
easy to add "pre-load" support to dll.c (either for faster loading or
for systems that don't have dl*())
+ make install: don't overwrite existing configuration files
+ xcam: let user be able to type in a device string
+ mustek: make sane_close() hang around until sane_cancel() has finished
+ net: implement it: socket-based backend [Andy is working on this]
+ need a camera front end (to allow recording video & audio)
+ qcam: allow changing all parameters "on-the-fly" (while scanning)
+ qcam backend: implement sane_set_io_mode() and sane_get_select_fd()
+ make "scan" print current value of each option
+ make "scan" apply any options before printing help message
+ initialize backend debug level through environment variable (e.g.,
SANE_DEBUG_LEVEL)
+ allow abbreviating string values and make them case-insensitive (as long
as they're unique) => see sanei_constrain_value()
+ add support to "scan" for setting options to "automatic"
+ update documentation and convert to latex & html
+ add --width/--height support
+ update Mustek backend with new notion of inactive options
+ in verbose multibit mode print min/max graylevel value
+ Mustek segfaults after ctrl-C => need -Bsymbolic to ensure mustek backend's
references to sane_foo() get resolved within backend
+ test parsing of boolean options
+ --mode Gray causes segfault
+ change scan to use getopt_long
+ make Mustek backend work without having to first call get_devices()
+ implement meta backend
+ bring pnm backend up to speed