Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 02:56:24 +0000 From: "Wojciech A. Koszek" <wkoszek@FreeBSD.org> To: Juergen Lock <nox@jelal.kn-bremen.de> Cc: freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.org, hselasky@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: linux libusb again, I made an updated port... Message-ID: <20140209025624.GE12994@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20140208084546.GA74796@enceladus10.kn-bremen.de> References: <20140207201208.GA59695@enceladus10.kn-bremen.de> <20140207204928.GD12994@FreeBSD.org> <20140208084546.GA74796@enceladus10.kn-bremen.de>
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On sob, lut 08, 2014 at 09:45:46 +0100, Juergen Lock wrote: > On Fri, Feb 07, 2014 at 08:49:28PM +0000, Wojciech A. Koszek wrote: > > On pi??, lut 07, 2014 at 09:12:08 +0100, Juergen Lock wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > > > This came up on irc so I tried to build a linux libusb port (before > > > I learned about ports/146895), mine uses linux_base-gentoo-stage3 > > > like linux_kdump with a src/lib/libusb head snapshot so it's more > > > up to date than wkoszek's build (ports/146895), and it's really > > > easy to update it again. Also maybe it can be used as linux > > > libusb-1.0.so too; I didn't actually test it tho. > > > > > > Should this be committed? Is wkoszek's version better since it > > > also builds on < 10.x? Comments welcome... > > > > > > wkoszek's version: > > > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=146895 > > > > > > Mine: > > > > > > http://people.freebsd.org/~nox/tmp/linux_libusb.shar > > > > > > Distfile: > > > > > > http://people.freebsd.org/~nox/tmp/distfiles/linux_libusb-11.0r261448.tar.bz2 > > > > > > 10/amd64 package: > > > > > > http://people.freebsd.org/~nox/tmp/packages/10amd64/linux_libusb-11.0r261448.txz > > > > > > (built via: > > > > > > poudriere bulk -v -j 10amd64 -p custom devel/linux_libusb > > > > > > - btw for some reason the dependency emulators/linux_base-gentoo-stage3 > > > doesn't build for 10i386 in poudriere bulk, I get a pkg segfault. bapt > > > Cc'd...) > > > > > > > Juergen, > Hi! > > > > What would be the reason for this update? > > > > My stuff may be out of date, but it was all tested and working. I verified > > it with Linux'ish lsusb(1) and USB-based FPGA JTAG programmer, for which > > this stuff was written. > > > I was just thinking an updated version may be useful, but if it's > already working for everyone maybe less so... > > Or would it work as a linux libusb-1.0.so too? I know the libusb 1.0 > stuff added some functions since 9.x at least... maybe hps would know > (Cc'd.) > Juergen, I think this package is useful and is looking for maintainer, so if you have time and energy, I'm OK with upgrading it, but I suggest testing it first. Bjoern might be interested too. > > Can you show the diff between USB code from src/lib and from the distfile? > > > That's just a checkout from head, see the port Makefile for how it's > generated. (.if defined(BOOTSTRAP)...) > > > Instead of having a port with .c code, I'd drive towards having src/lib > > changes (if any) be commited. And then that port only has to do: > > > > cp -rf src/lib/libusb port/tmp/dir > > > > and build it with different -DDEFINES if necessary. > > > That's what I orginally had but hps suggested I check out from head > instead. (Tho that was when I couldn't get it building at first, which > turned out to be just a CFLAGS -I problem so the 10.0 code should now > build this way as well.) I guess it's the same stuff if the code is there with no modification. If we could have this port checked in to the ports/ repository, this would be great. Basically I'd concentrate on delivering good end-user experience Thanks for working on it. Lots of people will apprecite it. -- Wojciech A. Koszek wkoszek@FreeBSD.czest.pl http://FreeBSD.czest.pl/~wkoszek/
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