Re: New HPLIP releases, now 3.23.12, but Debian package still 3.22.10
Due to the Feature Freeze for Ubuntu 24.04 tomorrow I have done an
Ubuntu package of HPLIP 3.23.12, it is downloadable on Launchpad now:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/3.23.12+dfsg0-0ubuntu1
In the package you especially find all the patches which I had to adjust
manually and also 2 new patches, one for compatibility with Python 3.12
and the other to fix a messed up PPD file which broke the autopkgtests.
For repackaging the tarball I used the instructions in the file
debian/DEBIAN_NEW_UPSTREAM
The resolving of the conflicts of the patches during
make -f debian/rules get-orig-source
did not work for me, but the tarball was already created and so I have
taken the tarball and done the rest manually, without using GIT.
So the tarball should be the same as it would be used by Debian for this
version. Using exactly the same would be great to avoid a tarball
mismatch when during the 24.10 cycle Ubuntu auto-syncs with whatever you
create for Debian in March.
As we are on a good way to get scanning support into PAPPL and SANE
backend retr-fitting into pappl-retrofit, at Ubuntu we will probably
provide HPLIP as Snap from 24.10 on. After introduction of CUPS 3.x
(25.04 at the earliest) we will provide all printer and scanner drivers
in Snap format.
Till
On 27/02/2024 23:34, Thorsten Alteholz wrote:
Hi Till,
On Tue, 27 Feb 2024, Till Kamppeter wrote:
Are there plans for further updates? Or plans for abandoning HPLIP in
Debian?
the update is on my agenda for March. I definitely do not plan to
abandon the package.
Thorsten
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