only one backend uses netsnmp, magicolor, IIRC. So you can build without it if you don't need that.
allan On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Paul Newall <p.newalls at ntlworld.com> wrote: > I have ubuntu 11.10 with net-snmp 5.4.3 > sane-backends configure says net-snmp 5.6 is needed > > Can anyone explain how the dependencies are determined for sane-backends? > Since cups can use net-snmp 5.4.3 to find printers, is it really necessary > to have 5.6 ? > Is there some very useful extra feature in 5.6 ? > Do many backends need 5.6 ? > > Am I likely to sucessfully detect an aio printer/scanner using 5.4.3 if I > ignore the variable passed from configure? > > Thanks > Paul > > -- > sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" > ? ? ? ? ? ?to sane-devel-request at lists.alioth.debian.org -- "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"
