source: general/genlib/libusb-compat.xml@ 0c708d59

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY libusb-compat-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/libusb/libusb-compat-&libusb-compat-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY libusb-compat-download-ftp  "&sources-anduin-ftp;/l/libusb-compat-&libusb-compat-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY libusb-compat-md5sum        "652e1d9e6c6912fd924a5ad204f6d48b">
  <!ENTITY libusb-compat-size          "248 KB">
  <!ENTITY libusb-compat-buildsize     "2.0 MB">
  <!ENTITY libusb-compat-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="libusb-compat" xreflabel="libusb-compat-&libusb-compat-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="libusb-compat.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy: bdubbs $</othername>
    <date>$Date: 2008-12-29 00:45:33 -0600 (Mon, 29 Dec 2008) $</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>libusb-compat-&libusb-compat-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="libusb-compat">
    <primary sortas="a-Libusb-compat">Libusb-compat</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to libusb-compat</title>

    <para>The <application>libusb-compat</application> package aims to look,
    feel and behave exactly like libusb-0.1. It is a compatibility layer needed
    by packages that have not upgraded to the
    <application>libusb-1</application> API.</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libusb-compat-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libusb-compat-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &libusb-compat-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &libusb-compat-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &libusb-compat-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &libusb-compat-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">libusb-compat Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required"><xref linkend="pkgconfig"/> and
    <xref linkend="libusb"/></para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/libusb-compat"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of libusb-compat</title>

    <para>Install <application>libusb-compat</application> by running the
    following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>libusb-config</seg>
        <seg>libusb-0.1.so and libusb.a</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="libusb-compat-lib">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libusb.{so,a}</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Libraries that are compatible with libusb-0.1, but use
          libusb-1.0 to provide functionality.</para>
          <indexterm zone="libusb-compat libusb-compat-lib">
            <primary sortas="c-libusb-compat">libusb-1.0.{so,a}</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>