To make hp-scan output into pdf-files, it needs dev-python/reportlab to be installed ... So this should be added as an (optional?) dependency :) Here is what hp-scan tells me: > hp-scan -spdf -mgray HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.9.2) Scan Utility ver. 2.1 Copyright (c) 2001-9 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details. Using device: hpaio:/usb/OfficeJet_V40?serial=MY23TD403BWN Using device hpaio:/usb/OfficeJet_V40?serial=MY23TD403BWN Opening connection to device... Resolution: 300dpi Mode: gray Compression: JPEG Scan area (mm): Top left (x,y): (0.000000mm, 0.000000mm) Bottom right (x,y): (215.899994mm, 381.000000mm) Width: 215.899994mm Height: 381.000000mm Destination(s): pdf Warming up... Scanning... Expecting to read 10.9 MB from scanner. Reading data: [*************************************************************************************************************************************************] 100% 10.9 MB Read 10.9 MB from scanner. Closing device. Sending to destination 'pdf': error: PDF output requires ReportLab. Done.
thanx - fixed - http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=267546
Should be fixed with 3.9.4b
