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[Package request]: brother generic lpr and cupswrapper printer driver
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Description
Download page:
https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=eu_ot&lang=en&prod=mfcl2700dw_us_eu_as&os=128
Please download "Generic LPR printer driver (deb package)" and "Generic CUPSwrapper printer driver (deb package)" under printer drivers.
brother's instructions:
https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadhowto.aspx?c=eu_ot&lang=en&prod=mfcl2700dw_us_eu_as&os=128&dlid=dlf101123_000&flang=4&type3=10032
gentoo's ebuild:
https://github.com/stefan-langenmaier/brother-overlay/blob/master/net-print/brother-genml1-bin/brother-genml1-bin-3.1.0-r1.ebuild
According to the gentoo wiki, this driver supports DCP-7060D, DCP-7065DN, DCP-8080DN, DCP-L2520DW, DCP-L2540DW, HL-2230, HL-2240, HL-2240D, HL-2270DW, HL-2280DW, HL-5370DW/HL-5370DWT, HL-5440D, HL-5450DN, HL-5470DW, HL-6180DW, HL-L2320D, HL-L2360DW, HL-L2380DW, MFC-7360N, MFC-7460DN, MFC-7860DW, MFC-8480DN, MFC-8510DN, MFC-8710DW, MFC-8890DW, MFC-8910DW, MFC-8950DW, MFC-L2700DW, MFC-L2720DW, MFC-L2740DW.
If someone manages to package this, they would add support to void for a large amount of brother printers. If you need me to test your package, please ping me in your pull request.
Thank you
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked Brother download and installation instructions, then compare the Gentoo ebuild for brother-genml1-bin-3.1.0-r1. Check how the Void package collection handles this driver and its dependencies. Done means a Void package provides the Generic LPR and CUPSwrapper drivers for the listed Brother printer models.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100