[sane-devel] Configuring sane-backends

[Joachim Backes]

On 10-Oct-2001 Wolfgang Cohrs wrote: 
>  Joachim Backes wrote:
>  
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a question: is it possible to configure sane-backends
> > only for _one_ scanner type (with omitting all others which
> > are not needed), and therefore to compile it in a shorter
> > time (similar to a specific configured linux kernel)?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Joachim Backes
> >
> > --
> >
>  
>  Moin,
>  yes.
>  Delete in sane-backends-1.0.5/backend/Makefile alle the scanner are not
>  needed.
>  
>  PRELOADABLE_BACKENDS = abaton agfafocus apple artec as6e avision bh canon
>  \
>          coolscan dc25 dc210 dc240 dmc epson hp m3096g microtek microtek2
>  \
>   mustek mustek_pp nec net pie  plustek   ricoh \
>   s9036 sharp  snapscan sp15c st400 tamarack umax umax_pp
>  
>  Gruss von der Kueste
>  
>  Wolfgang
>  

Hi, Wolfgang, ok, this helps.

But I think, it would be reasonable if one could select the available
scanner(s) during ./configure, for example:

        ./configure --with-backend=epson,microtek2

for example.

Your opinion?

Regards


Joachim Backes

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