At 12:14 29-12-08, you wrote: >We have a problem with libusb and usbutils. > >libusb has released 1.0.0 on 2008-12-13. >usbutils is at version 0.73 released on 2007-10-24. > >usbutils configure wants a function, usb_get_string_simple(), that is not in >libusb-1.0.0. There are functions libusb_get_string_descriptor() and >libusb_get_string_descriptor_ascii() vi in the new libusb. The >second seems to >use the same parameters as usb_get_string_simple(). > >As I see it, there are a few things that we can do. > >1. Just leave out usbutils for now. >2. Revert to the earlier version of libusb. >3. Try to hack usbutils to use the new libusb. Looking at the code, this is >non-trivial and I don't have the time or inclination to do it. >4. Try to install both the old and new versions simultaneously. >5. There is a libusb-compat-0.1 compatibility layer. It aims to >look, feel and >behave exactly like libusb-0.1. As it is a replacement, you cannot install it >alongside libusb-0.1 on the same system. > >There have only been about 4 messages since January in the usbutils >mailing list >(none since September) so it is not very active. Waiting for a new >release may >take a long time. > >The following packages use libusb: > >usbutils >pilot-link >gnome/add/gok >kdeedu >kdebase >gnupg >gnupg2 >sane > >It's unlikely that any use the new libusb. > >Opinions on what to do? I'm leaning toward #5. > > -- Bruce
I could be wrong, but I think I took libusb from svn/git/cvs and things compiled OK. John -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
