[sane-devel] How do I get my backend into SANE?

[Henning Meier-Geinitz]

Hi,

On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 08:35:14PM -0400, Fred Odendaal wrote:
> I've written a backend for Lexmark X1100 series scanners. It still needs 
> some work, but is usable.

Very nice!

> Currently, it is capable of scanning grayscale or colour at 75, 150, 
> 300, 600, and 1200 (600x1200) dpi. The following sized scans are 
> supported: Wallet (2.5"x3.5"), 3"x5", 4"x6", 5"x7", 8"x10", and Letter 
> (8.5"x11").

> I built it in sane-backends-1.0.15 and would now like to make it 
> available. How do I get my code into the beta area?

Read doc/backend-writing.txt and check if everything is ok. Once you
think you are finished, put a patch against the current CVS version of
sane-backends on a website and tell this list where it can be found.
One of us will check the backend and if it's ok, commit it to CVS.
Once that's done, you can get write access to the development CVS
server an can update your backend, if necessary.

Also please provide some more data about the scanner(s) supported. Our
list currently has: X 1130, X 1150, X 1180, X 1185.

Bye,
  henning