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Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add sane-backends
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Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add sane-backends |
Date: |
Sun, 19 Oct 2014 11:54:56 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.130011 (Ma Gnus v0.11) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux) |
John Darrington <address@hidden> skribis:
> * gnu/packages/scanner.scm: New file.
> * gnu-system.am (gnu/packages/scanner.scm): Add it.
Should be:
* gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
> + #:use-module ((guix licenses)
> + #:renamer (symbol-prefix-proc 'license:)))
Use: #:prefix license: .
> +(define-public sane-backends
> + (package
> + (name "sane-backends")
> + (version "1.0.24")
> + (source (origin
> + (method url-fetch)
> + (uri (string-append
> + "http://fossies.org/linux/misc/" name "-" version
> ".tar.gz"))
> + ;; This is a private mirror. The canonical download site is
> + ;; "https://alioth.debian.org/frs/download.php/file/3958/"
> + ;; but it seems not to work with gnutls atm
Indeed, I get 406 "Not Acceptable". I’m not sure if this relates to
<http://bugs.gnu.org/18526>; could you open a bug?
In the meantime, can you put the two URLs, as in:
(uri (list (string-append ...)
(string-append ...)))
> + (build-system gnu-build-system)
> + (arguments
> + `(#:tests? #f)) ; It would seem that tests are not maintained
What exactly is failing? In the comment, please put facts on what’s
failing rather than guesses. ;-)
> + (home-page "http://www.sane-project.org")
> + (synopsis "Raster image scanner hardware API")
Maybe “SANE hardware drivers”?
> + (description "SANE stands for \"Scanner Access Now Easy\" and is an API
> +proving access to any raster image scanner hardware (flatbed scanner,
> +hand-held scanner, video- and still-cameras, frame-grabbers, etc.)..")
Likewise, maybe state that this package provides the drivers.
Thanks,
Ludo’.